Sr Principal Hardware Design Engineer (Onsite)

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to join the Computing Products Department within the Displays, Controls, Computing & Networking Engineering (DCCN) directorate. This department is responsible for the development and sustainment of state-of-the-art avionics hardware products including ruggedized mission computers, video processing modules, and network products used in commercial and military aircraft platforms. This role is onsite, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This role supports all phases of the hardware development lifecycle—program pursuit, design, integration, verification, and factory transition and will play a key part in development of the computing modules product line and our air vehicle computers. The selected candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including Systems, Software, Mechanical, Environmental Effects, Manufacturing/Operations, and Design-to-Cost teams, to ensure all product requirements are successfully achieved.

Responsibilities

• Lead LRU Development through all phases of design cycle
• Design and analyze Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) for Avionics Computers (Processors, Memory, interfaces)
• Work with lab equipment for integration testing of hardware designs
• Schematic capture of complex digital/analog mixed signal electrical circuit designs
• Oversight of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout
• Design to Cost (DTC), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT)
• Mentoring and delegating tasks to less experienced engineers
• Lead EMI and ENV qualification efforts of complex Line Replaceable Units (LRU)

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Security clearance: None/Not Required
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
• Hands-on troubleshooting experience
• Experience with Avionics I/O (Ethernet, ARINC 429, MIL-STD 1553, PCIe)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and independently on assigned tasks
• Demonstrated ability to lead root cause analysis and drive corrective actions

Qualifications

• Experience in the Defense or Aerospace industry
• EMI/EMC, lighting protection circuits and testing concepts and design
• Demonstrated use of software tools for electrical circuit simulation and/or Printed