About the Role
The role is situated within ADVANCED CONCEPTS, an entity focused on the design and deployment of cutting-edge technologies, primarily in military applications. The position will involve working on high-technology autonomous systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles, precision munitions, and guided artillery systems. The candidate will be responsible for the design, development, and documentation of printed circuit boards (PCBs), ensuring compliance with military standards.
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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 with adherence to military standards such as MIL-STD-1316.
- Design with advanced chips such as FPGA, MCUs, and DDR memories.
- Expertise in the layout design of advanced multilayer PCBs, incorporating techniques such as 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 environments, employing special materials and design techniques.
- Specialized expertise in the design of embedded systems, including the integration of 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.
- Drawing of the PCB layout for power systems, including component placement, signal routing, power planes, and thermal management.
- Ability to design for low EMI and noise, including proper grounding, shielding, and filtering.
- Generation of data-packs such as BOMs, Gerber files, and assembly drawings.
- Ensure detailed and accurate documentation for complex printed circuit boards conforms to applicable IPC and military standards.
- Mentor and train junior technical personnel.
- Use of debugging tools such as 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.
- Record of successfully functioning PCB design in a defense context.
- Proven capability to troubleshoot hardware related to PCB prototypes.
- Experienced in digital electronics.
- Knowledge of power supply design, including buck, boost, fly-back, inverters, and DC/DC converters.
- Experienced in high-speed data handling.
- Understanding of the defense industry.
