Electrical Engineer

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OPS & TECH SOLUTIONS Full Time Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL, Cape Canaveral, FL, US

Job Summary: Zel Technologies has an immediate opening for an Electrical Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and testing of advanced electrical and electronics for unmanned (UxS) and ISR systems.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and integrate electrical and electronic hardware for Unmanned Systems (UxS) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms.
• Develop electrical architectures, schematics, wiring diagrams, cable assemblies, and hardware interface documentation.
• Design and integrate power distribution, power management, battery systems, and electronic subsystems.
• Integrate mission-critical hardware, including sensors, EO/IR payloads, cameras, GPS/GNSS, navigation systems, processors, communications equipment, and data links.
• Perform hardware selection, component evaluation, size, weight, and power (SWaP) optimization.
• Support PCB design, embedded electronics, and hardware interface development.
• Conduct hardware assembly, system integration, functional testing, troubleshooting, and validation.
• Identify and resolve electrical, electronic, and hardware interface issues during development, integration, and field testing.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, and systems engineering teams to develop and deliver fully integrated mission systems.
• Generate and maintain engineering documentation, bills of materials (BOMs), electrical drawings, and test procedures.

Requirements:

• Must be a US citizen.
• Must have an active Secret clearance.
• BA/BS + 6 or more years of direct experience.
• Ability to read schematics, board layouts, data sheets, and have experience using debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and signal generators.
• Work with existing software (both COTS and GOTS) tied to sensor packages and payloads to address complex integration activities to resolve software and hardware interoperability and compatibility challenges.
• Understanding of the fundamentals of digital signal processing with a focus on radio frequency and software defined radios.
• Comply with CCAFS industrial hygiene requirements.
• Must be able to successfully work in a high tempo environment creating efficient, well documented and successful solutions resolving unique issues.
• Working knowledge of industry standards in electronic design and fabrication
• Good interpersonal skills as well as being an effective communicator.
• Provide support to other company personnel, may provide support on special projects as needed.
• Good writing skills, as there may be a requirement to write reports.
• Degree of judgment and multi-tasking associated with performing job duties.
• Successful background and drug screening check.

Preferred Requirements:

• 8 or more years of experience.
• Client/server programming on both ends.
• Embedded programming in Linux and Arduino/C.
• Experience in reverse engineering hardware and software solutions.

Physical Demands or Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The majority of the time is spent in an office setting.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance, vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.

About Zel Tech:

Founded in 1988 by Ret. Col. Jack L. Ezzell Jr., Zel Technologies is a trusted leader in national security, providing comprehensive research, development, engineering, and operational support to the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and federal agencies. Originally focused on leveraging operational and software expertise to improve time-critical targeting capabilities for the military, the company advanced its capabilities to provide scientific and HUMINT expertise for CBRNE collection and analysis.

In the wake of 9/11, Zel Technologies rapidly expanded its capabilities to provide turnkey ISR support services to US Special Operations Forces (SOF), as well as advanced technical & operational…