Electrical Design Engineer

• Collaborate with senior engineers in the design (schematic, PCB layout, FPGA logic, software), production, and testing of flight hardware and electronics for space camera systems.
• Design high reliability flight electronics from block diagram-level initial architecting to final PCB assembly using Altium Designer.
• Interface with and provide engineering support to production and design personnel.
• Create system architectures to meet top-level mission objectives and specific interface, packaging and performance requirements.
• Perform design analysis and validation, including analog and digital simulation, power and signal integrity, radiation effects analysis, worst-case analysis, parts stress analysis, digital timing analysis, power estimation, and reliability prediction.
• Evaluate and select radiation-tolerant components.
• Specify PCB stack-ups and place and route PCBs.
• Develop and execute component and sub-circuit testing.
• Prepare detailed technical reports of test findings and provide recommendations for needed modifications to correct problems.
• Test finished products in order to guarantee quality and verify system capabilities satisfy customer requirements and specifications.
• Support design, fabrication, and assembly of ground support equipment and test fixtures.
• Establish procedures for ongoing quality control testing as part of the regular production process.
• Interface with suppliers regarding materials, components and services procurement. 
• Study information from and meet with suppliers regarding materials, components and services procurement.  Evaluate vendor capabilities to provide required products or services. 
• Prior to entering assembly, test, storage or development areas within the Camera Systems Group unescorted, receive initial and ongoing annual training in the fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).

• Travel to customers and/or vendors as required in support of radiation testing.
• Perform other duties as required or requested which may become essential to this position.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong analytical and practical skills in low-noise analog circuit design, power system design, and control system compensation/stability.
• Self-motivated and able to respond well to fast changes of requirements or priorities.
• Experience writing technical documents and proficiency in using typical office software; including database, flowcharts, project schedulers, and spreadsheets.
• Strong written and verbal skills from both business and technical perspectives.
• Must be able to work independently or on a team.
• Ability to understand, communicate and apply new concepts, standards, techniques and methods in hardware engineering, design production and testing.
• Ability to work under tight time constraints and changing requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly.

Department: Camera Systems Group
This is a non-management position
This is a full time position
Pay Range: $125,000 - $140,000