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Leonardo DRS · 1 month ago

Senior Principal Digital Design Engineer

Frederick, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Leonardo DRS is a global leader in defense and intelligence products, dedicated to protecting national security. They are seeking a Senior Principal Digital Design Engineer to lead FPGA design and verification activities, mentor engineers, and support new business development efforts.

AerospaceCyber SecurityInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyMarine TechnologyNational SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurityTechnical SupportTraining

Hiring Manager

Suzy Turnpaugh

Responsibilities

Involved in FPGA Design, System Simulation, Synthesis, Resource and Power Utilization analysis, Place and Route, Timing analysis, Verification, and Integration activities. Generate and execute constraint driven synthesis and timing closure techniques

May also be involved with design, build, and test of cutting-edge devices containing both digital and optical hardware. Contribute to digital hardware requirements analysis, definition, and management. Conduct functional analysis, performance analysis (e.g. signal integrity, power, etc.), interface analysis and definition for the design, integration, and verification of digital components, equipment, and systems

Responsible for driving technology and completion of activity on time and budget

Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems, or subsystems

Ability to complete a technical project independently

Mentor and coach other engineers

Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable

Ability to lead major problem resolution efforts and support regaining or attaining customer partner status

Be a key member of the new business capture team

Provide budget, cost, and schedule input for design assignments

Document component and subsystem specifications and material requirements

Analyze designs as necessary. Responsible for higher-level product line architecture and providing guidance and oversight to multiple development teams working on different products or technologies to ensure the technologies interoperate or connect to each other appropriately

Attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings

Actively support pursuit of new business by developing and presenting new concepts, technologies, or applications as part of Business Development and Program Management team

Develop trusted engineering contacts with the customer. Become a part of the customer’s design team, looking out for their best interests

Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems, and services

Support the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements

Develop prototypes to retire key development risks

Communicate clearly (written and oral) with manufacturing, supply chain, program management and the customer as required

Participate heavily in preparation of the more complex and significant proposals

Provide technical expertise and assistance to other engineers and support personnel

Interact with technical management, other professionals, technicians, and support personnel to coordinate, recommend, and confer regarding technical activities and progress

May mentor and coach the work of others as assigned

Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization

Attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings

Mentor and coach less-experienced engineers

Qualification

FPGA DesignSystem SimulationSynthesisTiming AnalysisDigital Hardware DesignProblem ResolutionEngineering MentorshipBudget ManagementTechnical Communication