LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - RF Electrical/Circuit Design

Southwest Research Institute; Town of Texas (WI, KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Research Institute's Tactical Aerospace Department seeks an experienced embedded hardware engineer to lead design and verification of avionics-grade circuits, including RF transceiver and amplifier designs.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate on digital/firmware integration, and travel to customer sites for system integration tests on MIL-SPEC flight-worthy hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required; Masters preferred.
• 8+ years of embedded hardware design and test experience for avionics-grade circuits.
• Experience leading hardware design teams for embedded systems.
• Experience in communication, SDR, radar and/or airborne/ground emitter systems.
• U.S. citizen with a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware designs to ensure all hardware/system requirements are met.
• Serve as RF transceiver and Amplifier circuit SME.
• Verify all architectural requirements are satisfied.
• Lead/mentor junior engineering staff in circuit designs for approved architecture.
• Lead junior staff in 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

RF circuit design

Analog circuit design

Digital circuit design

Leadership

MIL-SPEC/Avionics

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Masters preferred

Job description

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 AI. This position has the ability to work on-site in either our San Antonio, Tx , Dayton, OH (Beavercreek, OH), or our Warner Robins, GA facility.

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 AI. This position has the ability to work on-site in either our San Antonio, Tx , Dayton, OH (Beavercreek, OH), or our Warner Robins, GA facility.

Objectives of this Role:

• Provide engineering oversight for complex embedded circuit designs.
• Perform support for Power Supply, Analog, and/or Digital circuit design while being the SME for RF circuit and amplifier designs.
• Support digital circuit designs and integration of firmware and software.
• Support circuit/board bring up, test, and troubleshoot activities.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Lead hardware designs to ensure all hardware/system requirements are met.
• Serves as RF transceiver and Amplifier circuit SME.
• Verifies all architectural requirements are satisfied.
• Leads/mentors junior engineering staff in the development of circuit 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. A Masters degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred.
• 8+ years: Embedded hardware design and test of avionics grade transceiver, amplifier, and analog circuits.
• Leading hardware circuit design and development teams for embedded systems.
• Experience preferred in communication, SDR, radar, and/or airborne/ground based emitter 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