Electrical Engineer (Circuit Design)

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Circuit Design
Computer Hardware
Digital Circuit Design
DoD
Documentation
Electrical Engineering
Electronics
Firmware
Interfaces
OrCAD
Microcontrollers
PCB
PCB Design
SPICE
VHDL
Signal Integrity
Oscilloscope
Cabling

Job Details

Our client, a leading federal defense contractor is seeking a Mid-Level Electrical Engineer with strong circuit design experience to become an integral member of the engineering team dedicated to the development of military-grade electronics the Common Weapon Launcher (CWL) system. There are currently 20 custom cards in the process of updating, as well as creating new ones.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Develop new and modify existing electronics in the form of PCB designs
- Analyze and design analog and digital electronic circuits including analog signal conditioning and communication interfaces
- Integrate, test, troubleshoot, and verify electrical hardware
- Develop test criteria and assist in the design of test systems
- Perform component and architecture trade studies to determine optimal system solutions to design hardware and electronics based on commercial and industry components and technologies
- Generate design and interface documentation
- Design cable assemblies
- Develop technical presentations, recommendations, and written communications to explain technical issues to program management and the Navy customer

- Requires a Bachelor's degree in STEM field and 5 years of job-related experience or a Master's degree and 3 years.

- Experience with the engineering development life cycle, including concept, requirements, design, implementation, and test phases
- Working knowledge of common communication interfaces such as RS-422, RS-485, and LVDS
- Experience in analog and digital circuit design
- Experience with lab equipment including signal generators, high speed oscilloscopes, and digital logic analyzers
- Proficiency in all phases of PCB design, including creation of high-level functional and architectural diagrams, SPICE analysis, power analysis, component selection, schematic entry (OrCAD Capture experience a plus), and working with the PCB layout team to optimize placement, signal integrity, fitment, etc.
- Strong documentation and communication skills
- Experience with firmware or microcontrollers a plus
- Experience with VHDL/Verilog a plus

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