Job Description
Job Description
Please note : This is an on-site position that requires the selected candidate to work from our Phoenix, AZ, office. This is not a remote role; we follow a 9 / 80 onsite schedule, where every other Friday is off.
Acron Aviation is a global leader in commercial aviation solutions - designed, engineered, and delivered by a team of passionate innovators redefining what’s possible in flight. From advanced avionics and flight data intelligence to world-class simulation and pilot training, we support aircraft operators and OEMs with the technology and expertise to fly safer, smarter, and more efficiently. Now, with a bold new identity, we’re building on a legacy of aviation excellence - unleashing fresh energy, modern thinking, and a customer-first mindset to meet the demands of today’s rapidly evolving aerospace industry. Welcome to Acron Aviation - where the future takes flight!
Job Description :
As a Senior Associate Electrical Engineer within our Surveillance product line, you will focus on developing TCAS and transponder avionics for commercial aircraft. This responsibility spans concept generation, design, qualification, and lifecycle management. You will interact with multi-disciplinary engineering teams, as well as operations and manufacturing, to create and deliver products to our customers. You will support senior engineers in developing detailed analysis and documentation, running hands-on tests and simulations, and providing design inputs.
Essential Functions :
- Design and support digital, analog, and power circuitry, with supplemental RF principles, in the avionics realm.
- Design, analyze, and test circuits with microprocessors, memory, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, high-speed busses including PCIE, and various avionics interfaces.
- Support production and resolve factory issues affecting assigned products.
- Conduct electrical schematic generation and review. Support for and review of CAD layout (preferred skills with Altium).
- Develop change impact analysis documents and support product management (obsolescence, design for cost, design for manufacturability)
- Utilize electrical analysis tools for power distribution, stress analysis, and other relevant simulations.
- Effectively communicate across multiple technical teams.
- Communicate directly with customers, in person or virtually, to understand their problems and formulate actionable solutions.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Travel up to 10%.
Qualifications :
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 1 year of previous related experience.Hands-on experience with electrical hardware design, integration, production, and / or test.Ability to interpret engineering drawings and schematics for the purpose of isolating issues or implementing functional improvements.Preferred Additional Skills :
High-speed Digital Design : Experience with DDR4 / DDR5, PCIe, Ethernet, and other high-speed interfaces.Signal Integrity / Power Integrity (SI / PI) : Simulation, analysis, and mitigation of noise, crosstalk, reflections, and decoupling strategies.Reliability & Safety : Component derating, transient protection, and worst-case analysisDC-DC Conversion : Design of buck, boost, and flyback converters for high-current digital loads.AC-DC Conversion : Design and qualification of PFC (power factor correction), rectifiers, and isolated power stages.Python or C++ working knowledge.Experience with and an understanding of aerospace systems, especially in the development of integrated hardware / software productsAwareness of FPGA / firmware development requirements as they impact electrical designExcellent people skills, with experience working in multidisciplinary / cross -functional teamsExcellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation)Awareness of aerospace specifications such as DO-160, DO-178, and DO-254Experience with Design to Cost and Design for ManufacturabilityExperience in effectively supporting the production and test of products in a different geographic locationDemonstrated ability to handle multiple programs and responsibilities simultaneouslyAbility to operate and identify appropriate path forward with some oversightPilot License or Part 107 certificate