Hardware Design Engineer 2

CHIPTON-ROSS Inc.; Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer 2 for a contract role in Rolling Meadows, IL. You will design and test digital hardware, including FPGA-based subsystems and high-speed interfaces, while leading small teams and translating system specs into hardware requirements.

Requirements include a bachelor's (or master’s) in EE/CE, hands-on prototyping, and US citizenship with active clearance. On-site work in Rolling Meadows, IL is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required.
• Master's degree preferred with extensive digital electronics experience.
• Experience in digital circuit design, simulation and schematic capture.
• Hands-on prototyping and debugging of digital subsystems.
• Ability to lead small project teams and translate specs to hardware.
• Familiarity with DOORS, ClearCase and ClearQuest.
• US citizenship and active clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and development of digital hardware products.
• Lead hardware design efforts for complex subsystems (FPGA, high-speed interfaces).
• Model, simulate, test, and validate hardware against specs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and document results.
• Maintain documentation and revision control for hardware artifacts.

Skills

Digital design

Schematic capture

FPGA design

Embedded processors

Prototyping & testing

Project leadership

Requirements translation

DOORS/ClearCase/ClearQuest

US Citizen

Active clearance

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence Concept

Cadence Allegro

Mentor Dx Designer

Mentor Expedition

ClearCase

ClearQuest

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking multiple Hardware Design Engineer 2's for a contract opportunity in Rolling Meadows, IL.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• o Bachelors' degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar engineering discipline with a minimum 5 years of digital electronics design experience or a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar engineering discipline and 3 years of digital electronics design experience.
• o Digital circuit design experience, including simulation & schematic capture through test and integration.
• o Prior hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex digital subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving FPGAs, and/or embedded processors, and/or high-speed interfaces.
• o Demonstrated ability to lead projects with 2 or less team members.
• o Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
• o Familiarity with documentation revision control and review systems similar to DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest.
• o US Citizen
• o Current Active Secret Clearance with additional customer specified clearance prior to start.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Hardware Design Engineer 2, you will join our diverse team and be responsible for research, design, and development of digital hardware products. Your expertise in digital component design and analysis, modeling and simulation, circuit level design and test, and project leadership are desired for this position. Researches, designs, develops, and tests a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including radar and radiation detection equipment; radio, television and other communications equipment and systems; circuitry components; analog and digital computers; and control and test equipment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• o Advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with a minimum 10 years of digital electronics design experience.
• o Working knowledge of Electronic Warfare systems.
• o Experience in Aerospace and/or Defense industries.
• o Recent circuit card design experience utilizing circuit-related tools including Cadence Concept, Allegro, and/or Mentor Dx Designer, Expedition.
• o Working experience with ClearCase/ClearQuest and DOORS Current Secret or Top-Secret Security Clearance.
• o Proven skills to include: team leadership, mentoring others, communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, being adaptable, creative, collaborative and also comfortable working independently and enjoying solving difficult problems.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• o Bachelors' degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar engineering discipline is required.
• o School must be accredited.

WORK HOURS:

Full-Time 9/80 workweek. This position will serve on-site in Rolling Meadows, IL.

ADDITIONAL:

Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.