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Coherent Corp. · 1 month ago

Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

141 Mt Bethel Road, Warren, NJ, 07059, US

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$134K/yr - $234K/yr

9+ years exp

Coherent Corp. is seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to lead the design of complex system circuit boards for the Aerospace and Defense industry. This role involves both system level and detailed circuit design, modeling, and simulation for laser-based products, while providing technical leadership to less experienced engineers.

AerospaceIndustrialMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingNavigationSemiconductor

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Drive the electrical architecture of system circuit boards to meet customer specifications

Lead the design of high-density multi-layer PCBAs from initial concept to completion

Execute circuit designs that utilize a high degree of E/O and O/E functions

Create schematic drawings/BOMs and monitor PCB layouts

Perform electrical simulations and power analysis

Support customer reviews required to pass design development gates

Execute the integration of electronics, FPGAs and software/firmware supporting all phases of testing

Develop test specifications and bring up work instructions for designs

Work with circuit layout subcontractors and board population subcontractors

Collaborate with cross-functional teams consisting of optical, mechanical and system engineers

Participates in writing proposals, providing cost and schedule estimates in support of new business

Provide technical advice to less experienced electrical engineers

Oversee work assignments across a small team of hardware engineers

Qualification

High density multi-layer PCBAsRF fundamentalsAnalog circuit designCircuit theoryMixed-signal designProgrammable logic devicesRF signal processingPCB layout toolsLeadership experienceTeam playerSelf-motivated

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical/electronic engineering with 15+ years of circuit design experience or Master's degree with 12+ years' experience, or Ph.D. with 9+ years' experience

Proven expertise in designing high density multi-layer PCBAs

Strong RF fundamentals and analog circuit design skills required

Strong background in circuit theory, control loops, high-speed DACs/ADCs, and mixed-signal design

Self-motivated, responsible, team player with leadership experience

Preferred

Design experience with switching power supplies, TEC controllers, laser diode drivers and photodetectors

Experience with programmable logic devices and control system circuit design

Background in RF signal processing and/or optical fiber system design

Experience with RF circuit board design for isolation with high-speed small signals and decoupling of high-speed digital lines for A/D and D/A circuits

Mixed Signal and matched 50/100 ohm microstrip and strip line design practice

Experience managing noise, jitter, crosstalk, signal integrity on PCB designs

Knowledge of circuit board thermal and EMI management

Use of schematic capture tools (Altium, Orcad) and simulators

Familiar with PCB layout browsers (Altium, PADS, Xpedition)

Experience with government defense design processes