Description
We are seeking a talented Lead Electrical Engineer to join an experienced, high-performing, multidisciplinary team in our Huntsville, AL location.
The successful candidate will be an electrical engineer with project engineering, design engineering, and production skillsets, able to work with inter-disciplinary teams to solve challenging technical problems.
Primary Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transition low-rate initial production LRUs to full-scale production
- Serve as IPT Lead, coordinating between System IPT and Production IPT to ensure seamless integration
- Lead and provide technical direction to a team of engineers throughout all phases of the product lifecycle
- Translate low-level engineering tasks into program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) deliverables
- Ensure engineering tasks are completed on time or ahead of schedule to support production and manufacturing requirements
- Review designs and test data and provide direction/feedback to other engineers
- Oversee the development and integration of Special Test Equipment (STE) into a production environment
- Contribute to proposals by providing estimates and written artifacts
- Manage obsolescence of electrical components throughout product life cycle
- Support validation & verification testing and assemble compliance artifacts
- Facilitate the closure of test failures and non-conformances with engineering staff and manufacturing
- Resolve defects and errors identified during manufacturing processes
- Support test and troubleshooting of RF, digital, and power electronics
- Lead Failure Review and Corrective Action committees for critical component failures
- Present to program leadership and customers in weekly meetings, quarterly IPRs, and CDRs
- Integrate LRUs into larger systems by collaborating with system design teams on design updates
- Coordinate with line management and program management to identify staffing opportunities and accelerate schedules
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited institution
- At least twelve (12) years of experience in the design and test of electronics or ten (10) years with MS degree
- Demonstrated experience in the design, test, and manufacture of analog/mixed-signal PCBs or integrated RF/microwave assemblies
- Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams through production transitions from LRIP to full-rate production
- Proficiency in engineering leadership and team management
- Hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and debug/test methods
- Ability to perform in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams
- Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment
- Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area
- Ability to obtain and maintain secret security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited institution
- Experience and/or working knowledge of:
- RF electronics design and high-speed digital design
- Radar/Comms Experience
- IPT Lead experience in defense or aerospace programs
- PCB fabrication & assembly processes
- MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461 testing
- Windchill PLM
- MATLAB
- Project planning and resource management