Title:  Specialist, Electrical Power Design Engineer - Plano - Secret

Job Title:  Specialist, Electrical Engineering - Digital Power Design - Secret
Job Code: 27550
Job Location:  Plano, TX
Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)
Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants

Essential Functions: 

• Requirements analysis, specification generation, interface definition, component selection, circuit simulation, schematic capture, and board layout
• Capable of designing with complex components including both high performance and conventional data converters, memory, FPGAs, processors, op amps, and logic devices
• Oversee layout activities for high layer count, high speed signaling, and complex via structure (including blind, buried and micro vias) for PCBs or flex cables
• Interact with software and FPGA engineers to test and troubleshoot electrical circuits and interfaces of the CCAs
• Design product support test hardware including breakout boards and interface cable fixtures
• Identify high risk circuits functions to simulate and prototype/breadboard before creation of full design
• Develop test plans and procedures for digital subsystems and all relevant documentation for design description and requirements
• Participate and present in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs and other required design reviews
• Participate in risk assessment and develop mitigation strategies
• Interface with interdisciplinary design teams and reviews
• Schedule, cost, and technical responsibility at the board or sub-circuit level
• Learn and follow company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, etc.
  
  

Qualifications:

• U.S. citizen
• Active DoD clearance with current 6 year update desired
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience or a Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related electrical engineering power design experience.
• Two years of DOD design and development experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Ability to perform detailed circuit analysis.
• Understanding of appropriate board materials and general board layout techniques 
• Familiarity with board layout targeting high speed circuits with advance via structures
• Use of ECAD tools to generate a complete schematic
• Familiarity with Simplis or Hyperlynx power simulation tools
• Experience in broadly based design, simulation and test experience with digital circuits and systems
• Conversant with the following technologies:
  • Multi-gigabit SerDes
  • Maximum throughput DDR
  • Advanced processors
  • Advanced FPGAs
  • I2C, SPI
• Product design experience with repetitive production applications
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Experience with basic digital test equipment including oscilloscopes, bus analyzers, signal generator, and power meters
• Proficiency in python scripting
• Background in in Design for Test, Design for Manufacturing, and/or Design to Cost