Job Title: Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Work on the concept development and prototype design, integration, and test of high-power processing and controls solutions for various product lines and technology areas. These encompass high-power motor drives, power conditioning systems, high energy laser systems, battery systems, advanced aerospace and electro-optic sensors, space-based optical communications, small satellites and space systems, nuclear thermal propulsion, optical beam pointing and control, and signal/image processing. With consultative direction, exercise considerable latitude in determining technical objectives for the review, research, design, development, and/or solutions for designated engineering systems, projects, and programs. Demonstrate prior experience in the improvement of legacy systems and development of new systems.

Responsibilities

• Generate electrical architecture solutions for new project needs.
• Perform electrical engineering analyses for systems and circuits.
• Document findings and communicate results to engineering and program management staff.
• Give technical presentations and manage technical effort schedules.
• Function in a leadership role for a project/program.
• Provide planning, direction, and oversight to less experienced professional staff or team of professional staff in technical efforts.
• Formulate plans, typically multi-year, and coordinate solutions development and deployment.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, testing, maintenance, and engineering updates are completed.
• Plan for future applications of solutions based on new developments in engineering technology.
• Develop new and expand existing business opportunities.
• Communicate with colleagues and management throughout solution development and deployment cycles.
• Represent the company as a prime technical contact on contracts and/or projects.
• Interact with external personnel on technical matters requiring coordination between organizations.

Essential Skills

• Analog and Digital Circuit board design
• Experience with Altium, PADS, SPICE simulation tools, HyperLynx, ANSYS, and Atlassian tools
• Hardware integration
• Electrical engineering
• Active DoD Security Clearance

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, master's degree, or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution
• 12 or more years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, 10 or more years with a master’s degree, or 7 or more years with a PhD
• Equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education
• Electrical system command and data-handling architecture and technical team leadership; high-speed digital circuit design; embedded processing and controls; analysis, design, and implementation of hardware systems to include digital, analog, and RF is required; guiding a design through development and into production; familiarity with DoD technical review process (at a minimum: SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR).
• Desired Experience with High-reliability aerospace electronics and electrical systems; unmanned space-systems and satellites, including micro-satellites, cube-satellites, or small-satellites (>500 kg).
• High-speed digital circuit design
• Embedded processing and controls
• Analysis, design, and implementation of hardware systems including digital, analog, and RF
• Guiding a design through development and into production
• Familiarity with DoD technical review process