Principal Electrical Engineer - Backplane Design

BAE Systems • Nashua, NH

68d • $115,779 - $196,825

About The Position

This role will be supporting engineering development, integration, test and transition to production efforts on complex electronic backplanes. Candidate will provide electrical engineering support to a dynamic engineering development team. The successful candidate must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally within the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions. Must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas.

Requirements

• High speed digital design of circuit card assemblies and high speed backplanes
• Experience with the design, build, integration and/or test of complex electronic systems
• Able to research and apply electrical engineering principles and theories to solve electrical engineering problems
• Motivated self-starter with leadership skills and ability to effectively work in a team environment
• Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability
• Ability to close on discrete tasking in a timely manner and lead others to closure - Own the Design
• Experience presenting technical information to program teams and/or customers
• Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Active Secret Clearance
• Industrial temperature or better digital circuit card and backplane design
• FPGA based circuit card design
• PCIe, Ethernet, SERDES
• Cadence CAD based schematic capture and simulation
• Able to direct layout and routing rules
• Team player
• Demonstrated design success - meet difficult design requirements

Responsibilities

• Design of complex high speed digital circuit card assemblies and backplanes
• Support test and troubleshooting modules and sub-assemblies of digital modules
• Interface with Engineering, Operations, Quality and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause
• Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput
• Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation
• Interface with customers and suppliers as required
• Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities
• Mentor peers and more junior engineers in areas of expertise

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts
• 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage
• Life and accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Legal plan
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Paid military leave
• Paid bereavement leave
• Federal and state sick leave
• Company recognition program for monetary or non-monetary awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees