Hardware Design Electrical Engineer

General Atomics Systems Integration, LLC (GA-SI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a provider of military and commercial engineering services. GA-SI is a leading-edge expert in systems integration technologies, reliability improvements, and controls system design.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Electrical Engineer (EE) to join our Electrical Systems team located in Kaysville Utah. We are looking for someone with experience in Embedded Controls designing high speed processing and digital electronic Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) for Electronic Solutions within an aerospace environment to certification industry standards. This person will work in a team environment supporting electronic hardware development for embedded real time aerospace controllers.

Under general supervision with limited review, this position within a team or independently determines approaches/solutions for the hardware design, development and/or modification for specific programs or projects with commercial and military aviation aircraft utilizing embedded control platforms.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Design complex Circuit Card Assembly (CCA), including supporting system trades, developing hardware module requirements derived from system requirements, developing architectures, completing design, analysis, and testing in an engineering laboratory setting.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team members of systems, hardware, and software engineers.
• Performs electrical hardware box level design and Printed Board Assembly (PBA) level requirements development, preliminary and detailed design, design verification, and qualification spanning a high mix of moderately to high complexity defense and space products and systems.
• Designs for modern processing technologies and architectures including micro-processors and FPGAs, flash memories, high speed physical communication and interconnects, and interfaces to motor control and sensors.
• Ensures designs are developed meeting the industry standards using DO-254, and environmental/EMI/EMC of RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD 461, MIL STD-810.
• Utilizes design tools such as Mentor Graphics Design Tools, Altium Designer, Mathcad, MS Excel, and LTSpice with demonstrated experience designing, simulating and analyzing in support of achieving design requirements.
• Generates Printed Wiring Board (PWB) layout constraint guidelines, oversee the layout and fabrication of the design.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; four or more years of experience with a bachelors degree or two or more years of experience with a masters degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Must have understanding of electronic hardware development, principles, and theory and demonstrate understanding of analog and digital concepts.
• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment.
• Ability to organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level and to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
• Communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required enabling an effective interface with other departments and/or professionals, and capable of representing the electrical organization.
• Customer focused, formulates plans based on the development of innovative new designs in resolving software development problems.
• Must have strong communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team; and, lead a team of less experienced professional employees on semi-routine tasks.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Power Point).
• Aerospace industry standards experience a plus, ARP4754a, DO-254, requirements management and problem reporting tools.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Security Clearance is required.