Senior Electrical Engineer - Space RF Systems

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

 

We are seeking an experienced electrical engineer. The selected candidates will join a dynamic team working to put Great Systems on Orbit with capabilities to perform leading-edge tasks in laser communications, space electronics and sensors.

On any given day, the successful candidates may be asked to perform the following duties:

• Design high speed digital electronics including the use of ADCs, DACs, FPGAs, processors, and communications drivers.

• Design and conduct analysis of analog circuits including low-noise signal conditioning and power amplifiers.

• Provide expertise for both product development and R&D efforts.  

• Collaborate with peers, leads, and managers to develop, review, and refine designs and analyses to meet program technical needs within defined time and budget constraints.

• Work within a broad-disciplined program team providing expertise in support of electronics manufacturing and test.

Required Qualifications:

• BS degree in electrical engineering

• 8 years' experience in design, analysis, integration, and test of custom electronics. 

• Proficiency in electrical design software and simulation tools (such as Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, HyperLynx, and MS Office).

• Ability to conduct circuit analysis and simulation to optimize performance and reliability.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

• 10, or more, years’ engineering experience.

• Understanding of space qualification standards and requirements.

• Experience designing custom electronics for space products.

• Experience designing to a defined requirements set.

• Experience with analysis necessary for high-reliability space electronics hardware (Electrical stress analysis, worst case circuit analysis, and reliability analysis)

• Experience and understanding of PCB manufacturing and assembly processes.

• Experience producing board layouts is a plus

• Understanding of relevant IPC standards needed for electrical design and fabrication.

• Experience leading sub-assemblies or circuit card designs with small teams of two or three.

• Experience developing and conducting testing of complex electronic sub-assemblies along with design of special test equipment (STE).

• Experience deriving sub-assembly requirements from higher-level, flowed down, system requirements and defining test methodologies.

• Experience developing design & verification documentation (Interface Control Document/Drawings (ICD), Design Description Document (DDD), Test Plan, Test Procedures, Test Reports, etc.).

• Written and verbal communication skills necessary to present designs to internal and external stakeholders.

• Able to complete assigned work within a defined timeline and budget.

• Current and active US security clearance.

Clearance Level

 

No Clearance

The salary range for this role is:

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  <