Principal Digital Electrical Design Engineer

Cubic Transportation Systems; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Well-being program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Cubic Transportation Systems is seeking an experienced Circuit Card Assembly Design Engineer in San Diego to lead the development of high-speed CCAs from concept to production.

The role requires expertise in Altium Designer, circuit card layout, and signal integrity for complex boards featuring FPGAs, memory, and high-speed interfaces. You will collaborate across engineering teams and vendors to meet requirements and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required; DOD clearance eligible.
• Eight years of related experience or a Master’s with six years.
• Ability to work under deadlines and travel 10%.

Responsibilities

• Interpret system level requirements.
• Design, analyze, testing, and documentation of state-of-the-art Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA).
• Schematic design using Altium Designer.
• Specifies highly optimized PCB stackups based on the latest low loss materials and glass styles.
• Develops circuit, component, subsystem, and equipment interfaces and procurement specifications.
• Designs digital, analog or RF circuits, components, and subsystems.
• Author of detailed and comprehensive electrical layout rules based on empirical data.
• Performs circuit interconnection or subsystem prototype assembly.
• Prepares design and operation objectives, specifications and resource needs.
• Recommends test control, strategies, apparatus and equipment.
• Supports interfaces with customers, contractors and vendors.
• Evaluates vendor capabilities to provide required products or services.
• Conducts in-house design reviews and technical meetings.
• Prepares design proposal reflecting cost, schedule and approaches.
• Monitors project status and progress.

Skills

CCA design

Altium Designer

Signal integrity

Schematic design

DFM

Power electronics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Mentor HyperLynx

LTSpice

Xilinx Vivado

MATLAB

Polar SI9000

CST

HFSS

Job description

Business Unit: Cubic

Defense Company Details: When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details

Job Summary: This position is for an experienced Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) Design Engineer. We’re looking for someone with a long detailed and proven track record designing 10+ multi-layer, low-loss, state-of-the-art high-speed CCAs. You need to understand customer requirements and derive requirements as needed to guide the design efforts. Most the circuits cards we develop have some or all of the following: large FPGAs, microprocessors, DDR2/3/4/5 memory, Flash memory, PCIe-Gen2/3/4, Ethernet 10/100/1000, USB 2.0/3.0, SD card, RS-232, RS-422, I2C, UARTs, and SPI interfaces supporting audio, video, GPS, etc. A strong knowledge of switching and linear power supplies is a must. Low inductance “across frequency” PDN design knowledge is a must. This engineer should be very familiar with high-speed (10+ Gbps SerDes) signal integrity, channel tuning and simulation (i.e. via impedance tuning, press-fit connector attach impedance tuning and cross-talk minimization, via back-drill technology, all aspects of 3D interconnect design and analysis). A detailed knowledge of raw PCB materials, PCB FAB processing, statistics, and PCB processing SPC is a plus. The tools we use include Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics HyperLynx SI/PI, LT Spice, Xilinx Vivado, Matlab, Polar Speedstack + SI9000, CST, HFSS, etc. The Senior System Electrical Engineer is responsible for the development of circuit cards from cradle to grave. This responsibility includes component selection and component life-time management, implementing and understanding both flat and hierarchical schematic designs, current high performance raw PCB materials, how to optimize glass styles and copper roughness to develop the best cost performance stackups, how to drive layout and to work with the Fabrication and Assembly houses. Also responsible for the initial prototype bringup, testing, documentation, power analysis, test procedure creation, design for manufacturing, and the development of ATE (Automated Test Equipment) and ATP (Automated Test Procedure). Performs complex electrical engineering duties following designated standards and procedures. Works closely with other engineering disciplines. Duties require application of engineering principles and techniques. This job requires strong analytical and technical abilities and demands fast, but carefully thought-out results. Strong leadership and control of the work process from beginning to end is necessary. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Ability to interpret system level requirements
• Responsible for the design, analysis, testing, and documentation of state-of-the-art Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA)
• Responsible for schematic design using Altium Designer
• Specifies highly optimized PCB stackups based on the latest low loss materials and glass styles
• Develops circuit, component, subsystem, and equipment interfaces and procurement specifications
• Designs digital, analog or radio frequency circuits, components, and subsystems
• Author of detailed and comprehensive electrical layout rules based on proven statistically significant empirical data
• Prepares design specifications, analyses and recommendations
• Performs circuit interconnection or subsystem prototype assembly
• Prepares design and operation objectives, specifications and resource needs
• Recommends test control, strategies, apparatus and equipment
• Supports the interfaces with customers, contractors and marketing vendors
• Evaluates vendor capabilities to provide required products or services
• Conducts in-house design reviews and technical meetings
• Prepares design proposal to reflect cost, schedule and technical approaches
• Monitors project status and progress
• Keeps abreast of improvements in electronic engineering techniques
• Support prototype construction, debug and tests
• Develop logic flowcharts and block diagrams
• May give work assignments and check work of technicians or design support personnel on a common project
• May provide technical direction and guidance to Design Engineers, Technicians, or Design Support personnel

Minimum Job Requirements

• Four-year college degree in Electrical Engineering, plus eight years of related experience, or an applicable Master’s degree with six years of related experience.
• Desired experience in designing, developing and testing hardware.
• Experience in creating, analyzing, and documenting system and subsystem designs.
• Ability to use personal computer software such as spreadsheets and word processing programs and requirement management database tools.
• Must be able to work under project deadlines and associated cost and schedule constraints.
• Must be eligible to obtain a DOD Security Clearance (current clearance desired).
• Must be willing to travel (10%).

Cubic Pay Range

$148,000.00 - $190,000.00 + benefits.

Worker Type

Employee

Inclusive Workplace

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.

Benefits

• medical
• dental and vision insurance
• company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks)
• life insurance options
• critical illness and accident coverages
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• a pre-paid legal plan
• travel accident insurance
• an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account
• up to six weeks of paid parental leave
• a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match
• backup childcare
• pet care
• pet insurance
• virtual tutoring
• tuition reimbursement program

Company Commitment

Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD).

Global Presence

With a presence in over 60 countries and more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Cubic is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer. We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law.

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