Senior Electrical Design Engineer Telemetry

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems. GA-EMS’ expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our Aerospace Technologies team in Huntsville, AL. We are looking for someone with drive, talent, and experience in Telemetry System Design for avionics applications who also thrives in a fast-paced, Research and Development (R&D) environment. The successful candidate will report to an Electrical Engineering Manager and, along with high-caliber staff, will be engaged in the engineering support and new development of custom flight computers, power systems, telemetry instrumentation systems, and harnessing for in-house guided missile and projectile applications, and a variety of other technologies in the expanding product portfolio of GA-EMS.

• Work with GA-EMS Engineering staff and chief engineers in the concept development and prototype design, integration, and test of Avionics electronics, telemetry systems, and telemetry ground stations.
• Contribute to instrumentation interface circuitry design, networking, & telemetry (data) system requirements development, architecture design, testing, & operation for short and longer range missions.
• Working knowledge of circuit, flight/test harness design, data acquisition systems, TM encoders/decoders, including familiarity with and the creation of electrical drawings, wire selection, shielding, military connectors, circuit theory, signal processing, and embedded systems.
• Demonstrate prior experience in the improvement of legacy systems and development of new systems.
• Generate electrical architecture solutions for new project needs, perform electrical engineering analyses for systems and circuits, schematic design, PCB design, firmware design, test procedure creation, failure analysis, communicate results to engineering and program management staff, give technical presentations, and manage technical effort schedules.
• Grasp, understand, correlate, and apply concepts in electrical engineering to pieces in a complex system.
• Plan and execute technical efforts quickly and strategically with general directions and minimal supervision.
• May represent the organization as the prime technical contact on projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; fifteen or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, thirteen or more years of experience with a masters degree, or ten or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Required Experience:
  
  Analog and digital schematic design utilizing Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), Multi-Processor System-on-Chip (MPSoC), Microcontrollers, and Microprocessors; wiring harness development for flight and test cables; analysis, design, and implementation of hardware systems. Experience with integrating data acquisition instrumentation from distributed systems with mission control software. Knowledgeable with RF components such as TM transmitters, receivers, encoders/decoders, or…