Electrical Engineer, Journeyman

DCS Corporation; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corporation in Dayton, OH seeks a Journeyman Electrical Engineer to join the crossfunctional team turning Phalanx Griffon into flightready hardware for Major Release 2. You’ll focus on power distribution, wiring harnesses, interface control documentation, and EMI/EMC compliance for the Nomad chassis.

Responsibilities include design, test, and documentation of electrical hardware for airborne systems, use of ECAD tools, and collaboration with defense engineers in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• 15 years related experience with 5 in DoD, or BA/BS with 10 years and 3 in DoD.
• Experience reading/modifying schematics.
• Familiar with MILSTD704/1275 power and MILSTD461 EMI/EMC.
• Experience with lab instrumentation and fault isolation.

Responsibilities

• Assist with design, development and deployment of military R&D airborne stores and equipment.
• Participate in lab, ground and flight testing to validate electrical hardware.
• Document and communicate electrical hardware solutions with 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.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Power distribution

Wiring harnesses

EMI/EMC compliance

MILSTD704/1275 familiarity

Reading schematics

Lab instrumentation & fault isolation

DoD program experience

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

High School Diploma + 15 years related DoD experience (incl. 5 in DoD)

BA/BS in Electrical Engineering + 10 years experience (incl. 3 in DoD)

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

Job description

As a Journeyman Electrical Engineer, you'll join the crossfunctional team turning Phalanx Griffon (PG) from digital design into flightready hardware for Major Release 2 (FY 2527). You'll focus on power distribution, wiring harnesses, interfacecontrol documentation, and EMI/EMC compliance for the Nomad openarchitecture 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.

Active TS/SCI clearance.

Familiarity with MILSTD704/1275 power, MILSTD461 EMI/EMC, and aerospace wiring best practices (38999/26482, AS50881).

Experience reading/modifying schematics and using ECAD 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)