Electrical Engineer III

Are you ready to unleash your technical creativity? Dream, Innovate, Inspire and Empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination! Electrical engineers at Sierra Nevada Corporation research, design, develop, test, certify, deploy and improve cutting edge products and services. These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. You'll conceptualize and design new products and processes throughout the product lifecycle from analog and digital electronic circuit card assemblies to fully integrated systems.

We are seeking an Engineer III with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Engineering field. In this challenging, fast-paced environment, you'll have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and experience to architect, design and create the most groundbreaking aerospace and defense technologies - those that exist today and those that will shape tomorrow.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber. [https://www.sncorp.com/company/business-areas/>

Responsibilities:

• Design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuitry to meet customer's requirements
• Provide in-depth circuit analysis, and present it for review
• Build circuit schematics and harnessing diagrams
• Provide guidance for component placement and layout - Write test plans for circuit card assemblies
• Conduct circuit card assembly testing and integration
• Troubleshoot circuit card assemblies using various test equipment (DMMs, digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, waveform generators, power supplies, etc.)
• Contribute to the overall success of the project by working closely with other team members throughout the design and integration process

Must-haves:

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or other related discipline and typically 6+ years of relevant experience
• Solid knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Direct experience in digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit design
• Direct experience with schematic capture and circuit layout tools
• Solid understanding of Computer Aided Engineering tools
• Experience working as a part of a multi-disciplinary design and development team
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S Security Clearance or higher security clearance is required

Preferred:

• Experience composing and analyzing Electrical Load Analysis (ELA), circuit modeling, simulation, and analysis
• Knowledge of industry-standard electrical design principles, to include, but not limited to model-based definition, electrical component selection, manufacturing, and production processes
• Familiarity with Electro Magnetic Effects (EME) to include, Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI)
• Experience with circuit simulation tools such as LT Spice, PowerCAD, etc.
• Experience with MATLAB
• Experience with programmable logic design using VHDL
• Experience with power supply and filter design
• Knowledge of IPC standards - Knowledge of DO-254 requirements-based design and verification as it applies to FPGA design
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-704 and MIL-STD-461 standards
• Experience with configuration management tools, and the ECR/ECN process
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.