Electrical Engineer Electro-Mechanical Design - Senior

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Far Ridgeline Engagements (a QinetiQ US company) is seeking a seniorlevel Electrical Engineer with extensive experience in electromechanical design to join our team supporting a US Government client in Reston VA.This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a fastpaced resultsdriven multifunctional team of engineers and data scientists laser focused on delivering advanced technical solutions.

Architect electromechanical design concepts in support of customer requirements
Develop software and hardware devices and create detailed specifications
Participate in product design reviews as both a technical assessor and presenter
Electronics design from schematic capture and PCB layout to test planning and implementation
Test and troubleshoot prototypes and provide customer technical support
Lead the development activities including requirements gathering concept development hardware design component selection schematic design circuit board layout prototyping and product integration testing
Develop system designs to optimize product size weight power and cost
Support and maintain existing products
Collaborate and implement designs with other project team members
Work closely with software engineers product managers and vendors to ensure successful project coordination and integration
Validate design by simulations and tests at a prototype level
Translate user and customer needs into documented technical requirements and specifications
Conduct technology feasibility studies as needed
Design and document test fixtures and test processes
Liaise with multidisciplinary team members customers and suppliers

Bachelors degree in electromechanical engineering electrical engineering or mechanical engineering
5 years of experience as a mechanical or electromechanical engineer or equivalent
3 years of experience in electronic systems design
Experience in 3D computeraided design (CAD) modeling tools (such as Siemens NX Teamcenter and SAP R3
Ability to design mechanical concepts including capability to translate concepts into practical designs that meet specified requirements
Familiarity with Agile engineering process
Experience in multilayer PCB design and microelectronic components
Experience in embedded C or Cderived language development for microcontrollers
Comprehensive knowledge of full design lifecycle including specification design test and documentation
Excellent proficiency in component level fault finding
High/Low temperature electronics design experience
Experience with precision soldering
Competent in the design and simulation of analog and digital electronics
Proficient in schematic capture (i.e. Altium) and PCB layout
Ability to read blueprints schematics assembly drawings and wire lists
Ability to use measuring devices such as calipers micrometers and scales
Experience with highdensity PCB layout and circuit layout tools
Experience with test equipment including oscilloscopes logic analyzers protocol analyzers and multimeters
Experience testing and troubleshooting software C/C embedded systems and PCB layout
Embedded software development experience
Low power design (for battery powered devices) experience
Familiar with RF communications and microelectronic antenna technology
Electromechanical assembly skills
Experience with GITLAB computer aided design (CAD; i.e. SolidWorks) MATLAB or similar engineering tools
Experience with technical writing and creating documentation
Current TS/SCI Clearance with CI poly or ability to obtain one prior to employment start #qinetiqclearedjob
Successful Completion of PreEmployment Background Investigation required

Current CI Polygraph

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