Electronics Design Engineer

About the role

Silvus Technologies, a leading provider of advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, is seeking an Electronics Design Engineer to join the Hardware Engineering team. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of Silvus’ MANET radios and other advanced R&D projects with an emphasis on Electronics Hardware/PCBA design.

Responsibilities

• Component selection, schematic capture and PCB design of multi-layer PCBs (4-12 layers).
• Create wiring diagrams for radio wiring harnesses.
• Validate that new PCB and harness designs meet design requirements.
• Follow best practices to achieve successful mixed signal PCB and harness design.
• Define PCB stack up, materials, and design rules to meet performance requirements and manufacturing feasibility.
• Perform hardware bring-up, test, and root cause analysis on the bench, using common lab equipment.
• Work with PCB Designers, Software, FPGA, and RF teams for system-level implementation.
• Ensure designs do not produce EMI and are well isolated in high EMI environments.
• Perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related field.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in multi-layer PCB design.
• Experience implementing digital communication peripherals at a hardware level, such as USB 2.0, Ethernet, I2C, and RS232.
• Strong familiarity with test equipment such as DMM, bench top supply, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer.
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen, or U.S. Permanent Resident) due to clients under U.S. federal contracts.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

Preferred Knowledge Skills And Abilities

• Experience with Altium Designer.
• Competency with simulation tools for high speed digital design and power supply design.
• Proven experience with Xilinx FPGAs, SoCs and the Vivado IDE.
• Experience with audio or video codecs.
• Knowledge of compliance standards such as FCC, CE Mark and MIL-STD-461.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, and/or C.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Problem-solving, data analysis, deductive reasoning, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Office environment.
• Occasional exposure to heat, cold, and allergens while performing tests or demonstrations in the field.
• Lift equipment up to 20 lbs. for the set-up of demonstrations and testing.
• Perform bending and reaching movements to place items on lower and higher shelves.
• Kneel or squat to access lower shelves.
• Walk/Move in the labs.

Compensation

$100,000 - $130,000 / annually

Travel Requirements

Under 10%

Relocation Provided

Domestic

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes