SENIOR DIGITAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

7 days ago


Laurel, United States Antenna Research Associates Inc Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Our Company

ARA is a leading C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests and installs innovative technologies that provide the national security community with unparalleled situational awareness, threat detection, and communications capabilities.

Our disruptive, integrated solutions, assemblies and subsystems rise to the challenging demands of discerning, mission-critical customers.

We leverage our capabilities to meet and exceed the requirements of our customers and empower them to remain ahead of evolving threats and complexities in a dynamic security landscape.

Job Summary

ARA is always interested in highly motivated Senior Digital Controls Electrical Engineers for its Antenna Positioner products business. ARA has a wide variety of antenna positioner products used for RADAR, SATCOM, and EW systems. Ideal candidates would have extensive experience in electronic and electro-mechanical hardware, especially in design and implementation of control systems.

Essential Functions

  • Developing Electronic Hardware control systems for Antenna positioner products
  • Developing top level test bench for simulating and verifying design architecture.
  • Writing digital design drawings/specifications/ICDs.
  • Post-design support and troubleshooting using digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic/spectrum analyzers and other test equipment.
  • Designing and implementing algorithms for control systems.

Position Qualifications

Competency Statement(s)

  • Adaptability - Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities.
  • Communication - Ability to clearly communicate and interact with others.
  • Decision Making - Able to reach a decision, takes thoughtful approach when considering options, seeks input from others, makes difficult decisions.
  • Employee Management - Defines responsibilities, motivates employees, delegates well.
  • Ethics - Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality.
  • Initiative - Ability to take on task before being asked.
  • Leadership - Provides strong leadership, sets a good example, skilled decision maker, motivator, and encourager.
  • Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
  • Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve products/services.

Skills and Abilities

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

  • Schematic generation for board, chassis and system level hardware including component selection and circuit analysis.
  • Experience transitioning design ideas to product offerings including product maturation and design for manufacturability.
  • Proficient at analyzing test results and relating them to design characteristics and manufacturing methods.
  • Proficient at C/C++ programming and communications protocols such as BLE, I2C, UART, CAN bus.
  • Proven track record designing, testing, and optimizing electronics and software/firmware for control systems.
  • Experience with designing 2 and 3 Axis controls for robots or antenna positioners.
  • Experience with version control tools and methods.
  • Minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience.

Desired Skills

  • Digital hardware and software/firmware experience to MCUs (ARM), and SoC devices and their use in embedded systems.
  • Designs using SPI protocols.
  • Experience interfacing with IMU or accelerometer MEMS sensor.
  • Working knowledge of ModelSim or equivalent simulation tool for design verification testing
  • Printed Circuit Board Assembly design and layout
  • Experience with interfacing with highspeed ADC/DACs
  • Experience with sensors (RTD, current shunts, fuse detection), high-voltage or high-current switching, opto-isolation, limit switches, linear actuators.
  • Experience with servo-controllers, brushless motors, and three-phase wiring.
  • Facility with specifying wire gauges, lug terminals, terminal blocks, mil-spec connectors, and crimping for chassis layouts.

Education

  • Electrical Engineering related field BS or higher

Antenna Research Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran




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