• Electrical Development Engineer

    Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense (Simsbury, CT)


    This opportunity is located within our Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company business, a global leader of mission-critical hardware and systems solutions including precision energetics systems and innovative explosive solutions. Click here (https://www.eba-d.com/) to learn more.

    Job Description

    Job Description

    Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Electronics engineering team is rapidly growing to support the development of electronic devices used in Aerospace, Defense, and Space applications. EBAD seeks a motivated engineer for the position of Electronics Development Engineer, reporting to the Electrical Product Development Lead.

    Responsibilities:

    This is an opportunity for an engineer to develop electrical/electronic design concepts and implement those concepts into finished working designs derived from specification requirements, design concepts, and inputs from customers and other engineers involving multidisciplinary activities.

    Requirements:

    + Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience.

    + Minimum 2 years of experience in a development environment.

    + Analog, Digital, or Mixed Signal circuit experience

    + Power Electronics experience

    + Capable of performing analysis and establish circuit level tests to establish validity of designs including thermal effects and contributions of tolerance.

    + Knowledge of printed circuits, part selection, cabling, and test methods.

    + Understanding of lifecycle development and integration of VHDL into different families of FPGAs using schematic capture.

    + Experience in requirements definition, design concepting, code and simulation, verification/validation, and system integration.

    + Prepare and present internal and external design review materials (PDR and CDR activities) to demonstrate the design meets all specifications and customer requirements.

    + Analyze electrical devices and assemblies for reliability and maintainability (R&M) design aspects.

    + Provide feedback to the development team related to tradeoffs and issues regarding R&M.

    + Assist in the preparation of proposal documents and understand customer requirements and expectations.

    + Demonstrated knowledge and experience with “hands-on” testing, troubleshooting, and debugging.

    + Proficiency with use of basic diagnostics tools such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, and debugging tools.

    + Must have excellent written/verbal communication skills.

    Preferred Additional skills:

    + Altium Designer knowledge

    + Circuit simulation software

    + Circuit board design & layout experience

    + Problem Solving/Root Cause Analysis

    + Embedded Systems (PIC, MPLAB)

    + Knowledge and/or experience with VHDL or Verilog

     

    Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.

     

    Ensign-Bickford Industries, (http://e-bind.com) (EBI), founded in 1836, is a privately-owned high technology conglomerate that participates in businesses that are relevant to the future of the world and have multigenerational growth prospects. As One EBI, we innovate in science and technology for the safety, health, and well-being of society, creating exceptional long-term value.

     

    Watch the video above to learn more about some of the incredible challenges we take on every day to deliver the best product for our customers, and ultimately the world.

     

    Ensign-Bickford Industries (EBI) is a global science and technology organization with unparalleled leadership positions in attractive industries and markets. We are EBI, positioned to take on some of the world's most complex technological and scientific challenges in diagnostics, pet food science, and aerospace and defense.

     

    Click here to learn about our Core Values (https://ensign-bickfordind.com/ebi-core-values/)

     

    We conduct business in a manner that reflects the highest human and ethical standards. With that commitment to mutually beneficial partnerships and a belief in the efficacy of genuine economic and social service, this cornerstone is the foundation of who we are as a company and our winning vision.

     

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    + EBAD is a global leader in precision energetic systems and other innovative explosives, non-explosive and electromechanical solutions for the defense and aerospace markets.

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