Electrical Development Engineer

Location: Simsbury, CT

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

At Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD), we believe that our strengths are built on our most important resource - our people. Join EBAD and you'll be a part of a team who creates cutting edge technology that will blast us into the future. No other company can match the innovative energetic solutions that we provide. At EBAD you will actively contribute to successful missions putting men, women and satellites into space, and protecting our armed service men and women around the world. If this is the culture and work environment you are seeking, then EBAD is the place for you! ​

Job Description

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Electronics engineering team is rapidly growing to support the development of electronic devices used in Aerospace, Defense, and Space applications.  EBAD seeks a motivated engineer for the position of Electronics Development Engineer, reporting to the Electrical Product Development Lead.

Responsibilities:

This is an opportunity for an engineer to develop electrical/electronic design concepts and implement those concepts into finished working designs derived from specification requirements, design concepts, and inputs from customers and other engineers involving multidisciplinary activities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a development environment.
• Analog, Digital, or Mixed Signal circuit experience
• Power Electronics experience
• Capable of performing analysis and establish circuit level tests to establish validity of designs including thermal effects and contributions of tolerance.
• Knowledge of printed circuits, part selection, cabling, and test methods.
• Understanding of lifecycle development and integration of VHDL into different families of FPGAs using schematic capture.
• Experience in requirements definition, design concepting, code and simulation, verification/validation, and system integration.
• Prepare and present internal and external design review materials (PDR and CDR activities) to demonstrate the design meets all specifications and customer requirements.
• Analyze electrical devices and assemblies for reliability and maintainability (R&M) design aspects.
• Provide feedback to the development team related to tradeoffs and issues regarding R&M.
• Assist in the preparation of proposal documents and understand customer requirements and expectations.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with “hands-on” testing, troubleshooting, and debugging.
• Proficiency with use of basic diagnostics tools such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, and debugging tools.
• Must have excellent written/verbal communication skills.

Preferred Additional skills:

• Altium Designer knowledge
• Circuit simulation software
• Circuit board design & layout experience
• Problem Solving/Root Cause Analysis
• Embedded Systems (PIC, MPLAB)
• Knowledge and/or experience with VHDL or Verilog

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.