Safran Defense & Space, Inc. · 13 hours ago
Senior Electrical Engineer
Bedford, NH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expSafran Defense & Space, Inc. is a leading U.S. aerospace company dedicated to supporting national defense and space missions. The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead and manage electrical engineering projects, overseeing design, development, and testing of electrical/electronic modules and sub-systems for defense and security applications.
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No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design lead responsibility from product concept to production support
Detail schematic design including power conditioning, signal integrity analysis and high-speed video data transfer
Contribute to or lead system architecture development
Define information necessary for external and internal customer presentations
Contribute to electrical product specification definition/verification
Define/direct/lead product specification conformance and validation testing, data collection, system integration, and debugging
Component placement and electrical layout for size/space claims of high-density PCBs
Generation of engineering documentation including schematic drawings, fabrication drawings, assembly drawings and BOMS
Assembly and test of prototype hardware
Analyze system requirements, capacity, cost, and customer needs to determine feasibility of project and develop system plan
Lead electrical design studies for total system optimization
Lead efforts for programmatic commitments
Tech lead on an electrical-centric programs
Design/support calibration activities
Function as subject matter expert in the area of electronics
Proactively set work schedules & track performance
Mentor less experienced engineers and interns
Other tasks as assigned
Qualification
Required
BSEE or equivalent with 8+ years of electronic HW development experience in an avionics/aerospace, defense or medical product environment
Exposure to analog and digital design with mixed signal interface and conversion circuit knowledge and the ability to specify components and/or sub-assemblies
Previous exposure to Electro-Optics, Digital Video Processing and High-Speed Communication Systems
Experience with power conversion for high efficiency, high reliability, battery-powered systems
Experience with high efficiency laser driver topologies covering CW and pulsed lasers
Experience with PCB layout, packaging, and test of low-noise, mixed-mode circuitry
Strong design debug and troubleshooting skills with solid hands-on lab experience using oscilloscopes, logic/spectrum analyzers and other test equipment
Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential
U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain security clearance is required
Solid verbal and written communication skills
Strong organization and presentation skills
Preferred
Familiarity with working in an ITAR environment
Proficient at soldering common surface mount components
Experience with high efficiency and high reliability power converters for battery-powered systems
Experience with high efficiency laser driver topologies for CW and pulsed lasers
Experience with Electro-Optics, Digital Video Processing, High Speed Communication Systems, Inertial Navigation and Position Sensing Systems, and/or EMI/EMC testing
Familiarity with Altium PCB design software
Familiarity with image sensor calibrations (thermal and/or visible)
Experience in designing battery powered systems
Experience with Digital video processing or High-Speed Communication Systems
Experience with FPGA firmware development
Experience in designing products for harsh military and commercial environments
Experience with MIL-STD-810 standard
Experience with MIL-STD-461 standard
Company
Safran Defense & Space, Inc.
U.S company providing top-notch solutions for Defense and Space applications.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
2025-10-13
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