LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - Power Supply & Analog Electrical Design Engineer

Southwest Research Institute; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Research Institute's Tactical Aerospace Department seeks a Lead Engineer - Principal Engineer to oversee embedded hardware designs, power supply and analog circuits for avionics and MIL-SPEC systems. This on-site role is based in San Antonio, TX or Dayton, OH, with travel to customer sites for final integration testing.

The selected candidate will mentor junior engineers, verify architecture, and lead development from schematics to PCBA bring-up and test.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 8 years of embedded hardware design and test for avionics power supplies and analog circuits.
• Leading hardware design and development teams for embedded systems.
• A valid/clear driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware designs to meet all hardware/system requirements.
• Serves as analog and power supply circuit SME.
• Verifies all architectural requirements are satisfied.
• Leads/mentors junior engineering staff in hardware/analog designs.
• Leads junior staff in testing embedded avionics hardware on MIL-SPEC hardware.
• Travel to customer sites for final integration testing in labs or on aircraft.

Skills

Embedded hardware design

Power supply design

Analog circuit design

Team leadership

System integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering preferred

Job description

LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - Power Supply & Analog Electrical Design Engineer

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Who We Are:

The Tactical Aerospace Department is a premier supplier for aerospace quality complex electronic systems on new and legacy DoW systems. This includes avionics, ground systems, and cutting edge third generation AI/ML. This position is on-site in either our San Antonio, Tx or Dayton, OH (Beavercreek, OH) facility.

Objectives of this Role:

• Provide engineering oversight for complex embedded system designs.
• Perform Electrical Power Supply and Analog design, development and test activities.
• Provide subject matter expertise in power supply and analog circuit design.
• Develop schematics, PCBA bring up, test, and troubleshoot for embedded systems.
• Support digital circuit designs and integration of firmware and software.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Lead hardware designs to ensure all hardware/system requirements are met.
• Serves as analog and power supply circuit SME.
• Verifies all architectural requirements are satisfied.
• Leads/mentors junior engineering staff in the development of hardware/analog designs that satisfy approved architecture for system.
• Leads Junior Engineering staff in the development and testing of embedded avionics hardware on MIL-SPEC flight-worthy hardware.
• Travel to customer sites to support final integration testing in customer System Integration Labs and/or Fielded System/Aircraft.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. Masters degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• 8 years: Embedded hardware design and test of avionics grade power supplies and analog circuits.
• Leading hardware design and development teams for embedded systems.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements:

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas Or Dayton, Ohio

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and veteran status.