Lead Digital Hardware Engineer

Digital Hardware Engineer

About the Team:

The STR Sensors Division specializes in the development of advanced sensor systems with a particular focus on airborne and surface-based radar space-based sensing electronic warfare and underwater acoustics. This position is within the Space Missions and Sensing (SMS) Sector of the Sensors Division.

STRs Space Missions and Sensing (SMS) Sectors mission is to develop and apply innovative technology to space-based sensing space control and counter-sensing. Within the SMS Sector the Space and Counter Space (SCS) team is at the forefront in electronic warfare technologies. Our team strives to bring critical and transformational capabilities to the warfighter through creative ideas and techniques. To realize the value the team develops both engineering and operational prototypes to demonstrate capabilities in real world environments.

We take pride in our ability to address warfighter operational needs. Our core team includes principal investigators program managers signal processors SW developers FPGA expertise RF and Electromagnetic engineers and mechanical design experts. Our facilities support on site build and test (benchtop anechoic chamber and over the air). We collaborate with a dynamic group of research engineers across STR academic researchers and industry partners to develop practical and effective solutions to RF sensing and counter-sensing challenges.

Driven by our strong performance the work is expanding. We are seeking individuals with program management experience and interest in being part of a system of systems work program encompassing both new capabilities and operational prototype systems. If youre seeking an opportunity to apply your program management skills while contributing to a work program strategic vision we invite you to join us.

The Role:

The SMS Sector is seeking a Digital Hardware Engineer. This role will be supporting engineering development integration and demonstration efforts for complex electronic systems. Candidate will collaborate with a dynamic engineering development team leading system and subsystem prototype efforts for complex digital circuit cards and modules. The successful candidate must have strong technical aptitude communication skills and ability to work well across the engineering team.

to lead small teams to design develop integrate and test novel sensing and counter sensing systems for radar electronic warfare and signal processing systems. This position offers significant opportunities for career growth within a fast-paced and rapidly expanding company.

What you will do:

• Design of complex high speed digital circuit card assemblies across a range of platforms and form factors including custom boards test boards evaluation-kit integration and COTS system-on-modules (SoMs) integrated into custom carrier boards.
• Lead andworkwithsmallmulti-disciplinaryteamsto design build and test hardware predominantlyfielddeployable prototypes with theobjectiveof transitioningto low-volume productsystems.
• Lead the team toquantifygoalssystem performanceobjectives metrics dependencies andrisksto guide yourwork.
• Support test and troubleshooting of systems modules and sub-assemblies of digital modules.
• Perform signal-integrity power-integrity and timing analysis and define stackups and design constraints to meet performance reliability and manufacturability requirements.
• Generate and review test procedures drawings engineering specifications reports and other documentation.
• Conduct digital systemperformancetradestudies andanalyses of proposed architectures to develop derive and verify performance analysis through simulations and real-world testing to validate system performance.
• Interface with government sponsors and suppliers as necessary.
• Mentor peers and more junior engineers in areas of expertise.

Who you are:

• This position requiresthe ability to obtain a security clearance for which U.S. citizenship isrequiredby Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED.
• BS in Electrical Engineering Applied Mathematics Physics or a related technical discipline
• PhD 2 years MS 5 years or BS 7 years of experience in digital circuit card design assemblies and workingwith design build integration and test of complex electronic systems.
• Experience defining digital interfaces clocking schemes and system architecture for hardware built around microcontrollers FPGAs/SoCs and data-converter ICs.
• Experience with high-speed digital interfaces (e.g. PCIe SerDes Ethernet DDR) and with signal-integrity analysis.
• Experience working with CAD based schematic capture and simulation tools such as Altium Designer.
• Familiarity collaborating on RF systems and subsystems.
• Proficiencyin MATLABand/or Pythonand/orother higher-level languages
• Strong Mathematical troubleshooting written and verbal communication skills

Even Better:

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering Applied Mathematics Physics or a related technical discipline
• Excellent problem-solving skills judgement and analytical capability
• Motivated self-starter with leaderships kills and ability to effectively work in a team environment
• Ability to apply novel innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to challenging engineering problems
• Ability to create and present briefings to customers and senior management to provide both high-level and deep technical solution explanations

Join us and be part of a teamthatsmaking an impact at the forefront of technology and innovation.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $174.000 to $225.000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors such as but not limited to the candidates experience education training key skills/critical skills security clearances and prevailing market and business conditions.

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston MA Arlington VA near Dayton OH Melbourne FL Carlsbad CA Atlanta GA and Denver CO. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense intelligence and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors radar sonar communications and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STRis committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is not just any company. Our people culture and attitude along with their unique set of skills experiences and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We cant do it alone though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us more info.

STRis an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race color religion sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) marital status national origin age veteran status disability genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

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Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.

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