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General Atomics · 10 hours ago

Senior Electrical Engineer, Printed Circuit Board Design

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$116K/yr - $209K/yr

10+ years exp

General Atomics is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development. They are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer who will be responsible for PCB and module designs in support of new air and ground-based radar products, working closely with various engineering teams to drive development and improve manufacturability.

EnergyEnergy EfficiencyManufacturingWireless

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, layout, and route digital, analog, and RF PCBs including component creation, circuit design, schematic capture, constraint setup, PCB stack up design, and design rule checking (DRC)

Model high-speed digital, analog, and RF paths including signal & power integrity analyses

Perform timing analyses on all speed-critical circuits such as signal and clock distributions

Lead design trade studies to ensure the best components, technologies, and innovations are used to meet performance, reliability, cost, and scalability requirements

Collaborate with the Hardware, Software, and Systems engineering teams to drive development of PCBs, subsystems and assemblies

Adhere to design for manufacturing (DFM) principles and work closely with the production team to improve both manufacturability and producibility

Perform bench-level board measurements and data collections

Represent the company at technical reviews, meetings and formal design reviews

Stay current with PCB industry innovations, developments and trends

Qualification

PCB DesignDigital Circuit DesignAnalog Circuit DesignRF Circuit DesignAltium PCB DesignerSPICESignal IntegrityPower IntegrityDFM PrinciplesMeasurement TechniquesCommunication SkillsDocumentation SkillsTeamwork

Required

Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; twelve or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, ten or more years of experience with a masters degree, or seven or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education

Demonstrates detailed and extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership

Proven experience designing and simulating digital, analog and RF circuits, subsystems, and assemblies using tools such as SPICE, PowerSI, PowerDC, ANSYS SiWave and HFSS

Strong working knowledge of circuit operations, routing techniques, signal & power integrity optimization, and DFM rules for PCB design and layout

Experience designing PCBs with Altium PCB Designer (or similar) including component and library creation, floor planning, board layout and PCB stack up design

Knowledge of FAB and SMT assembly technologies with a proven ability of applying the appropriate PCB manufacturing rules, DRCs, and material selection to meet product performance and manufacturing requirements

Proficient in measurement techniques and skilled in operating standard lab equipment including multimeters, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and other essential tools for circuit correlation, testing, and analysis

Must possess the ability to understand new concepts, components, and technologies and apply them accurately throughout a fast-paced, R&D environment

Must have strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with other departments, customers, government representatives, and/or professionals

Must have strong documentation skills to ensure all requirements, test plans, and design details are adequately captured

Must be customer focused and able to work on a self-initiated basis or in a team environment

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance required