LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - Power Supply Circuit Designer/Analog Design

Southwest Research Institute; Kentucky; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) seeks a Lead Engineer/Principal Engineer for power supply circuit design and analog development in aviation-oriented embedded systems. You will spearhead hardware designs, mentor junior staff, and ensure MIL-SPEC compliance across critical aerospace projects.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, 8+ years in avionics hardware design, and leadership experience; a Master's is preferred and a valid driver's license is required.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's preferred).
• 8 years of embedded hardware design and test experience for avionics-grade power supplies and analog circuits.
• Experience leading hardware design and development teams for embedded systems.
• Valid/clear driver's license required.

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.

Skills

Embedded hardware design

Power supply circuit design

Analog circuit design

Leadership of hardware design teams

Driver's license

MIL-SPEC hardware

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Job description

LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - Power Supply Circuit Designer/Analog Design

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Who We Are:

Join Our Team! The Tactical Aerospace Department is a premier supplier for aerospace quality technology insertion on new and legacy DoD systems. This includes avionics, ground systems, and cutting edge third generation AI/ML. SwRI's Tactical Aerospace supports U.S. and friendly foreign governments through air and ground Aerospace systems.

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 is 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.