Electrical Engineer (New Graduate Program)

Location: Irvine, United States of America

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Electrical Engineer (New Graduate)

Irvine, California, USA (Onsite)

Position Summary

Thales is seeking an Electrical Engineer (New Graduate) in Irvine, CA. In this role, you will participate the HW design, development, test and qualification of IFEC head end LRU products to satisfy our customers and meet market demands. You will be responsible to perform a subset of all the hardware-engineering activities required to develop a HW embedded solution/product, and will participate in co-engineering activity with the PCB, Mechanical, SW and System engineering teams. In this capacity you will understand the customer’s needs and through life cycle concerns, whatever means are used (e.g. advanced studies, simulations, mock-ups, models, prototypes, etc.), formalizes mission / function description, architectural design and requirements, assembles the solution / product elements in a logical and controlled manner to evaluate the design, behavior, interactions and performance, and confirms that the requirements against which the solution / product has been designed are fulfilled, demonstrates that the solution / product satisfies the overall approved operational needs and that the product data package is ready for release to production and to operation and support functions.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Participate in the electrical design, development and test activities and qualification of state-of-the-art embedded digital and analog high speed, mixed signal communication circuits.

• Ensure that hardware-engineering aspects of projects are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner.

• Provide a technical interface to subcontractors and customers.

• Participates in comprehensive electrical design reviews with engineering team and manufacturing partners to confirm that design parameters, cost and manufacturability requirements have been met.

• Writes technical specifications, documents to make sure the product meets requirements.

• Participates in critical project reviews and reports to management outcome of the issue investigations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related discipline.

• Experience in Electrical embedded hardware design for high-speed digital and analog communications systems.

• Experience using schematic capture and layout viewer (ORCAD, Cadence, Mentor Graphics, PCAD, etc.).

• Experience using digital test equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Emulators, Debuggers, etc.

• Basic knowledge of Linux OS and scripting language.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office use: Excel, Project, Outlook, Word, Visio; PowerPoint

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The reference Total Target Compensation(TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between

Total Target Cash (TTC): 91,380.75 - 121,841.00 - 152,490.00 USD Annual

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including – but not limited to – the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with [a] criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified, consistent with federal law, state law, and local ordinances.

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