Staff Engineer, Electrical Design

General Overview

Job Title:  Staff Engineer, Electrical Design
Functional Area:  Engineering (ENG)
Career Stream:  Design Engineering Electrical (DEE)
Role:  Staff Engineer (SLE)
Job Code:  SEN-ENG-DEE
Job Band: 10
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Staff Electronic Engineer to architect and design the physical hardware of our next-generation, ruggedized OpenVPX computing platforms. This is a high-impact role requiring a deep "ruggedized mindset" to serve as the technical authority on board-level design, focusing on high-speed signal integrity, power delivery, and thermal survivability.

You will be responsible for integrating state-of-the-art Intel Core Ultra and NVIDIA GPUs into physical modules that can survive the most extreme environments on earth. This is a permanent, strategic position. You will not just be looking at a circuit; you will take ownership of the physical integrity of the hardware, ensuring our designs maintain flawless performance under severe environmental stress.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

Ruggedized Hardware Design: Lead the schematic capture and guide the PCB layout of complex 3U OpenVPX modules, ensuring strict alignment with VITA standards.

High-Speed Integrity: Architect hardware designs that maintain flawless signal integrity for PCIe Gen 5 and 10G/40G Ethernet across VPX backplane connectors.

Power & Thermal Management: Design robust power distribution networks (VITA 62) and collaborate with mechanical engineers for optimal component placement and heat dissipation in conduction-cooled systems.

Physical Layer Debugging: Troubleshoot complex board-level issues using 16GHz+ Oscilloscopes and VNAs to solve signal degradation, jitter, or power anomalies.

Root Cause Analysis: Perform deep-dive RCA on physical hardware failures under environmental stress, implementing immediate corrective actions.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Core Hardware Stack: Deep knowledge of OpenVPX, PCIe Gen 4/5, high-speed fiber routing, and VITA 62 power standards.

Hardware Tools: Expert-level proficiency with Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs), high-end Oscilloscopes (16GHz+), and Time Domain Reflectometers (TDRs) for signal characterization.

Design Tools: High proficiency in schematic capture and guiding complex, high-density PCB layouts.

8–10+ years of hands-on experience in complex, high-speed digital and mixed-signal hardware design.

Proven track record of successfully designing hardware for ruggedized, conduction-cooled, or aerospace/defense applications.

Extensive experience isolating electrical faults at both the discrete component and backplane level.

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. 
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Typical Experience

• 7 to 10 years of related experience;Experience in similar job roles

Typical Education

Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.