Principal Electrical Engineer

LightWorks Optical Systems•Warren, NJ

32d•Onsite

About The Position

Coherent A&D is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design complex system circuit boards required in challenging products for the Aerospace and Defense industry. Responsible for both system level and detailed circuit design, modeling, and simulation for laser-based products. Circuit designs will include laser diodes, photodetectors, modulator drivers, TIAs, temperature controllers, clock generators, matched RF signals and FPGA complexes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical/electronic engineering with 9+ years of circuit design experience or Master's degree with 7+ years' experience, or Ph.D. with 4+ years' experience
Proven expertise in designing high density multi-layer PCBAs.
Strong RF fundamentals and analog circuit design skills required.
Background in circuit theory, control loops, high-speed DACs/ADCs, and mixed-signal design.
Experience with programmable logic devices and control system circuit design.
Experience managing noise, jitter, crosstalk, signal integrity on PCB designs.
Use of schematic capture tools (Altium, Orcad) and simulators
Familiar with PCB layout browsers (Altium, PADS, Xpedition).
Self-motivated, responsible and team player.

Nice To Haves

Design experience with switching power supplies, TEC controllers, laser diode drivers and photodetectors strongly desired.
Background in RF signal processing and/or optical fiber system design.
Experience with RF circuit board design for isolation with high-speed small signals and decoupling of high-speed digital lines for A/D and D/A circuits.
Mixed Signal and matched 50/100 ohm microstrip and strip line design practice.
Knowledge of circuit board thermal and EMI management, and ESD protection
Experience with government defense design processes.

Responsibilities

Drive the electrical architecture of system circuit boards to meet customer specifications with minimal oversite.
Design high-density multi-layer PCBAs from initial concept to completion.
Execute circuit designs that utilize a high degree of E/O and O/E functions.
Create schematic drawings/BOMs.
Work with circuit layout and board assembly subcontractors.
Perform electrical simulations and power analysis.
Support customer reviews required to pass design development gates.
Execute the integration of electronics, FPGAs and software/firmware supporting all phases of testing.
Develop test specifications and bring up work instructions for designs
Collaborate with cross-functional teams consisting of optical, mechanical and system engineers.
Participates in writing proposals, providing cost and schedule estimates in support of new business.