Senior Electrical Engineer - Space RF Systems

AeroVironment • Albuquerque, NM

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About The Position

We are seeking an experienced electrical engineer. The selected candidates will join a dynamic team working to put Great Systems on Orbit with capabilities to perform leading-edge tasks in laser communications, space electronics and sensors. On any given day, the successful candidates may be asked to perform the following duties: Design high speed digital electronics including the use of ADCs, DACs, FPGAs, processors, and communications drivers. Design and conduct analysis of analog circuits including low-noise signal conditioning and power amplifiers. Provide expertise for both product development and R&D efforts. Collaborate with peers, leads, and managers to develop, review, and refine designs and analyses to meet program technical needs within defined time and budget constraints. Work within a broad-disciplined program team providing expertise in support of electronics manufacturing and test.

Requirements

• BS degree in electrical engineering
• 8 years' experience in design, analysis, integration, and test of custom electronics.
• Proficiency in electrical design software and simulation tools (such as Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, HyperLynx, and MS Office).
• Ability to conduct circuit analysis and simulation to optimize performance and reliability.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• 10, or more, years’ engineering experience.
• Understanding of space qualification standards and requirements.
• Experience designing custom electronics for space products.
• Experience designing to a defined requirements set.
• Experience with analysis necessary for high-reliability space electronics hardware (Electrical stress analysis, worst case circuit analysis, and reliability analysis)
• Experience and understanding of PCB manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Experience producing board layouts is a plus
• Understanding of relevant IPC standards needed for electrical design and fabrication.
• Experience leading sub-assemblies or circuit card designs with small teams of two or three.
• Experience developing and conducting testing of complex electronic sub-assemblies along with design of special test equipment (STE).
• Experience deriving sub-assembly requirements from higher-level, flowed down, system requirements and defining test methodologies.
• Experience developing design & verification documentation (Interface Control Document/Drawings (ICD), Design Description Document (DDD), Test Plan, Test Procedures, Test Reports, etc.).
• Written and verbal communication skills necessary to present designs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to complete assigned work within a defined timeline and budget.
• Current and active US security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design high speed digital electronics including the use of ADCs, DACs, FPGAs, processors, and communications drivers.
• Design and conduct analysis of analog circuits including low-noise signal conditioning and power amplifiers.
• Provide expertise for both product development and R&D efforts.
• Collaborate with peers, leads, and managers to develop, review, and refine designs and analyses to meet program technical needs within defined time and budget constraints.
• Work within a broad-disciplined program team providing expertise in support of electronics manufacturing and test.

Benefits

• AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.
• For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level