Principal Electrical Engineer 3 – (EGSE)

Job Duties

• Work with a system electrical engineering team to perform analysis, design, and test of complex “system level” designs with a focus on the electrical ground support equipment and test support equipment for the launch vehicle.
• Prepare and present electrical engineering materials for Requirements and Design Reviews.
• Apply electrical engineering principles to adapt or improve upon heritage features from previous successful designs of a similar nature.
• Participate actively and contribute positively while supporting team decisions and goals.
• Provide quality internal and external customer service.
• Constantly seek new sources of information and provide necessary information to meet customer needs.
• Escalate when required.
• Derive requirements through various sources of documentation and design meetings.
• Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs.
• Lead trade studies for both internal projects and procured equipment.
• Ensure safety as a top priority throughout the role.
• Perform formal peer reviews of simple engineering designs or analyses for less experienced engineers.
• Complete day-to-day activities without oversight of senior engineers.

Job Responsibilities

• Broad understanding and application of company electrical engineering technical standards.
• Broad technical expertise and working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Prepares and presents electrical engineering materials for Requirements and Design Reviews.
• Applies electrical engineering principles to adapt or improve upon heritage features from previous successful designs of a similar nature.
• Participates actively and contributes positively while supporting team decisions and goals.
• Provides quality internal and external customer service.
• Escalates when required.
• Derives requirements through multiple sources of documentation and design meetings.
• Evaluates uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs.
• Participates in trade studies for both internal projects and procured equipment.
• Ensures safety as a top priority throughout the role.
• Performs formal peer reviews of simple engineering designs or analyses for less experienced engineers.
• Completes day-to-day activities with no oversight of senior engineers.

Desired Experience

• Design, test, and/or integration and deployment of electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) or test support equipment (TSE).
• Design, test, programming, and/or integration and deployment of automated test equipment (ATE).
• Testing of avionics, electronic components, or electrical systems using purpose designed test equipment.
• Burndown of nonconformances and/or root cause failure analysis of electronic systems.
• Release of engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures.
• Leading teams or personnel in the execution of test procedures.
• Leading teams or personnel in the design of electronic equipment.
• Management or tracking of projects through a product life cycle.
• Supporting manufacturing engineering during the production of test equipment products.
• Experience with telemetry systems including decoms and chapter 10 recorders.
• Development or support of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) or other integrations labs.
• Problem solving not only for technical issues, but also for schedule, cost, resource and other project challenges.
• Mentoring and cross-training team members across a diverse set of technologies and equipment architectures used to meet customer requirements.
• Knowledgeable with the use of basic test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, and electronic loads.
• Broad or high-level circuit design and analysis.
• Experience with classified test systems or systems subject to cyber security policies.

Basic Qualifications

• Requires 5 years with a Bachelor’s in Engineering or 3 years with a Master’s in Engineering.
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret Clearance at time of application.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance at time of application.
• Proficient knowledge of electrical engineering principles.
• Design, test, or integration experience with EGSE or similar equipment.
• Experience with processes applicable to operating EGSE in secure environments.

Primary Level Salary Range

Annual Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00