Principal Electronics Engineer

ALTEN

$140K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 5-7 years of experience in electronics design, particularly for aerospace applications.
  • Proficiency in Altium/OrCAD PSPICE tools for circuit analysis and schematic capture.
  • Experience with MATLAB/Simulink for control algorithm modeling.
  • Strong understanding of electromagnetic interference (EMI) design for power electronics.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze customer requirements to validate through modeling and prototyping.
  • Create and maintain hardware specifications and interface control documents.
  • Perform circuit analysis and design using Altium/OrCAD tools.
  • Conduct thermal analysis and component derating to ensure reliability.
  • Lead improvements in engineering processes and team performance.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development and mentoring of junior engineers.
  • Participation in improvement projects at group and company levels.
  • Engagement in cross-functional teamwork for enhanced project execution.
  • Opportunity to interface with suppliers and OEM customers, expanding industry network.
Full Job Description
Summary

The Principal Electronics Engineer will be responsible for the research, analysis, design, development, testing, debugging and modification of electronics equipment such as VFMDs (Variable Frequency Motor Drives) for vacuum generators and air compressors (ACIM/BLDC), AC/DC Power Converters (3-), 28V DC Valve Controllers, and W6W System Controllers for the commercial aerospace industry.

The Principal Electronics Engineer will take ownership and/or support technical engineering teams and projects related to W6W System Components. Using sound engineering principles, this engineer will interface with cross-functional groups (internal and external) to ensure robust, airworthy designs are attained which meet budget, schedule and internal requirements and goals. This leadership position will be responsible for participating in and leading improvement activities at a group and/or company level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Analyze customer requirements and validate them by analysis/modeling/prototyping or based on previous product performance
  • Create and maintain hardware requirements specification and hardware interface control documents
  • Performs SPICE analysis of circuits using Altium/OrCAD PSPICE tools
  • Performs analysis and MATLAB/Simulink modeling to generate control algorithms
  • Analyze and designs magnetics for EMI filter, boost/buck inductors and other input/output filters
  • Performs component selection & obsolescence management
  • Performs circuit design and schematic capture using Altium/OrCAD tools
  • Creates hardware design document that covers design analysis, notes, and specific guidelines followed
  • Provides inputs to PCB layout design
  • Performs worst case load analysis (DC Load Analysis) on the circuit designs
  • Performs component derating and thermal analysis
  • Performance design performance margin analysis
  • Performs PCB board bring-up per the circuit design
  • Creates PCB board level functional test procedures per circuit functional blocks
  • Creates design verification test procedure (DVTP) document
  • Performs electronics hardware testing to make sure that requirements are met and generate test reports (DVTR)
  • Independently finds or creates solutions to problems requiring research, resourcefulness and creativity
  • Understands, follows, and promotes, ZWWS policies and procedures
  • Review and process engineering changes in the development of water and waste systems and equipment
  • Review, process and recommend engineering changes in the development of W6W equipment
  • Utilizes sound technical problem solving to own or support ongoing and new products
  • Follows sound engineering principles to ensure designs meet airworthiness standards, customer requirements and ZWWS internal standards
  • Perform research and/or testing for new development
  • Present technical findings and trade studies
  • Assesses and creates standard work and leads or support improvement projects (group or company level)
  • Independently owns, or leads a team for small/medium size projects.
  • Able to review, check and approve work done by peers and lower level engineers.
  • Provides guidance and training to lower level engineers.
  • Understands how various groups (engineering, industrialization, operations) work together and able to navigate through the company.
  • Able to interface with existing suppliers and OEM customers
  • May Interface with new suppliers and OEM customers
  • Approve, review, and process any engineering changes and data produced in functional group
  • Utilizes sound technical problem solving to lead ongoing and new projects
  • Perform research and/or testing for new development
  • Present technical findings and trade studies
  • Follows sound engineering principles to ensure designs meet airworthiness standards, customer requirements and ZWWS internal standards
  • Provides mentoring, guidance and training to lower level engineers
  • Assesses and creates standard work and leads or support improvement projects (group or company level)
  • Interfaces with various groups (internal and external) to support new business and bring projects to completion


Salary Range: $140,000-$160,000/K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

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