Hardware Engineer (Electronic Systems)

Required Skills & Experience

• 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field of study OR 3 years of related experience with a Masters’ degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field of study
• Experience with the definition and utilization of open architectures and standards such as OpenVPX, SOSA, HOST, OMS/UCI, Big Iron, AMS GRA, UC2, NIEM, OCI, etc.
• Experience developing hardware/software/firmware for embedded environments, including but not limited to FPGA designs, analog/digital circuits, or other embedded hardware
• Knowledge of computer architectures as it relates to embedded hardware and communications standards (e.g., Ethernet, PCI Express)
• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and the utilization of SysML to execute the Systems Engineering ‘V’

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

-Active Secret Clearance -Experience architecting/developing mission systems and/or safety-critical systems -Experience with full system lifecycle development from requirements definition to verification and validation within an MBSE environment -Experience architecting/developing reference architectures with an MBSE environment -Experience architecting/developing containerized software systems -Experience architecting/developing RF and EO/IR sensor systems -Knowledge of avionics protocols and interfaces, including but not limited to ARINC- and VITA-standard protocols, high-speed serial, discrete signal, MIL-STD-1553 and analog interfaces

Job Description

-Perform circuit simulation, schematic capture, and board layout for submodules of a platform design -Generate documentation of hardware Design and theory of operation -Perform lab testing activities -Integrate modules with other system components -Significant contributions to technical reports and presentations -Begin to take ownership of small team development, mentoring others -Significant contributions to white papers, and competitive proposals -Develop requirements and architecture for RF/Analog systems -Develop RF and Analog hardware at a module level according to requirements, architecture and design -Generate documentation of hardware design and theory of operation -Perform advanced RF and Analog lab testing activities -Integrate RF/Analog modules with other system components -Primary Author of technical reports and presentations, and can lead team review of final deliverables -Primary Author of pertinent white papers, and competitive proposals -Begin to provide technical vision to sponsors -Take ownership of moderate team development, mentoring others -Lead the development and composition of new/updated open architectures and standards -Lead technical meetings with GTRI and sponsor personnel, and support issue tracking and hardware development planning -Lead proposal efforts or new research areas suitable for internal research and development (IR&D) funding -Lead teams of electrical, mechanical, and software/firmware researchers in support of sponsored research efforts