Avionics Hardware Design Engineer - AEH

Cyient • Cedar Rapids, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Own circuit card assembly design for airborne communication, navigation, and surveillance products, covering both RF and digital board content. Carry designs from requirements through schematic capture, layout, qualification, and integration, and support products after they are fielded. The role works across a multidisciplinary team of systems, software, mechanical, and test engineers. Candidates must be U.S. persons and willing to work onsite in Melbourne, Florida, or Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Requirements

• Schematic capture and printed circuit board layout experience using Siemens Xpedition, Altium, Cadence Allegro, or an equivalent ECAD tool.
• Demonstrated board-level analog, digital, or RF circuit design experience, including hands-on troubleshooting.
• Fluency with bench instrumentation, including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and power meters.
• Experience with signal integrity analysis and board stackup definition.
• STEM degree.
• U.S. Person status.
• Willingness to work onsite in Melbourne, Florida, or Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• For mid-level positions, at least 2 years of relevant experience; for senior positions, at least 5 years; and for principal positions, at least 8 years.

Nice To Haves

• RTCA DO-160 environmental qualification and RTCA DO-254 design assurance for airborne electronic hardware.
• RF and microwave design, including transmitter and power amplifier, and receiver and low noise amplifier design.
• Familiarity with avionics product lines such as DME, VOR and localizer, ILS, marker beacon, GNSS, ADF, and radar altimeter.
• SPICE simulation using LTSPICE, PSPICE, TINA, or an equivalent tool.
• Design for test, design for manufacture, and yield and margin analysis.
• FAA Technical Standard Order process, MIL-STD-461, and lightning and electromagnetic qualification.
• FPGA design and verification for candidates targeting digital positions.

Responsibilities

• Run the circuit card design lifecycle, including requirements capture, schematic capture, design documentation, signal integrity analysis, board stackup and routing instructions, and coordination and review of printed wiring board layout.
• Design and analyze analog and RF circuits using schematic capture and performance simulation tools.
• Design digital circuits, including processors, memory, FPGA devices, and industry interfaces such as Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART; assess throughput, timing, and capacity.
• Characterize analog and RF signals on the bench using oscilloscopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators.
• Create and execute test plans, perform root cause analysis on defects, and support product integration.
• Manage parts obsolescence on assigned products and drive resolution.
• Work across a multidisciplinary team of systems, software, mechanical, and test engineers.
• Support products once they are fielded.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level