Senior Digital Electronics Design Engineer

Title: Senior Digital Electronics Design Engineer

Position Overview: As a Senior Digital Electronics Design Engineer, you will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to design, develop, and verify high-reliability digital electronics for various applications. These include processor boards, FPGA and SOC boards, memory applications such as DDR, and high-speed I/O. As a senior member of the Harsh Environments Electronics Group, you will shape digital hardware architectures and lead electronics development activities using sound engineering and project management principles.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Translate project and system requirements into well-defined hardware architectures in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Design and complete instruments, including microprocessors, power, and analog components.
• Innovatively solve issues, drive project completion to schedule, and work collaboratively with other technical contributors.
• Build and test prototypes, debug, and prepare documentation for manufacturing and support.
• Research and enable innovative solutions for cutting-edge designs.
• Engage with other engineers and partners to develop reliable, cost-effective solutions for products.
• Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction; contribute to requirements development, propose ways forward, and adapt to changes in requirements.
• Independently perform complex electronic architectures and designs.
• Provide insights and suggest design modifications based on simulation results.
• Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
• Manage tasks with multiple engineers and effectively communicate status to project leadership and customers.
• Actively mentor less experienced engineers and provide constructive feedback.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills/Abilities:

• Proficiency in electronic design, microprocessor, or embedded computing.
• Understanding of design and general computer architecture.
• Ability to write detailed design specifications.
• Computer programming and coding abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong mathematical skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Effective time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Thorough understanding of engineering theories and procedures.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering or related field. Master's Degree preferred.

Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience in Electronic or Electrical Engineering or related field.

Additional Job Description:

• Experience with and knowledge of trade space for radiation-hardened parts.
• Schematic capture and board layout experience.
• Experience integrating and debugging embedded systems.
• Ability to perform circuit simulation using HyperLynx and ANSYS.
• Experience in Mentor Graphics PCB design flow preferred.
• Experience with Xilinx or Microchip FPGA/SOC design flow desired.
• Experience in design for harsh environments as embodied in common commercial and military standards (e.g., RTCA/DO-160, MIL-STD-810) highly desired.

Other Requirements:

• Must be local to the Cambridge office and able to support flexible in-office work. Full-time remote employees will not be considered for this role.
• Active clearance strongly preferred. Strong candidates will be considered without an active clearance but must be able to obtain a secret clearance upon starting this role.