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Principal Electrical Engineer

Reston, VA

Posted: 06/20/2023 Employment Type: Direct Industry: Engineering Job Number: 84018

Job Description

We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join the team as we continue to provide advanced electronics and subsystems to cutting edge satellite programs. Wea are growing, and we have excellent opportunities for professional growth.  Our projects push the performance envelope for both power and digital applications in space.

A Principal Engineer will support a wide range of electrical design projects.  You will contribute to all aspects of the full product lifecycle: from requirements development, through preliminary design, critical design, prototype, test, and production.  A Principal Engineer works independently on their assignments, and often owns responsibility for their own project cost and schedule performance, with minimal oversight from a more senior technical staff member.  A Principal Engineer is often asked to engage directly with customers, and provide guidance to more junior staff.

Job Requirements

*             Total related experience: 7 - 12 years
*             3+ years of experience developing switch-mode power supplies (SMPS)
*             3+ years of experience with digital, high-speed circuit design, including schematic and PCB layout
*             3+ years of experience with development and debug of analog or digital electronics
*             Experience with GaN, SiC technologies, as well as in-space technologies is preferred
*             Experience with firmware design in VHDL and/or Verilog
*             Schematic capture and PCB design using Cadence or Altium
*             Circuit analysis including worst-case analysis, SPICE simulation, stress, and FMECA
*             PCB fabrication, parts procurement, and assembly management
*             Benchtop testing and debugging
*             Experience with environmental testing (thermal, vacuum, EMI/EMC)
*             Experience developing test equipment and test automation
*             Experience writing, developing, and maintaining effective documentation (drawings, build procedures, datasheets, etc.)
*             Collaboration with multi-disciplinary engineering team
*             Familiarity with radiation effects on electronics, EEE parts plans
*             Design for manufacture
*             Designing test equipment
*             Experience designing products for operation in space or radiation environments is preferred
*             Designing test equipment, including test script development using Matlab, Simulink, C, or Python
 
US Citizen or Permanent Resident is required

Compensation: $120,000-$140,000 DOE
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