Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

RESEARCH ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Avionics Hardware Design & Analysis - Oklahoma City, OK

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) • $100K — $120K *
Oklahoma City, OK 73160In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering; advanced study in related fields preferred.
  • 5+ years of electrical engineering experience, ideally in aerospace or defense.
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience in schematic development and circuit analysis across various designs.
  • 4+ years of experience using PSpice or equivalent tools for circuit modeling and analysis.
  • 4+ years of avionics or aerospace electronics experience involving integrated troubleshooting and verification.

Responsibilities

  • Design and integrate avionics hardware and electrical interfaces for high-reliability systems.
  • Develop and analyze schematics, circuit designs, and electrical documentation.
  • Perform simulations and detailed electrical models using PSpice or similar tools.
  • Analyze electrical interfaces for aircraft subsystems regarding performance and reliability.
  • Support laboratory testing, troubleshooting, and failure analysis of avionics subsystems.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams across disciplines to ensure integration and compliance with requirements.

Benefits

  • Work in a high-impact aerospace and defense environment.
  • Opportunity to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge technology and avionics systems.
  • Career growth potential within specialized fields of electronics and engineering.
Full Job Description
Objectives of this Role:

  • Design, analyze, and integrate avionics electronic hardware, circuit card assemblies, and electrical interfaces for aerospace and defense systems requiring high reliability and rigorous verification.
  • Develop schematics and perform detailed circuit, signal, power distribution, loading, transient, and interface analyses using PSpice or equivalent electrical modeling and simulation tools.
  • Develop electrical models that predict circuit and interface behavior across operating conditions, component tolerances, loads, power states, and system-level electrical environments.
  • Lead hardware troubleshooting, design verification, laboratory integration, and root-cause analysis for analog, digital, mixed-signal, power, and embedded avionics electronics.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to mature avionics hardware from requirements and analysis through design, prototype, integration, qualification, and technical data delivery.


Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

  • Develop and review detailed schematics, component selections, interface circuits, grounding approaches, power architectures, and electrical design documentation for avionics hardware.
  • Perform PSpice or equivalent simulations and develop circuit, signal integrity, power distribution, loading, transient, tolerance, and worst-case electrical models and analyses.
  • Analyze aircraft and subsystem electrical interfaces, including voltage/current margins, grounding, impedance, noise, transients, power quality, distribution, and signal behavior.
  • Support prototype bring-up, bench testing, HIL/SIL integration, troubleshooting, failure analysis, and verification of circuit card assemblies and avionics electronic subsystems.
  • Work with systems, software, firmware, mechanical, test, manufacturing, and qualification engineers to resolve integration issues and ensure hardware meets performance requirements.


Requirements:

  • Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. Advanced training or graduate study in electronics, signal integrity, power electronics, embedded systems, controls, or avionics is preferred.
  • 5+ years: Progressive electrical engineering experience designing, analyzing, integrating, and testing electronic hardware, preferably for aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability systems.
  • 4+ years: Hands-on schematic development and circuit analysis experience covering analog, digital, mixed-signal, power, interface, protection, and embedded electronic designs.
  • 4 years: Using PSpice, SPICE, or equivalent tools to model and analyze circuits, electrical signals, loads, power distribution, transients, tolerances, and system/interface behavior.
  • 4+ years: Avionics or aerospace electronics experience involving aircraft electrical interfaces, embedded hardware, laboratory integration, troubleshooting, verification, or qualification.
  • A valid/clear driver's license is required.


Special Requirements:

Work assignment is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

Job Locations: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Or San Antonio, Texas

About Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a non-profit research and development organization headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The institute was founded in 1947 and has since grown to employ over 3,000 people across multiple locations in the United States. SwRI provides research and development services to a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and energy. The institute's research areas include automation and data systems, chemistry and chemical engineering, and space science and engineering. SwRI has a long history of working with government agencies, including NASA and the Department of Defense, as well as private companies.
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