Senior Electrical Design Engineer (Circuits) - Palm Bay, FL

Senior Electrical Design Engineer (Circuits)

Our client is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. They have approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL (Relocation assistance will be provided to candidates outside the posted location)

Job Description:

Candidate will perform electronics circuit card assembly (CCA) design using electrical design and analysis tools, including schematic capture, functional and block diagram generation, electrical wiring diagrams, involving digital, power, analog, and mixed signal designs. Candidate will collaborate with Optical, Mechanical, Software, Firmware and Electrical Engineers and Technicians as part of an integrated product team (IPT). The candidate will also be responsible for meeting project cost and schedule milestones and will play a key role in Customer reviews.

Job Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of electronic design and simulation tools such as Cadence ConceptHDL, OrCAD, PADS Layout, Spice, and Mentor Graphics tools
• Create design review packages and present circuit designs at peer reviews. This includes analysis, performance budgets, and test data that demonstrate how the design will meet functional requirements.
• Create test plans and test procedures to validate that circuit implementation meets functional requirements.
• Readily translate system-level requirements into detailed implementation-level block diagrams
• Lead bench-level system integration with hardware, software, and other FPGA designs
• Support in the planning and execution of project plans and design reviews; involvement in production release of modified or new product documentation
• Review of product specifications, and generation of system and module-level block diagrams, flow diagrams, and design concepts
• Generate trade studies with analysis of cost and schedule impacts on short turnaround efforts.
• Support proposal efforts and early stages of the program to define detailed system requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience or a graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• 4+ years of experience in digital electronics technology, parts availability, and design architecture
• 4+ years of design experience through the development cycle completing with integration and test of circuit designs.
• TS clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Simulation experience with Ansoft SiWave is a plus.
• Layout experience using Cadence Allegro is a plus.
• Proficiency with XILINX, Altera, Microsemi Tool Suites
• Proficiency with MATLAB / SIMULINK / ModelSim
• Experience with communication DSP applications and system simulation
• Unique ability to combine communications system knowledge with analog, digital, and FPGA design.
• Experience with high-speed memory interfaces
• Experience with high-speed serial protocols (PCI Express, Ethernet)
• Digital Hardware design and experience with embedded processors
• Thorough understanding of version control best practices and tools (subversion)
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work and communicate effectively within a development group.
• Experience with preparing presentation materials.