Electrical Engineer, Journeyman

DCS Corp; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corp seeks a Journeyman Electrical Engineer to help turn PhalanxGriffon from digital design into flight‑ready hardware for MajorRelease2. You’ll focus on power distribution, wiring harnesses, interface documentation, and EMI/EMC compliance for Nomadopen‑architecture chassis.

You will support lab builds, environmental tests, and aircraft installation, collaborating closely with cross‑functional teams in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to sensitive customer requirements.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Experience with MIL-STD-704/1275 power and MIL-STD-461 EMI/EMC standards is expected.
• Ability to read/modify schematics and use E‑CAD tools such as Altium or OrCAD.
• Familiarity with aerospace wiring best practices (38999/26482, AS50881).
• Experience with lab instrumentation and fault isolation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assist with design, development and deployment of military R&D airborne stores and equipment.
• Participate in laboratory, ground and flight testing to validate electrical hardware.
• Document and communicate electrical hardware solutions with cross-functional teams.
• Use modeling tools for hardware products (Creo Schematics, Creo Parametric).
• Contribute to investments and research to fuel innovation.
• Explain technical solutions and procedures within the organization.

Skills

US Citizenship

TS/SCI clearance

Electrical design

Lab instrumentation

Schematic reading

E‑CAD tools

Power systems

EMI/EMC compliance

Education

High School Diploma with 15 years related experience

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

Job description

As a JourneymanElectrical Engineer, you’ll join the cross‑functional team turning PhalanxGriffon (PG) from digital design into flight‑ready hardware for MajorRelease2 (FY25‑27). You’ll focus on power distribution, wiring harnesses, interface‑control documentation, and EMI/EMC compliance for Nomadopen‑architecture chassis—supporting lab builds, environmental tests, and aircraft installation.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assist with the design, develop and deploy military R&D airborne stores and equipment
• Participate in laboratory, ground and flight testing to validate electrical hardware
• Document and communicate proposed electrical hardware solutions with integrated, cross-functional engineering teams in a fast paced highly technical environment
• Use modeling tools for hardware products and systems (Creo Schematics, Creo Parametric)
• Contribute to investments and research that fuel innovation and technological advancements
• Explain technical solutions, practices and procedures to others within the organization

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

A High School Diploma plus 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the Functionally Aligned Job Descriptions, 5 of which must be in the DoD or a BA/BS plus 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 3 of which must be in the DoD.

ActiveTS/SCIclearance.

Familiarity with MIL‑STD‑704/1275 power, MIL‑STD‑461 EMI/EMC, and aerospace wiring best practices (38999/26482, AS50881).

Experience reading/modifying schematics and using E‑CAD tools (Altium, OrCAD, or similar).

Comfortable with lab instrumentation and fault isolation techniques.

Desired Skills:

• Experience in electrical subsystems for airborne platforms (manned and unmanned), ground stations, ISR pods
• Experience in design and evaluation of radio voice and data systems, tactical line of sight and SATCOM
• Experience in DoD information security devices (e.g data diodes, cryptographic equipment, and cross-domain solutions)
• Experience in product lifecycle process to include identifying/mitigating risks, bench and SIL testing, and product deployment and maintenance
• Previous Flight-line experience
• Setting up hardware for testing (discrete and analog signals, RS‑232, USB, Ethernet, Fiber) Experience with using electrical measurement tools for troubleshooting and fault isolation, such as: multimeters, oscilloscopes, power meters, signal analyzers, and signal generators
• Troubleshooting and fault isolation skills (e.g. ohmmeters, network testers oscilloscopes, signal generators, RF analyzers)