Mid-Level Electrical Engineer

ARA Career•Raleigh, NC

About The Position

At ARA, we are driven by a passion for developing innovative solutions to challenging problems of national importance. Our culture rewards autonomy and initiative, and we foster a stable environment where personal and professional growth are prioritized. For this position, we are looking for highly skilled electrical engineers to develop cutting-edge technology for the United States Department of Defense within our Military Embedded Systems and Applications group. As part of our team, you will help develop custom hardware and firmware solutions supporting a variety of applications, including augmented reality technology and other small, low-power, wearable computers and sensors used by the US Army and others. Specifically, we need engineers and scientists who have the ability and interest to design complex embedded systems, including architecture development, detailed design, schematic capture, and PCB layout. Experience with FPGA RTL development and simulation is strongly preferred.

Requirements

US Citizenship is required.
BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
Experience in the development of custom circuit cards from initial architecture development through prototype bring-up and verification.
Experience in the development of circuit cards with high-speed interfaces such as USB 3.x and DDR / LPDDR memory.
Experience with standard lab equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters.

Nice To Haves

An understanding of best practices for PCB design for high-speed signal integrity and power integrity.
Experience designing circuit cards with high-density interconnect technologies, including blind / buried vias.
Experience with VHDL for FPGA RTL development.
Experience with OSVVM and VHDL for FPGA simulation.
Experience with embedded software development in C or Rust.
Existing or prior US security clearance.

Responsibilities

Design complex embedded systems, including architecture development, detailed design, schematic capture, and PCB layout.
Develop custom hardware and firmware solutions supporting a variety of applications, including augmented reality technology and other small, low-power, wearable computers and sensors.