Engineer VI

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 Staff Electrical Engineer (EE) to join our Electrical Systems team located in Kaysville Utah. This is an opportunity for a highly experienced engineer with extensive experience in development and design of advanced electrical hardware and power systems supporting aerospace, defense, and space applications.

This person exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives for the review, research, design, development, and solutions to advanced technical engineering challenges related to power systems and electronic hardware development of embedded real time systems. Working with significant technical independence, they will lead design activities spanning system architecture, requirements development, circuit design, analysis, testing, and qualification of complex Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) and Line Replaceable Units (LRUs).

They may function in an advisory or project leadership role providing direction to experienced professional staff. This position offers the opportunity to influence technical solutions from initial concept through final qualification and deployment.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES: 

• Leads the design and development of complex CCAs, including system trade studies, hardware requirements development, architecture definition, detailed design, analysis, and laboratory testing.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team members of systems, hardware, and software engineers.
• Performs electronic LRU level design and CCA level requirements development, preliminary and detailed design, design verification.
• Develops and validates electrical hardware designs to applicable aerospace, military, and industry standards, including DO-254, RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-461, and MIL-STD-810.
• Performs circuit simulation, electrical analysis, and design verification using tools such as Ansys Electronics Desktop, MATLAB, LTspice, and Microsoft Excel.
• Utilizes Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design tools such as Altium Designer.
• Generates PCB layout and oversees the fabrication of the design.
• Ensures engineering solutions meet program requirements, technical objectives, and applicable compliance and safety standards throughout the product lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to engineering staff while supporting project planning and execution.

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; twelve or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, ten or more years of experience with a masters degree, or seven or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Demonstrates a detailed and extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership.
• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with other departments, customers, government representatives, and/or professionals; the capability of representing the organization as a prime technical contact; and, the ability to provide leadership and guidance to less experienced professionals.
• Must be customer focused and able to work on a self- initiated basis or in a team environment and able to work extended hours and travel as required.
• Ability to organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases and determine the appropriate approach at the task level or at the project level and to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation, customer presentations, and design reviews.
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills, including the ability to guide engineering teams, mentor less experienced engineers, and coordinate technical activities across disciplines.
• Experience with requirements development, requirements management, design verification, and hardware qualification.
• Aerospace industry standards experience a plus, ARP4754a, DO-254, requirements management and problem reporting tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in ECAD Software, such as, Altium Designer (Preferred), Siemens PADS, or Cadence ORCAD.
• Ability to obtain and maintain and DoD Security Clearance is required.
• A Professional Engineering License, original work(s) published in professional engineering journals, invited to present one or more original works to an engineering symposium, and invited and/or participated on an engineering review panel are desirable.