Senior Electrical Engineer

Job ID: 115471

The Electro Optical Infrared Systems (EOIS) line of business within DRS has locations in Dallas and Austin, TX, Melbourne, FL, and Cypress, CA. EOIS develops, manufactures, and supports infrared and electro-optical solutions for soldiers, ground vehicles and airborne platforms. We offer an exciting and challenging work environment, a competitive salary and benefits package, and a business culture that rewards performance.

Employing the world’s brightest. Supporting the world’s bravest.

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Business Unit: EOIS

Location: Dallas TX

Career Functional Area: Electrical Engineering

Telework Type: Onsite

Relocation Available: Yes

Type: Exempt Full Time

Schedule: 9/80

Shift: 1st

Job Summary

As a Senior Electrical Engineer you will be responsible for leading requirements definition, circuit card design, and overseeing projects completion on time and within budget. Lead responsibilties include the ability to design and oversee the manufacture of electrical circuits and circuit cards, while interfacing with other functional team members and working with other cross-functional leads representing a wide range of disciplines, including integrated circuit design, test engineering, software engineering, mechanical design, system design, and other functions. The candidate will work directly within the Electrical Engineering CCA team in order to research and develop electrical engineering designs, perform integration, and conduct test activities for infrared sensor systems, as required.

Job Responsibilities

• Engineering leadership

• Requirements definition and decomposition

• Circuit card design including requirements definition, components selection, schematic capture, printed circuit board (PCB) layout, circuit card assembly (CCA) verification testing and troubleshooting/debug, and documentation

• Create design review materials and execute detailed design review presentations with technical peers, management, and customers

• Design, integration, and test of complex analog and digital circuits including digital signal processing

• Verification of system level requirements

• Complete assigned tasks on time

• Gather and analyze data for data-driven decision making / conduct trade-studies

• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments.

• Create/review basis of estimates (BOEs).

• Must have good interpersonal skills and have the ability to build a good network

• Perform a wide variety of tasks to gain familiarity with the engineering staff, methods, programs and practices

Qualifications

• Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering

• Masters Degree is a plus

• Experience:

• 5+ years of direct Electrical Engineering

• Qualifcations/Skills:

• Basic Microsoft application skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Explorer

• Must be diligent, hardworking, and quick to learn

• Good interpersonal, organizational and problem solving skills

• Good communicator with data analysis, documentation, and presentation skills

• Mature, professional, positive, and possess a “can-do” attitude

• Detail-oriented

• Self-driven with ability to prioritize tasks and to work both in a team and independently

• Ability to work well in a team environment and guide others

• Experience being lead design engineer and driving new technologies and tools.

• Experience with the definition and decomposition of requirements.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Experience designing circuit card assemblies

• Experience with schematic capture tools (Cadence, Mentor, Altium, other)

• Strong documentation and communication skills

• Experience with integration and test (validation and verification) of circuit card assemblies in new products

• Familiar with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, digital multimeters, and similar lab test and debug equipment

• Proven capability executing complex designs in a timely manner

• Experience with electrical design tools including Cadence Allegro or similar PCB design tools

• EO IR Sensor / Video Camera development experience highly preferred

• Firmware and Softcore Processor design experience is a plus

U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.

*Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.