Mission-Critical Electrical & Embedded Systems Engineer

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking an Electrical/Embedded Systems Engineer to design, test and deploy advanced electrical systems for national defense and NASA initiatives.

You will work on mixed-signal electronics, firmware, FPGA interfaces, sensors, motor control, and PCB design, collaborating with engineers to meet requirements, validate designs, and document results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 2+ years of electrical or computer engineering experience.
• Experience designing hardware and software systems.
• Experience with microcontrollers, FPGAs, DSPs, sensors, or power electronics.
• Programming in C, C++, Python.
• Experience with Altium Designer or Cadence, and SPICE or MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with test/measurement equipment.
• Ability to obtain Interim Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mixed-signal electronic systems including power electronics, embedded firmware, FPGA interfaces, sensor electronics, motor control, communications hardware, and PCBs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to capture requirements, design circuits, select components, and validate designs through modeling and simulation.
• Showcase your work at design reviews and produce crucial documentation for communication, fabrication and operation of your designs.
• Own the integration, test, and deployment of your electrical systems into larger mission-critical platforms.
• Contribute to technologies that enable spacecraft, autonomous systems, advanced sensing, hypersonics, cyber systems, and national security missions.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Electrical design

Testing tools

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence

SPICE

MATLAB/Simulink

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking an Electrical/Embedded Systems Engineer to design, test and deploy advanced electrical systems for national defense and NASA initiatives.

You will work on mixed-signal electronics, firmware, FPGA interfaces, sensors, motor control, and PCB design, collaborating with engineers to meet requirements, validate designs, and document results.