Electronics Design Engineer

Silvus Technologies•Los Angeles, CA

22h•$100,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Silvus Technologies is seeking an Electronics Design Engineer to join its Hardware Engineering team. This role will focus on the development of Silvus’ MANET radios and other advanced R&D projects, with a primary emphasis on Electronics Hardware/PCBA design. The position is based at Silvus Technologies’ headquarters in West Los Angeles, CA, and operates on a hybrid schedule, requiring a minimum of 3 days onsite per week (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays). The successful candidate will contribute to critical communications systems for defense, law enforcement, and public safety agencies.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related field.
Minimum two (2) years of experience in multi-layer PCB design.
Experience implementing digital communication peripherals at a hardware level, such as USB 2.0, Ethernet, I2C, and RS232.
Experience designing power supply circuitry.
Strong familiarity with test equipment such as DMM, bench top supply, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer.
Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen, or U.S. Permanent Resident) due to clients under U.S. federal contracts.
All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Altium Designer.
Competency with simulation tools for high speed digital design and power supply design.
Proven experience with Xilinx FPGAs, SoCs and the Vivado IDE.
Experience with audio or video codecs.
Knowledge of compliance standards such as FCC, CE Mark and MIL-STD-461.
Experience with MATLAB, Python, and/or C.
Ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.
Problem-solving, data analysis, deductive reasoning, and critical thinking skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Component selection, schematic capture and PCB design of multi-layer PCBs (4-12 layers).
Wiring diagram creation for radio wiring harnesses.
Validate that new PCB and harness designs meet design requirements.
Follow best practices to achieve successful mixed signal PCB and harness design.
Define PCB stack up, materials, and design rules to meet performance requirements and manufacturing feasibility.
Perform hardware bring-up, test, and root cause analysis on the bench, using common lab equipment.
Work with PCB Designers, Software, FPGA, and RF teams for system-level implementation.
Ensure designs do not produce EMI and are well isolated in high EMI environments.
Perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor.