Principal Electrical Engineer

Vertex Aerospace LLC; Indianapolis, Indiana, Christiansted (IN, PA, United States Virgin Islands); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to support critical product sustainment initiatives. This role involves hands-on troubleshooting, engineering support for manufacturing, and leading efforts to address obsolete components. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in RF design, electrical analysis, and a strong background in engineering design principles. Join this innovative team to make a significant impact on vital projects that support our nation's defense systems. If you are passionate about engineering and eager to contribute to meaningful work, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Healthcare Coverage

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Benefits

Wellness Programs

Paid Time Off

Learning and Development Resources

Employee Assistance Resources

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in electrical engineering design and development.
• Strong understanding of RF design principles and electrical design analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform troubleshooting of customer hardware and support testing.
• Lead efforts to source and design replacement parts for obsolete items.

Skills

Engineering Design

RF Design Principles

Electrical Design Analysis

FPGA HDL Design

Embedded Microprocessor Design

Technical Documentation

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree (Preferred)

Tools

Electrical Engineering Design Tools

Job description

Description

Job Description:

V2X seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to support a critical product sustainment program. The Engineer would perform hands-on troubleshooting of failed hardware returned from our customer, establish requirements to address obsolete subsystems and components, perform trade studies on commercially available replacement parts, lead functional test efforts to quality new item use, and support the Chief Engineer and program leads on all technical sustainment initiatives.

The product in question contains power supplies with filtering, analog receivers and transmitters, processors, FPGAs, RF switching, antennas, and digital communications interfaces including MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-1553, and RS-170 interface. The successful candidate must have significant background in these areas, or demonstrate sufficient aptitude to quickly come up to speed where needed. As required, the Electrical Engineer will lead/perform the following tasks:

• Perform test and troubleshooting of customer hardware. Support may include travel to FMS customer sites.


• Support program ERBs/CCBs as lead EE for the system


• Provide engineering support to manufacturing personnel during build/repair activities


• Participate in test equipment updates and modifications


• Support Government certification of test equipment modifications


• Lead efforts to source and/or design replacement parts for obsolete or near obsolete items

Security Clearance & Other Requirements: This position requires the ability to access systems that contain information restricted to US Citizens based on certain Federal Government contractual requirements. A current Secret clearance is highly desired. Ability to obtain a Secret clearance is required.

Required Skills:

• Six or more years of relevant work experience with engineering design or development


• Demonstrated understanding of RF design principles


• Experience performing electrical design analysis and test for RF, analog, and digital signal processing, including:


• RS170 video


• Power supplies


• FPGA HDL design


• Embedded microprocessor design


• Experience documenting functional specification requirements


• Experience with electrical engineering design tools (schematic capture, simulation, etc.)


• Experience drafting technical documentation including Subsystem specifications, Modification drawings, Test Plans, and Test Reports


• Experience performing integration, test, and qualification in support of ECP implementation


• Ability to work within an IPT that includes engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality assurance and other disciplines


• Sound ethical values built upon trust, respect and 'doing the right thing'


• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities


• Experience with Microsoft Office suite of tools


• Must be a US Citizen with ability to obtain a DoD Secret level clearance

Desired Skills:

• Defense (DOD) program management or Integrated Product Team (IPT) experience


• Experience with Z80 and Z8000 microprocessors


• Experience planning ECPs


• Experience in Frequency Modulated and Phase Modulated RF circuit design concepts


• Experience on DoD Internal Research and Development (IRAD, Customer Research and Development (CRAD), Technical Demonstration (TD), System Development and Demonstration (SDD) or Engineering, Manufacturing, & Development (EMD) Programs


• Experience with weapon systems or special mission military platforms, architectures, capabilities, customers, and/or missions


• Experience with DoD development process


• Candidate has a current security clearance at the Secret level

Education Requirements:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field and 8+ years of related work experience. Master's degree preferred

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  • Wellness programs
  
  
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  • Learning and Development resources
  
  
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• Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

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