Principal CCA Design Engineer
About The Position
The Airborne Radar Electronics Design (ARED) department is seeking an experienced Principal CCA Design Engineer to develop Radar Control and Radar Processor electronics products for defense applications. This onsite role is based in El Segundo, California, and focuses on digital circuit card design during hardware development and integration for airborne radar applications. The engineer works within cross-functional teams under senior engineering guidance while completing tasks independently. The position may require occasional business-related travel. The engineer will perform component obsolescence evaluations, select electrical parts, participate in vendor trade studies, and conduct Signal Integrity and Power Integrity analyses. The role also includes guiding junior engineers, collaborating with systems, mechanical, and software teams, delivering technical presentations, and working with government personnel and programs to define, refine, and validate hardware requirements for compliance. An active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one; U.S. citizenship is required.
Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM).
- At least 8 years of applicable experience architecting, designing, implementing, and testing digital Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) designs.
- Experience with high-speed mixed-signal circuit card design and/or high-density, high-speed digital circuit card design.
- Experience with bus standards protocols such as sRIO, SpaceWire, VME, PCI, PCIe, VPX, and Gb Ethernet.
- Experience designing hardware boards that house Xilinx and Altera FPGAs.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Active and existing security clearance required after day one.
Nice To Haves
- At least 10 years of applicable experience architecting, designing, implementing, and testing digital CCA designs.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic product development environment.
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience managing and presenting technical data to stakeholders and customers in design reviews and technical interchange meetings.
- Embedded software and firmware knowledge and experience.
- Experience with simulation tools such as Symulink and Modelsim, logic bus analyzers, and in-circuit emulators/debuggers.
- Experience with C or C++, LabView, and Matlab.
- Experience with electronic circuit simulators such as PSpice.
- Familiarity with failure analysis and worst-case analysis, HSpice/PSpice, and Mentor xDx-Designer Hyperlynx.
- Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Design digital circuit cards during hardware development and integration for airborne radar applications.
- Perform component obsolescence evaluations and select electrical parts.
- Participate in vendor trade studies.
- Conduct Signal Integrity and Power Integrity analyses.
- Guide junior engineers.
- Collaborate with systems, mechanical, software, and other cross-functional teams.
- Deliver technical presentations.
- Work with government personnel and programs to define, refine, and validate hardware requirements for compliance.
- Complete assigned tasks independently and contribute effectively under senior engineering guidance.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, subject to eligibility and applicable factors
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
