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Photo-Sonics Inc Senior Electrical Design Engineer #488 in Chatsworth, California

DESCRIPTION:

The Senior Electrical Design Engineer will work closely with the Technical Director to design and upgrade electro-mechanical and optical systems. This position works with a cross-functional engineering team for all mechanical design engineering development and test activities.

RESPONSIBILITES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

  • Develop electrical subsystem requirements from system level requirements
  • Design and develop electrical subsystem from concept through delivery
  • Develop analog and digital circuit designs and interfaces for PCB layout
  • Perform circuit simulations and analysis
  • Lead and mentor electrical engineers on projects
  • Work with other engineering disciples (systems, mechanical, software) on design, integration and test
  • Lead, define/develop electrical design processes and conduct electrical hardware/firmware design reviews
  • Lead, define/develop design verification test (DVT) plans/procedures and conduct DVTs to confirm product design integrity
  • Develop, prototype, troubleshoot, test, validate, and document electronic designs to meet system specifications and customer requirements
  • Select and evaluate electronic hardware and components, and act as liaison between supply chain, design, and manufacturing
  • Support program technical interchange meetings (TIMs), design reviews and customer status meetings/questions
  • Perform system analyses and calculate power budgets for electrical and electronic systems
  • Create engineering drawings (schematics, wiring diagrams, cable drawings, system diagrams), hardware manuals, specifications, test procedures
  • Support in-house system integration, testing and range integration testing (system/network/operational software)
  • Facilitate and manage internal design reviews with engineering team (mechanical, electrical, system/software)
  • Manage design development (hardware/system/software) lifecycle process
  • Other duties and projects as assigned by management

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Position requires Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with minimum of 10 years of engineering and design/development experience
  • Master's degree in engineering a plus
  • May require domestic traveling to customer site and test sites
  • Proficiency with OrCAD or Altium, AutoCAD, and Solid Works
  • Knowledge or experienced with FPGA programming Xilinx or Microsemi chip sets
  • Experience with analog and digital video signals and standards
  • In-depth knowledge of electrical and electronic standards, both commercial and military
  • Knowledge and experienced in the application and adaptation of Commercial-Off-the Shelf (COTS) products to meet government system requirements.
  • Excellent presentation and communication (written and verbal) skills
  • Preferred experience in servo control methods, electro optical system performance modeling, design and testing; as well as designing, using, procuring or analyzing visible and infrared focal planes or detectors.
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
  • Knowledge or experienced with the following systems will be considered a plus:

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``` - Optical Tracking, Radar, or Telemetry systems - Knowledge of Optics - Knowledge or experienced with gimbles, inertial measurement units, guidance systems - Cameras and optical sensors

Physical requirements: Position requires ability to lift (15 lbs.), stand, walk for long periods of time. Position may require some climbing.

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