Senior Electrical Engineer

Leonardo DRS; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

9/80 schedule

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Leonardo DRS’s Electro Optical Infrared Systems (EOIS) in Melbourne, FL seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead development of high‑performance digital processing electronics for defense applications, centered on FPGA and SoC architectures, digital interfaces, and power designs. You will guide design from concept to production, mentor teammates, and collaborate with customers and suppliers.

A Bachelor's in electrical or computer engineering and 8+ years’ experience are required; US

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering required.
• 8+ years of experience in electrical or computer engineering required.
• Experience with digital electronics, FPGAs, SOCs, high-speed transceivers and power supplies preferred.
• Familiarity with CAD tools and PCB design practices is expected.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify and analyze high-performance digital processing electronics centered on FPGA and SOC.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions in new designs or existing products and implement fixes.
• Review customer specs and develop designs that meet requirements and cost targets.
• Collaborate with suppliers and interface with customers as needed.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers and contribute to proposals.

Skills

Electrical engineering

FPGA/SoC design

High-speed interfaces

Circuit debugging

Microcontrollers

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Cadence/Allegro

Job description

The Electro Optical InfraredSystems (EOIS) line of business within DRS has locations in Dallas and Austin, TX, Melbourne, FL, and Cypress, CA.EOIS develops, manufactures, and supports infrared and electro-optical solutions for soldiers, ground vehicles and airborneplatforms.We offer an exciting and challenging work environment, a competitive salary and benefits package, and a business culture that rewards performance.

Employing the world’s brightest. Supporting the world’s bravest.

Job description:

Job ID:114831
Location: Melbourne FL
Schedule: 9/80

The Electro Optical InfraredSystems (EOIS) line of business within DRS has locations in Dallas and Austin, TX, Melbourne, FL, and Cypress, CA.EOIS develops, manufactures, and supports infrared and electro-optical solutions for soldiers, ground vehicles and airborneplatforms.We offer an exciting and challenging work environment, a competitive salary and benefits package, and a business culture that rewards performance.

Employing the world’s brightest. Supporting the world’s bravest.

Job Summary

Join Leonardo DRS as a Senior Electrical Engineer and play a key role in developing advanced high-performance digital processing electronics for mission-critical defense applications. In this role, you’ll lead the design, development, testing, and troubleshooting of complex electronic systems centered around FPGAs, SoCs, digital interfaces, and power architectures. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, mentoring others, and driving innovative designs from concept through production.

Job Responsibilities

• Involved with the design, development, modification and analysis of various electronics systems. This will primarily consist of high-performance digital processing electronics centralized around FPGA’s and SOC’s but may also include digital power supply design, interface design, and cable interconnect.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions in new design or existing products or systems and make modifications as needed.
• Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems
• Review customer specifications and requirements, and under direction, develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
• Drive the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required
• Participate in preparation of proposals
• Provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel
• Lead and direct the work of others as assigned
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings
• Lead less-experienced engineers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering with a minimum of 8 years of experience
• Fluency in technologies and application domain
• Cadence/Allegro Tool Experience (Or equivalent)
• Design experience with digital electronics, microcontrollers, FPGAs, high-speed DRAM, and Point-Of-Load power supplies.
• Work experience with high-speed transceivers, high speed video interfaces, USB, UART, SPI, I2C
• Experienced at circuit-level debugging/troubleshooting
• Experience constraining and reviewing electrical in support of circuit-card layouts.

U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.
*Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.