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General Atomics · 20 hours ago

Electrical Engineer

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$98K/yr - $171K/yr

4+ years exp

General Atomics (GA) is a leading resource for high-technology systems development. They are hiring an Electrical Engineer to support the Electrical Engineering sustainment team in resolving advanced technical issues and ensuring design requirements are met.

EnergyEnergy EfficiencyManufacturingWireless

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Evaluate, interpret and resolve systems engineering problems to meet the design requirements

Develops innovative but practical solutions to advance technical problems in engineering

Address complex and difficult technical and manufacturing issues during the build of EMALS and AAG systems and sub-systems

Create, re-draw and update drawings utilizing engineering change process and tools

Participates in the internal and external technical project/program reviews including preliminary and critical/detailed design reviews to ensure they meet defined product requirements

Prepares and reviews documented design inputs for electrical design, as well as identify obsolescence required in support of the continuous operation of EMALS and AAG systems

Troubleshoots conflicting design/development requirements, difficult coordination requirements, and special material requirements

Reviews requirement matrix and/or statement of work to generate basis of estimates in support of customer proposals

Generates plan and procedures for systems qualification testing, as well as factory acceptance testing, utilizing engineering and scientific principles

Presents report(s) at engineering meetings, participate in program reviews and consults on problems

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringCircuit DesignFPGA DesignEmbedded SystemsMIL-STD SpecificationsTest ProceduresAnalog/Digital PCB DesignECAD SoftwareTest Software DevelopmentMS Office ProficiencyCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

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; six or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, four or more years of experience with a masters degree, or two or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education

Work directly with a Team Lead and associated Electrical Engineers on a given project

Support electrical designs from conception, analysis, and manufacturing, through to operational test and deployment

Provide design support and guidance in various aspects of Electronics System Development

Be familiar with MIL-STD specifications for electronics component development

Design and generate electrical component and lab instrumentation test system designs

Develop detailed test verification procedures and acceptance test procedure

Develop and test various digital/analog sensor emulation systems

Perform electrical evaluation/selection of instrumentation and components to resolve system and design obsolescence issues

Troubleshoot and repair existing systems and/or sub-system to determine the root cause of the issue and provide engineering recommendation

Conduct analog and digital printed circuit board design for various application needs

Develop test software modules to perform specific tests

Work with eCAD designer to develop printed circuit board designs package

Prior experience in electrical design change process including Engineering Change Notification (ECN) process and other configuration management tools

Prior experience with circuit design of analog PCB, digital PCB, and power PCB

Prior experience with electrical schematic entry, printed circuit board layout, parts selection and Bill on Material update

Prior experience with FPGA circuitry design and coding in associated VHDL development environments (Xilinx FPGA using VIVADO tool)

Prior experience with controller circuitry design, controller sensors, Data acquisition system and associated embedded software development environments

Preferred

Hands on experience in the design, build, and test of embedded systems

Prior experience with circuit simulation tools such as Pspice, OrCAD, Multisim etc

Experience in the hardware design of embedded systems (microcontrollers, FPGAs, sensor interfaces, I2C/SPI buses, UARTS, etc.)

Prior experience with Generators, electronic load banks/power banks, high voltage power supplies, power analyzers

Prior experience with MIL-STD Specification, standards and processes

Familiarity with data interface protocols and associated hardware such as Ethernet, RS232, RS422, RS485, Fiber Optics, etc

Prior experience with design and testing cable harnesses, design and testing of analog instrumentation systems and design and testing of power supply

Prior experience with test hardware such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, logic analyzers, function generators, electronic load banks, power supplies, power analyzers

Prior experience in design and test of analog instrumentation systems

Project based experience designing, building, testing, and troubleshooting power distribution electronics, other electrical hardware (requirements definition, system modeling and simulation; circuit analysis; PCB design, fabrication, and assembly; harness design and fabrication; requirements verification)

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, logistics, quality assurance, configuration management and software engineers

Proficient in MS Office programs, particularly MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneDrive and Outlook

Excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to work in a team environment

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance is required