SMTS - Hardware Electrical Engineer

Job Duties and Responsibilities

SMTS - Hardware sought by Hughes Network System LLC. in Germantown, MD

Perform the lead role in the high-level electrical engineering design of Satellite Communication Systems hardware and components and plan and implement the engineering development effort for various sub-modules comprising the firmware necessary for satellite ground-station systems. Execute the high-level electrical engineering design tasks required for projects, including defining networking protocols and formats; defining system architecture and the interfacing between system components (gateways, terminals, etc.).

Establish the functional requirements for proposed hardware and systems and select the parts and components to best meet the requirements. Recommend new engineering processes and optimization techniques to the organization’s management to improve the overall quality of satellite network operations, engineering design, and maintenance. Design engineering test cases and direct the integration testing for new or modified sub-systems or modules within the existing network hardware and firmware.

Draft and present engineering reports describing the planned functionality, as well as trade-offs in proposed engineering designs. Create project schedules for the design, testing, and verification processes, and distribute task assignments within the project team.

Requires:
Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field plus 4 years of experience in job offered or similar roles. Experience must include four years in each of the following (which may have been gained concurrently):

• Schematic capture using Cadence software
• Microcontroller programming using C language
• Document creation in MS Word to capture design work
• Lab equipment including multimeter, oscilloscope, and logic analyzer
• Working knowledge of aeronautical modems and debugging factory issues and field returns

Compensation: $/Year - $/Year

Rate of Pay: $

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