Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Senior Hardware Design Engineer

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Hybrid

Warner Robins, GA

Pay : DOE

Role :

Participate in development projects in a rapidly growing product development team to produce next Airborne Defensive Systems.

Job Requirements :

• Working knowledge of one or more schematic capture tools.
• Ability to read and generate schematics, create parts lists.
• Working knowledge in the use of basic test equipment; oscilloscope, DMM, power supplies, etc.
• Understanding of basic analog and digital circuits including surface mount technologies, handling practices and reading Datasheets.
• Quick learner with self-confidence and able to work independently.
• Design experience using complex analog and digital components to include ASIC devices.
• Analyze design requirements at product or subassembly levels from a system and hardware perspective.
• Debug complex circuits, document findings and provide solutions.
• Promote and spread information about technical solutions between different projects, strong testing infrastructure.
• Promote consistency and maximize synergies across common hardware platforms including designing hardware for reuse and manufacturability.
• Support the Project Manager(s) with respect to hardware planning.
• Work with suppliers / vendors to select components, get circuit boards built, tested and qualified.

Minimum Education and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or related field and a minimum of 10 years' experience with skillsets in these areas : research, design, develop, and test systems and components such as circuit boards and product level integration and testing OR equivalent experience.

Required Skills and Experience :

• Experience in Circuit design and simulation (Analog and Digital).
• Experience with schematic capture tools OrCAD / Cadence. Some senior level positions require use of RTL coding using Verilog or VHDL and other FPGA tools.
• Ability to develop automated self-checking test benches and verify HDL code.
• Knowledge of FPGA architectural elements and their efficient use in complex designs.
• Ability to develop synthesis and implementation constraints and take a design to completion.
• Working knowledge with video, avionic discrete interfaces, 1553, ARINC, and one or more fiber technologies.
• Experience with high speed digital signal integrity and board layout constraints.
• Working knowledge of DisplayPort, SDI and digital control interfaces such as 10 / 100 / 1000 Ethernet, SPI, I2C or RS-232.
• On basis of Market and Target Specifications, which are sometimes unclear and vague, be able to formulate detailed technical and design solutions.
• Experience with EMI design and testing to MIL-STD-461 solution resolutions.
• Experience with defense systems LRU dynamic qualification (Shake and Bake).
• Working knowledge of gated Quality Management Systems in an AS9100 environment.
• Ability to develop constraints for layout with good knowledge of high-speed signal integrity.
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DOD) Security Clearance.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong attention to detail, highly organized, computer literate.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced professional office environment.
• Ability to cooperate with others, both in and outside the company.
• Ability to work alone or take charge in a small team environment and mentor others.
• Willingness to travel CONUS.

Skills and Experience :

• Master's degree in a related field (Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering or other applicable Engineering degree).
• Hands on experience using Vivado and / or Quartus-II.
• Knowledge of Solid-Edge mechanical CAD tool.
• Has Python, 'C' or Basic coding skills for creating hardware test scripts.

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