Principal Electrical Design Engineer

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC•Sterling, VA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs. We are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space. Position Summary An SES Principal Electrical Engineer will support a wide range of electrical design projects. You will contribute to all aspects of the full product lifecycle: from requirements development, through preliminary design, critical design, prototype, test, and production. A Principal Engineer is expected to work highly independently on their assignments, and provide guidance to more junior level staff on electrical designs when needed. An Engineer at this level is expected to have an expertise in one or more areas of electronics design and test and be a source of knowledge and resource for others in the organization.

Requirements

B.S. with 9 years of related experience (or Graduate degree with 7 years)
Experience with electrical CAD design in OrCAD and Allegro, or Altium
Experience performing or reviewing electrical analysis, such as worst case, stress and FMECA
Experience with benchtop testing and debugging of analog and/or digital hardware
Electrical test plan/procedure generation
Fluency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Visio, and Excel

Nice To Haves

Building and designing of test equipment, including test script development using Matlab, Simulink, C, or Python
Experience with design for a radiation environment
Experience in space or related field
Good communication skills, including written and presentation skills

Responsibilities

Designs analog and/or digital circuits in Orcad and/or Allegro, including schematic capture
Performs analysis of circuit designs, to include worst case analysis, stress analysis, and reliability analysis
Performs debug and checkout of first unit designs
Performs troubleshooting of production hardware as required
Authors and releases drawings, bills of materials, users guides, requirements documents for hardware
Performs simulation of circuit designs as required
Performs review of others’ designs, analysis, and assist more junior staff with debug and hardware checkout
Mentors others in the organization
Leads technical discussion, and may be asked to lead a small technical team or development
Ability and willingness to interface directly with external customers, and senior leadership within the organization
Ability to work to deadlines and self-manage schedule and priorities
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Health benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life with AD&D
Short term disability
Long term disability
Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
Paid time off
Holidays
401(k) (including company match)
Tuition reimbursement
Leaves (Parental, maternity, and military)
Annual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)