Job DescriptionThis role will be supporting engineering development, integration, test and transition to production efforts on complex electronic modules. Candidate will provide electrical engineering support to a dynamic engineering development team, leading first unit test, design verification test, integration and transition to production tasks on complex digital circuit cards and modules.
The successful candidate must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally within the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions. Must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas.
This position may include the following activities:
- Design of digital circuits
- Agile hardware development, risk-reduction prototyping, and requirements-driven design and verification
- Knowledge of engineering development processes for aero/defense industry, including designing and testing to MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461
- State-of-the-art electrical engineering design/analysis/sim tools
- Familiarity with design, analysis and manufacturing standards associated with complex multilayer rigid and rigid-flex CCAs
- Strong "hands-on" laboratory experience with instrumentation, equipment, and processes
- Working experience with Interface standards including military/avionics communication buses (i.e. RS-485, Mil-Std-1553B, Ethernet)
- Lead/Mentor a team of junior engineers
- Support test and troubleshooting of systems, modules and sub-assemblies of digital modules, working directly with program engineering personnel as required
- Interface with Engineering, Operations, Quality and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause
- Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput
- Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation
- Interface with governmental customers and suppliers as required
- Provide training and support to technicians and manufacturing personnel as required
- Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities
- Mentor peers and more junior engineers in areas of expertise
Required Skills and Education- Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 4 years work experience
- Digital Circuit Design Experience
- PSPICE or equivalent analog circuit simulation tool experience
- Board Design Experience
- Cadence Allegro for schematic capture and PCB design
- Proficient in circuit active and passive devices
- Eligible for DOD Security Clearance
Preferred Skills and Education- Active Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED
- Industrial temperature or better (automotive)
- Aircraft circuit card design
- CAD based schematic capture and simulation
- Able to direct layout and routing rules
- Post routing simulation
- Active DOD Security Clearance
- Demonstrated design success - meet difficult design requirements
- Experience with the design, build, integration and/or test of complex electronic systems.
- Able to research and apply electrical engineering principles and theories to solve electrical engineering problems.
- Motivated self-starter with leadership skills and ability to effectively work in a team environment - Team Leader
- Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability.
- Ability to close on discrete tasking in a timely manner and lead others to closure - Own the Design
- Experience presenting technical information to program teams and/or customers.
- Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills.
