Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

Summary of Duties:

• Provides engineering support of highly technical and advanced manufacturing processes typically requiring specialized qualifications, knowledge and/or skill
• Applies  (CSmathematical, physical science, and advanced engineering technologies in accomplishing engineering objectives 
• Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignments 
• Recognized authority within area of embedded systems with a wide versatility of experience and capability
• Conducts research and development experiments to resolve complex engineering and quality problems involving highly technical, scientific methods
• Writes technical reports on results and conclusions drawn from experiments and incorporates findings in formal specifications
• Translates design concepts into production items by coordinating the activities of engineering, quality, manufacturing, and related organization
• Estimates set-up times, flowtimes, costs of production and acceptance equipment, and recommendations for management review
• Participates in establishing operating procedures on new products and components
• Defines and recommends new designs, design changes, and alternate designs of product, instruments, and test equipment
• Plans and performs engineering testing and uses advanced statistical and scientific methods to address and resolve critical engineering and production problems to assure product manufacturability
• Originates, refines, and releases complex manufacturing, testing, and inspection work directions.
• Determines acceptability of product and processes in conjunction with customers, design agency, and other affected organizations
• Interacts with customers, design agency, and/or supplier counterparts to resolve moderate to complex design, development, production, and acceptance issues
• Evaluates and implements technological advances that improve quality, reduce flowtime, improve productivity, and enhance operational surety

You Must Have:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science or equivalent 4-year engineering degree from an ABET accredited program/institution
• Six or more years of experience in engineering or related technical activities
• US Citizenship needed to obtain and maintain required US Dept of Energy ""Q"" level security clearance and SCI access

We Value:

• Experience in Engineering or related technical activities, such as manufacturing, inspection processing or tool design, to include experience with microcontrollers and design of embedded digital electronics
• Background with data processing software programming languages including Python, C, and Assembly. Training/experience with Excel, MATLAB, .NET, C , and C#.
• Current DOE ""Q"" or DOD TS clearance
• Maturity in analog and/or digital circuit design and reverse engineering methods.
• Practice with Linux operating systems
• Skills in analyzing product with IDA Pro and/ Ghidra
• Experience developing software test plans and procedures for product qualification
• Experience in testing, data acquisition, and data analytics
• Understanding of algorithmic conceptualization and implementation
• Competence with any PCB design studio (ORCAD, Mentor, Altium) and simulation software (P-Spice, LTSpice, Ansoft etc.
• Capability with engineering tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.
• Proficiency with field programmable gate array (FPGA) design, programming, and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with digital signal processing
• Outstanding interpersonal verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate ideas to other team members and customer representatives of various technical backgrounds
• Ability to work well in an inclusive, diverse organization, partnering with a variety of internal and external customers
• Proactive and dedicated, able to prioritize multiple tasks and changing priorities