Principal Staff Electrical Engineer

Join the Astronics team as a Principal Staff Electrical Engineer!

Job Summary:

Experienced developer with proven ability to design for passing EMI/EMC tests and to troubleshoot and diagnosis EMC/EMI qualification testing issues. Development of electrical system architectures, including PCBA level design, BOM management, de-bugging, etc. Also serves as a mentor to the electrical engineers and interns as well as providing direction to the UKR team where needed.

Local 100% onsite position primarily in Lake Zurich, IL. May require occasional travel, < 25% of time, to laboratories in the Chicago region.

• Complete PCBA level design including BOM management, revision control, configuration management, hardware bring-up/debug, and issue tracking.
• Design of multilayer PCBs that include the following functions:
  1. High-speed communication supporting up to10
  
  Gbps speeds, 2. Wireless modules or discrete design for 802.11 b/g/n/ac, BTLE, RFID/NFC, and LTE, 3. Microcontroller/Microprocessor circuits, 4. Power management including budgeting, analysis and characterization as it relates to current draw and thermal characteristics, 5. Serial/Peripheral interfaces.
• Product verification/testing including final analysis and development of tests, reports, and programming scripts.
• Develop electrical system architectures.
• Use of and selection of test equipment—oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, meters, supplies, etc.
• Provide direction to Engineering Technician and on occasion direct support of PCBA assembly, rework, and changes using soldering irons, heat guns, hot plates, etc.
• Mentor interns and engineers.
• Provide direction to Ukraine engineers and CAD specialists.
• Develop and review the creation and evolution of the electrical engineering design process.
• Support the transfer of design files into the manufacturing process.
• Support regulatory compliance testing.
• Become Subject Matter Expert for the manufacturing team on all electrical engineering designs.
• Lead all level complexity programs including multiple programs concurrently.
• Subject Matter Expert in all level of complexity programs for technical design reviews.
• Project management/engineering on cross-functional programs.
• Working knowledge and awareness of ISO/9001/14000/13485 and AS9100 processes.
• Support ISO and internal audits of electrical engineering processes.
• Other duties & functions assigned to this position as necessary

• BS in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering from an accredited university program with a minimum of 20 years’ experience.
• ECAD experience for schematic capture and layout, preferably Altium Designer.
• Team player and methodical self-starter able to complete projects in a timely manner.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience designing for EMI, lighting, pin-injection and other qualification test following DO-160, Boeing, and Airbus standards.
• Experience generating qualification test procedures and setup diagrams for EMC qualification testing.
• Experience reviewing board level design and system level design for appropriate grounding techniques and implementation of design techniques to pass EMC qualification tests.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving failed EMI/EMC tests, including creating documentation and deviation requests.
• Board-level and system-level experience implementing RF design principles on RF and/or high-speed digital signals.
• Software experience in languages or environments such as C/C++, Python, Linux, Bash, Arduino and Raspberry Pi to assist with troubleshooting and engineering evaluation activities.
• Problem Solving
  - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions.
• Analytical
  - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; parse large amounts of data and distinguish the pieces with a large impact; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs work flows and procedures; employs logic when solving problems.
• Technical Skills
  - Strives for continuous expansion of knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others; builds…