Principal Electrical Engineer
Denver, CO
Our exciting Space client in Denver are looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer with a strong background across Digital and Mixed-Signal Electronics Design
In this role you will have the opportunity to start at concept development and progress through detailed design, analysis, layout, build, test, and delivery, doing hands-on work at each phase.
The Principal level also includes technical leadership opportunities, gaining responsibility for critical designs and teams of engineers developing new products and systems..
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Own end-to-end design of complex electronics modules and systems, from concept and architecture through schematic, layout, test, and production.
- This role focuses on high-speed digital or mixed-signal hardware development. Product lines include state-of-the-art software-defined radios (SDRs) and single-board computers (SBCs) for space and airborne applications.
- Lead teams of hardware engineers to develop new products with multiple electronics modules.
- Provide subject matter expertise in support of digital and mixed-signal hardware development across the company.
- Develop hardware architecture and write hardware requirements for systems of high complexity.
- Perform detailed and complete schematic design for complex boards, ranging from key components to supporting passives.
- Perform detailed PCB layout in Altium Designer for complex boards, often working with a PCB Drafter.
- Complete analysis such as worst-case circuit analysis, signal integrity analysis, and power integrity analysis. Guide analysis methodology.
- Develop bring-up plans and design verification plans for new hardware and complex systems.
- Perform bring-up and key verification testing of modules and complex integrated systems, often working with a team to complete validation.
- Release modules and assemblies to production, working with the Manufacturing and Test Engineering teams.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.9 years of industry or university research experience in board-level electronics design, analysis, and test.Direct experience designing high-reliability electronics and small systems for space or defense applications, including part derating, worst-case analysis, and thermal constraints.Expertise in delivering high-speed digital and / or mixed-signal electronics with processors, large FPGAs, SerDes links, and high-speed ADCs.Expertise in engineering verification and validation of high-speed digital and / or mixed-signal hardware.Experience owning the design phase of complex board-level electronics and small hardware systems, including architecture design, trade studies, key part selection, and detailed design.Multiple experiences delivering hardware products through production and deployment.Expertise in PCB layout and manufacturing, including high-density interconnect (HDI) stackup design, IPC standards, and industry best practices.Expertise derisking designs with board-level signal integrity and power integrity simulation tools such as Ansys SIwave, ADS SIPro, or Mentor Hyperlynx.Expert-level proficiency in electronics design tools such as Altium.Extensive lab experience for bring-up and verification of new hardware, based on in-depth understanding of specialized lab equipment.DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE :
Experience leading teams of hardware engineers to develop multi-module assemblies, including hardware architecture, requirements, and interconnects.Design for space radiation environments, including designing rad-tolerant computer modules.If you are interested then please apply today.