Trident · 6 hours ago
Senior Electrical Engineer
Fairfax, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expTrident Systems is a company focused on innovative space-based electronic systems, supporting various defense and civil space customers. The Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, integration, and testing of advanced mixed-signal embedded hardware for space and defense applications, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-performance solutions.
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Responsibilities
Leads efforts to design, implement and test mixed-signal Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and Printed Circuit Assembly (PCA), utilizing High Density Interconnect (HDI) and high-speed (> 1 GHz) components/circuits
Schematic capture
PCB layout and routing
PCA integration, test, and debug
Completes full life-cycle design in one or more areas related to embedded hardware / electronics design such as:
FPGA / signal processing PCAs with tightly coupled memory interfaces
High-speed (Gsps) data capture and conversion (ADC/DAC) PCAs
High-speed (> 1 GHz) interconnect (backplane) PCAs
High-speed (> 1 GHz) clock distribution and synchronization
Support and enhance existing embedded hardware primarily at the Printed Circuit Board (PCB)/Printed Circuit Assembly (PCA) level
Supports interfacing disciplines such as mechanical, RF, software, firmware, and project management
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related technical degree
6+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree OR 4+ years with a Master's degree
Experience in aspects of the hardware development process, including requirements specification, characterization, simulation, high-speed digital design, signal processing, schematic capture, layout, routing, testing, and integration
Demonstrated mixed-signal circuit card assembly development experience, from concept to delivery, utilizing High Density Interconnect (HDI) PCBs and high speed (> 1 GHz) components/circuits
Experience with circuit simulation, circuit analysis and signal integrity tools/techniques
Experience (as applicable) with FPGA and microprocessor development including hardware descriptor languages (e.g. Verilog, VHDL)
Experience with hardware integration, test and debug tools (logic analyzers, scopes, emulators)
Working knowledge of PCI, PCIe, cPCI, VME, and VPX standards (VITA 46 and VITA 65) and demonstrated experience implementing embedded hardware
Preferred
Experience with Xilinx family devices, including Zynq UltraScale+ architecture highly desired
Experience with design for extremely demanding/rugged environments (e.g. high temp, shock/vibe, etc.)
Experience with writing test software in C/C++ or assembly language to test hardware
Experience with schematic capture and PCB layouts using Altium design tools within IPC standards
Familiarity with embedded Linux development
Familiarity with Linux kernel module and driver development
Benefits
Health benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life with AD&D
Short term disability
Long term disability
Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
Paid time off
Holidays
401(k) (including company match)
Tuition reimbursement
Leaves (Parental, maternity, and military)
Annual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)
Company
Trident
Trident has built a reputation as a trusted provider of proven space flight units, power & processing systems, command and control solutions and atmospheric and airborne sensors.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-07-17Acquired
Leadership Team
Lorin Hattrup
Chief Executive Officer
James Yates
Chief Growth & Strategy Officer
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