Principal CCA Design Engineer
About The Position
The Airborne Radar Electronics Design department is seeking an experienced Principal CCA Design Engineer to support Radar Control and Radar Processor electronics product development 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 will work independently and within cross-functional teams, under senior engineering guidance, and may be required to travel occasionally for business. The role includes evaluating component obsolescence, selecting electrical parts, participating in vendor trade studies, and conducting Signal Integrity and Power Integrity analyses. The engineer will guide junior engineers, collaborate with systems, mechanical, and software teams, present technical information, and work with government personnel and programs to define, refine, and validate hardware requirements for compliance. U.S. citizenship and an active, existing DoD Secret clearance after the first day are required.
Requirements
- 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.
- U.S. citizenship; only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance, with an active and existing DoD Secret clearance required after day one.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic product development environment.
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- At least 10 years of applicable experience architecting, designing, implementing, and testing digital CCA designs.
- 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; in-circuit emulators/debuggers; C or C++; LabView; and Matlab.
- Experience with electronic circuit simulators such as PSpice.
- Familiarity with failure analysis and worst-case analysis, HSpice/PSpice, Mentor xDx-Designer, and HyperLynx.
- Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Design digital circuit cards during hardware development and integration for airborne radar applications.
- Evaluate component obsolescence and select electrical parts.
- Participate in vendor trade studies.
- Conduct Signal Integrity and Power Integrity analyses.
- Guide junior engineers.
- Collaborate with systems, mechanical, and software teams.
- Deliver technical presentations and present technical data to stakeholders and customers in design reviews and technical interchange meetings.
- Work with government personnel and programs to define, refine, and validate hardware requirements for compliance.
- Travel occasionally for business as required.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
