Avionics Hardware Design Engineer - GNSS

Location: Melbourne, FL, US Person only

Key responsibilities

• Run the circuit card design lifecycle: requirements capture, schematic capture, design documentation, signal integrity analysis, board stackup and routing instructions, and coordination and review of printed wiring board layout.
• Design and analyze analog and RF circuits using schematic capture and performance simulation tools.
• Design digital circuits including processors, memory, FPGA devices and industry interfaces such as Ethernet, I2C, SPI and UART, and assess throughput, timing and capacity.
• Characterize analog and RF signals on the bench using oscilloscopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers and signal generators.
• Create and execute test plans, perform root cause analysis on defects, and support product integration.
• Manage parts obsolescence on assigned products and drive resolution.
• Work across a multi discipline team of systems, software, mechanical and test engineers.

Required qualifications

• Schematic capture and printed circuit board layout using Siemens Xpedition, Altium, Cadence Allegro or an equivalent ECAD tool.
• Demonstrated analog, digital or RF circuit design at board level, with hands on troubleshooting.
• Bench instrumentation fluency across oscilloscope, digital multimeter, network analyzer, spectrum analyzer and power meter.
• Signal integrity analysis and board stackup definition.
• STEM degree. Mid level positions require 2 or more years of relevant experience, senior positions 5 or more years, and principal positions 8 or more years.
• U.S. Person status and willingness to work onsite in Melbourne, Florida or Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Preferred qualifications

• RTCA DO-160 environmental qualification and RTCA DO-254 design assurance for airborne electronic hardware.
• RF and microwave design, including transmitter and power amplifier, and receiver and low noise amplifier design.
• Familiarity with avionics product lines such as DME, VOR and localizer, ILS, marker beacon, GNSS, ADF and radar altimeter.
• SPICE simulation using LTSPICE, PSPICE, TINA or equivalent.
• Design for test, design for manufacture, and yield and margin analysis.
• FAA Technical Standard Order process, MIL-STD-461, and lightning and electromagnetic qualification.
• FPGA design and verification for candidates targeting the digital positions.

Own circuit card assembly design for airborne communication, navigation and surveillance products, covering both the RF and the digital content of the board. The engineer carries a design from requirements through schematic, layout, qualification and integration, and supports the product once it is fielded