Senior Electrical Engineer
About The Position
Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to develop hardware-based solutions in the Electrical Systems Department. The role involves working in a fast-paced, small-team environment across the product life cycle, from concept development and detailed design through manufacturing, qualification testing, and post-delivery support. The engineer will architect, implement, and test printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), including power supply, mixed-signal, FPGA, and microcontroller designs. The engineer will partner with engineers, project managers, technicians, and customers to develop solutions that meet diverse requirements. The role also supports technical issue resolution during product manufacturing and testing, including board-level troubleshooting, failure root-cause assessment, and corrective-action identification. The position is based in the Huntsville–North Alabama area; candidates must live there or be willing to relocate. The candidate must be a U.S. citizen and possess, or be eligible to obtain and maintain, a Secret clearance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited institution.
- At least 8 years of experience in electronics design and test, from architecture through implementation.
- Advanced knowledge of digital, analog, and mixed-signal electronics, components, and interface/communication standards.
- Expertise in digital PCB design and troubleshooting, including embedded processor-, microcontroller-, or FPGA-based designs.
- Proven experience designing, testing, troubleshooting, and manufacturing complex multilayer electronic circuit card assemblies.
- Hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and debug/test methods.
- Experience with technical problem solving and root-cause analysis.
- Ability to decompose system-level considerations, including requirements, to lower design levels.
- Ability to interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and system block diagrams.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively within a team environment.
- Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville–North Alabama, Alabama area.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Possess and be able to maintain a Final Secret Clearance, or meet eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university.
- Experience or working knowledge of multiple high-speed serial communication standards and memory interfaces, such as GigE, 10 GigE, Aurora, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4, JESD204B, PCIe, and SATA.
- Experience or working knowledge of high-speed design analysis tools such as HyperLynx.
- Experience or working knowledge of rigid-flex, microvia, blind via, and buried via printed circuit board design.
- Experience or working knowledge of switched-mode power supply (SMPS) design.
- Experience or working knowledge of Siemens electrical engineering development tools (formerly Mentor Graphics).
- Experience or working knowledge of Altium electrical engineering development tools.
- Signal integrity analysis, power distribution network design, high-speed digital (10 GigE+) design, RF design, or basic VHDL proficiency.
Responsibilities
- Execute work through all phases of the product life cycle, from concept development and detailed design through manufacturing, qualification testing, and post-delivery support.
- Architect, implement, and test printed circuit board assemblies, including power supply, mixed-signal, FPGA, and microcontroller designs.
- Partner with engineers, project managers, technicians, and customers to develop solutions that meet diverse requirements.
- Support resolution of technical issues identified during manufacture and test of deliverable products.
- Troubleshoot board-level issues, assess failures for root cause, and identify corrective actions.
- Decompose system-level considerations and requirements to lower design levels.
- Interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and system block diagrams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
