Engineer Senior / Engineer Principal - Analog and Power Design

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The Engineering Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the organizational talent and technical leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers’ missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.

 

Engineer Senior / Engineer Principal – Analog and Power Design

 

What You'll Do:

 

• Responsible for system and detailed circuit development, modeling, and simulation for high reliability electronic systems. Primary focus on power supply, general analog, and mixed signal electronics.
• Perform detailed analyses including power dissipation and consumption, stability, reliability, and risk mitigation.
• Work with Parts Engineers to select and approve EEE components to meet program requirements.
• Work closely with PWB packaging and layout engineers.
• Interface with Systems Engineers and Mil-Std documentation to define derived functional and performance requirements.
• Define and implement test and verification methodology at the board level and provide support at the box level during environmental test.
• Provide technical guidance and review of qualification testing.
• Lead resolution of hardware anomaly root cause and corrective action investigations at the board and box levels.

• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

 

What You’ll Need:

 

• Engineer Senior - BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 8 or more years related experience.
• Engineer Principal - BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 12 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master’s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Experience with analog electronic circuit design, electronic systems, as well as related software.
• Well versed in circuit-level switch mode power supply design and analog electronics using DC-DC converter ICs, op-amps, MOSFETs, and data converters.
• Understanding of and experience with buck, boost, fly back, forward converters is preferred.
• Solid grasp of EMI/EMC concepts including system level grounding and shielding.
• Experience with circuit analysis tools such as LTspice and P-spice.
• Hands-on test experience in a lab environment using test equipment such as a DMM, Oscilloscope, Pulse generator, current probe, Spectrum Analyzer, etc.
• Experience with Mil-Std-704, Aircraft Electronics Power Characteristics specification and test preferred.
• Design experience with high power pulsed loads preferred.
• Design of analog control electronics and precision instrumentation experience is preferred.
• Experience with Schematic capture tools – Mentor, OrCad Cadence is preferred.
• Exper