Senior Electrical Engineer; Onsite

Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-137 ~ 855 35

Th St NE ~ BLDG 137

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance:
Secret

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1.

The Resilient Connectivity Products (RCP) Hardware Technologies department is looking for a Senior Hardware Electrical Engineer to join the exciting development of next-generation communication solutions in Cedar Rapids, IA. We are focused on high-speed digital electronics within communication products that are critical to the defense of our nation, such as sophisticated software‑defined radios and data links designed for use in various ground, airborne, and space applications.

We are looking for a strong technical contributor with a detail‑oriented mindset, who can design, develop, and test high‑speed digital circuit card assemblies (CCAs), applying knowledge of FPGAs, processors, and memory to deliver next‑generation products. This role requires expertise in PCB design, signal integrity, and power integrity to drive high‑density, high‑speed circuit designs from conception through requirements and schematic capture, layout, build, test and final design verification in the lab.

The ability to balance digital hardware design skills and creation of well‑organized technical documentation, including schematics, board stackup/routing guidelines, various analyses, and test procedures is also critical to this role.

• Perform digital circuit card design lifecycle activities including requirements capture, schematic capture, design documentation, signal integrity analysis, creation of board stackup and routing instructions, coordination and review of printed wiring board layout, creation of test plans, root cause analysis, and integration. Designs may include the use of FPGA, processors, and DDR memory components, and industry interfaces, such as Ethernet, PCIe, I2C, SPI, and UART.
• Perform pre- and post‑layout SI (Signal Integrity) and PI (Power Integrity) simulations using tools like Hyperlynx.
• Support hardware design and development of engineering lab and production test solutions, that may include circuit card designs, test interface adapters, and cabling.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including software, systems, and mechanical engineering to deliver integrated solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Prepare and present project and/or technical information to technical staff, program leadership, management and customers. This includes producing technical documentation, including specifications, hardware design documents, and test plans.
• Test and troubleshoot electronic circuitry. Includes support lab of design verification testing for circuit card assemblies.
• Perform trade studies as needed and select components necessary to implement the requirements. Includes supporting system architecture discussions where needed.
• Ensure designs adhere to Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT), and Design for Assembly (DFA) standards to reduce production costs.

• Become a subject matter expert in the domain area of high‑speed digital circuit design.
• Deepen understanding of hardware electrical engineering principles, develop strong analytical skills, and gain hands‑on experience with high‑speed interfaces, processors, and field‑programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
• This role will provide opportunities to build skills that will help advance your career, whether that is in line with more technical roles, people leadership, etc. We are growing, so can you!

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• 5+ years of hardware engineering experience, with solid grounding in electrical…