Electrical Hardware Design Expert Leader

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Technical Lead in Electrical Hardware Design to join a dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading the daily work and performance of the LRU HW Design Engineering Team, overseeing the electrical design, development, and test activities of state-of-the-art embedded digital and analog high-speed, mixed-signal communication systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages daily work and performance of the LRU HW Design Engineering Team.
• Participates in the electrical design, development, and test activities and qualification of state-of-the-art embedded digital and analog high-speed, mixed-signal communication systems.
• Schedules, coordinates, and monitors the implementation of tasks.
• Participates in co-engineering activities with the PCB, Mechanical, SW, and System engineering teams.
• Ensures that hardware-engineering aspects of projects are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner and integrates efforts from various functional groups to accomplish objectives.
• Conducts comprehensive electrical design reviews with the engineering team and manufacturing partners to confirm that design parameters, cost, and manufacturability requirements have been met.
• Writes technical specifications and documents to ensure the product meets customer, marketing, manufacturing, and system design requirements.
• Works with the Quality team to ensure quality systems and processes are in place to achieve hardware-engineering success.
• Participates in regular meetings with third parties and maintains action item lists.
• Leads sustaining engineering electrical investigations, process, and documentation updates in collaboration with Thales industrial operations, product engineering, and product support engineering teams and manufacturing partners.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline.
• 5 years of experience in electrical embedded hardware design for high-speed digital and analog communications systems.
• Design knowledge in modern LCD, touchscreen technologies for cell phones and tablets required.
• Experience in avionics electrical design, development, DO-160 qualification, and documentation.
• Experience in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth embedded design, IP/networking.
• Experience using schematic capture and layout viewer (ORCAD, Cadence, Mentor Graphics, PCAD, etc.).
• Experience using digital test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer, emulators, debuggers, etc.
• First-hand knowledge of Linux machine administration, Android, Perl scripting.
• Expertise in Product Data Management tools: Team Center (or similar).
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office use: Excel, Project, Outlook, Word, Visio, PowerPoint.
• Leadership skills/management skills/personal skills:
  • Ability to multitask in an environment requiring a high level of detail and accuracy, work independently, and take ownership of all assigned tasks.
  • Ability to work in a multicultural team with varied degrees of experience.
  • Ability to track and follow up on open issues and action items.
  • Self-starter with the ability to work through ambiguity and evolving requirements.
  • Good written and communication skills, effectively managing projects and working with global cross-functional teams.
  • Capable of presenting information to large groups of peers and/or managers.

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