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AeroVironmentPosted 1 month ago

Lead Electrical Engineer - Space Technologies

$100,500–$153,250 year

On-siteAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Full TimeSenior LevelMasters DegreeLarge

Job Summary

Design custom high-speed digital electronics using ADCs, DACs, FPGAs, and processors, while conducting analysis of analog circuits for low-noise signal conditioning and power amplifiers. Provide expertise to product development and R&D efforts by collaborating with peers to refine designs and analyses within defined time and budget constraints. Work within a broad-disciplined program team to support electronics manufacturing and test, including developing design and verification documentation and special test equipment. Derive sub-assembly requirements from system-level specifications and define test methodologies to ensure high reliability for space-qualified hardware.

Required Qualifications

  • Master's degree in electrical engineering with minimum 8 years of experience or a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with a minimum of 10 years of experience
  • Experience in design, analysis, integration, and test of custom electronics
  • Proficiency in electrical design software and simulation tools (such as Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, HyperLynx, and MS Office)
  • Ability to conduct circuit analysis and simulation to optimize performance and reliability
  • Understanding of space qualification standards and requirements
  • Experience designing custom electronics for space products
  • Experience designing to a defined requirements
  • Experience with analysis necessary for high reliability space electronics hardware (Electrical stress analysis, worst case circuit analysis, and reliability analysis)
  • Experience producing PCB layouts
  • Experience and understanding of PCB manufacturing and assembly processes
  • Understanding of relevant IPC standards needed for electrical design and fabrication
  • Experience developing and conducting testing of complex electronic sub-assemblies along with design of special test equipment (STE)
  • Experience deriving sub-assembly requirements from higher-level, flowed down, system requirements and defining test methodologies
  • Experience developing design & verification documentation (Interface Control Document/Drawings (ICD), Design Description Document (DDD), Test Plan, Test Procedures, Test Reports, etc.)
  • Written and verbal communication skills necessary to present designs to internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to complete assigned work within a defined timeline and budget
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance
  • US Citizenship

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