About the Role
ADVANCED CONCEPTS is an entity within the company focused on designing and deploying innovative technologies. This role involves working on high-technology autonomous systems, including fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems, precision loitering munitions, and a range of guided artillery munitions.
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Core Accountabilities:
- Proficient in using Altium or similar PCB design software for schematic capture, component library management, SPICE analysis, and layout design.
- Extensive experience in designing electronic safety and arming devices adhering to military standards such as MIL-STD-1316.
- Capable of designing with advanced chips such as FPGAs, MCUs, and DDR memories.
- Expertise in the layout design of advanced multilayer PCBs, incorporating techniques like blind-buried vias, via-in-pad strategies, Ball Grid Array (BGA) configurations, and Surface-Mount Technology (SMT)/Plated-Through-Hole (PTH) components.
- Proficient in designing PCBs for harsh military environments, possibly involving special materials or design techniques.
- Specialized expertise in the design of embedded systems, integrating passive and active components within the PCB substrate.
- Expertise in segregating analog and digital domains within PCB layouts to maintain signal integrity and minimize interference.
- Responsible for PCB layout design for power systems, including component placement, signal routing, power planes, and thermal management.
- Ability to design for low EMI and noise, utilizing proper grounding, shielding, and filtering techniques.
- Generation of data-packs, including BOMs, Gerber files, and assembly drawings.
- Ensure the production of detailed and accurate documentation for complex printed circuit boards in accordance with IPC and military standards.
- Mentor and train junior technical personnel.
- Use debugging tools like integrated soft logic analyzers.
- Knowledge of microcontroller and digital signal processor architectures to optimize PCB designs for specific embedded applications.
- Ability to mitigate ESD issues in PCB layout.
- Conduct hardware testing and troubleshooting using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
Qualification / Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in VHDL code writing.
- Knowledge and understanding of Altium Designer.
- Proven track record of successful PCB design in a defense context.
- Proven capability to troubleshoot hardware related to PCB prototypes.
- Strong background in digital electronics.
- Experience with power supply designs including buck, boost, fly-back converters, inverters, and DC/DC converters.
- Proficient in high-speed data handling.
- Previous experience in the defense industry.
