Senior Electrical Design Engineer (5628)

SubCom•Newington, NH

About The Position

The Sr. Electrical Design Engineer is responsible for electrical design of next generation high reliability undersea and terminal based network elements for SubCom. The principal job activity provides novel circuit designs, including analog and digital circuits that may involve microcontrollers and FPGAs, as well as other electro-optic components like photo diodes, modulators, EDFAs, VOAs and lasers. This job function works within a team of outstanding electrical, mechanical, optical, firmware, and reliability engineers to design, prototype, qualify and transfer to production various high reliability fault tolerant circuit boards that will operate within SubCom Terminal or Undersea equipment.

Requirements

Strong design and analytical skills and willingness to tackle challenging assignments
Experience with product realization processes
Experience with design of analog and digital circuits and circuit simulation
Experience with design of power circuits and use of DC/DC converters, fuses, soft-start circuits, low-noise design techniques and by-pass filtering
Experience with circuit techniques that will pass environmental, safety, EMI and EMC testing
Experience with op-amp and transistor circuits for detection/amplification/filtering of <1GHz) signals
Experience with analog and digital control loops, DACs, ADCs, logic devices processors, and use of I2C, SPI, RS-232 buses
Experience with transimpedance and log amp circuits for use with photodiode detection of optical signals
Experience with CAD tools and standard methods for design of printed circuit board assemblies
Experience with PCB vendors and PCB fabrication and assembly processes
Experience with selection of circuit board components based on reliability, availability, cost, performance
Strong troubleshooting, experimental and laboratory skills working with circuit board prototypes, electrical components, electrical circuit test instruments and measurement techniques
Experience with design of experiments, evaluating circuit performance, analyzing data
Experience with writing firmware requirements and integrating firmware into new circuit assembly
Experience with CVI or other software for creating GUIs to help with DVT and firmware integration
Experience with developing test procedures and writing Manufacturing Testing Requirements
Strong technical presentation and writing skills
Experience with leading peer design and DFMEA reviews
Master’s degree in Engineering/Physics or equivalent experience required.
Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience required.
A self-starter with the demonstrated ability to take initiative, who can proactively identify issues/opportunities and recommend actions
Strong results orientation with a proven track record of flawless execution and strong attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with OrCad, Labview, Spice/Pspice, C/C++, Python
Familiarity of fiber optic components such as couplers, WDMs, filters, photodiodes, lasers, modulators, edfas is a plus.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Articulates thoughts and ideas clearly, concisely, and persuasively.
Writes English well.

Responsibilities

Conducts analog and digital circuit design and simulation
Selects suitable electrical circuit components and helps maintain component libraries
Interacts with key component suppliers, distributors, and application engineers
Collaborates with PCBA CAD designers to generate PCBA design files
Leads and participates in design and requirements reviews
Plans, documents, and executes the design verification testing for new products
Leads hands-on experimental work on prototype components, circuits, and assemblies
Develops GUI based test software tools for testing new circuit boards and components
Provides firmware requirements and supports integration testing of firmware on new circuit assemblies
Delivers factory testing requirements and supports early factory testing efforts
Initiates and develops relationships with internal partners and external suppliers.
Consistently ensures that business is always conducted with integrity and behaviors that align with SubCom policies, procedures, and core values.