Electrical Engineer | Graduate

Thales • Irvine, CA

249d • $91,380 - $121,841

About The Position

Thales is looking for an Electrical Engineer to participate in HW (hardware design), development, test and qualification of IFEC (In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity) head end LRU (Line Replaceable Units) 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 (Software) and System engineering teams. In this position, you will also be expected to understand the customer's needs, through life cycle concerns, whatever means are used (e.g. advanced studies, simulations, mock-ups, models, prototypes, etc.), formalize missions / function description, architectural design and requirements and assemble the solution / product elements in a logical and controlled manner to evaluate the design, behavior, interactions and performance and confirm that the requirements against which the solution / product has been designed are fulfilled. You will demonstrate 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related discipline with 0-2 yrs. of experience.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• Elective Health and Dental plans.
• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Company provided Life Insurance.
• Elective Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance.
• Company provided Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree