Electrical Engineer, Lead

Overview

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee‑owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

• Conduct research, development, test, and integration of custom embedded systems and special communications capabilities.
• Contribute to the development of rapid engineering solutions to emergent non‑conventional threats, specializing in turning high-level requirements into engineering designs that integrate microelectronics with novel fabrication techniques.
• Complete the design and development of electrical circuits, RF receivers, and electrically‑small antenna designs with minimal oversight and guidance. Perform analog/digital circuit design, embedded microcontroller design, and compact antenna design and integration. Perform modeling of circuits, schematic capture, PCB layout, and circuit assembly/fabrication techniques. Develop coding to enable electronic designs. Present technical status and decisions during design reviews.
• Support integration and testing of developed products to ensure reliable functionality. Participate and lead developmental and verification testing, including extensive electromagnetic and environmental testing to enable rapid response to emergent Navy and national requirements.
• Work with Project Lead(s) to analyze and refine requirements, perform alternative solutions by research and investigation, and identify technical risks.
• Develop prototypes (in concert with technicians, as necessary) to prove out prototype designs.
• Coordinate with mechanical engineers regarding the integration of designs into customized mechanical packages.
• Develop documentation of design solutions and adhere to established configuration management processes.

• Active Secret Clearance.
• 5+ years of experience with the below information.
• Oral Communications:
  Demonstrates ability to clearly and effectively articulate, present, and promote varied ideas and issues (including sensitive or controversial topics) before a wide range of audiences. Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed.
• Written Communications:
  Conveys written information in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience, using correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Expresses thoughts persuasively and uses effective modes to reinforce message retention.
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure:
  Setting priorities for your own work in order to meet a deadline, coordinating work with other units to meet a deadline, and setting work priorities and determining work assignments for other workers to meet a deadline date.
• Ability to work as a member of a team:
  Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams to accomplish project objectives.
• Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision:
  Ability to work independently, make decisions, plan operations, show job responsibility, and exercise initiative.
• Displays technical ability by identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Demonstrates ability to independently handle and lead a range of directed tasks and problems, such as establishing project objectives, evaluating alternatives, selecting approach for meeting requirements and resolving technical problems, with minimal guidance from program management and/or program technical leads.
• Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Through effective negotiation skills, consistently gains support of others, within and outside the organization, for the implementation of proposed solutions.
• Knowledge of the design, development, fabrication, and quality assurance of electrical and electronic systems that will be used in austere operational environments.
• Ability to learn and apply innovative technologies and techniques, within the electrical/electronic engineering discipline, toward the products, processes, and capabilities.
• Displays technical ability and confidence by identifying problems and evaluating appropriate solutions.
• Demonstrates mature understanding of electrical engineering topics such as analog/digital circuit design, embedded microcontroller design, and compact antenna design and integration.
• Able to perform, document, and defend modeling and analysis.
• Demonstrates mature knowledge and experience with test methodologies, diagnostic equipment, and software used to inspect, test, analyze, and resolve electrical systems and designs.
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering with demonstrated design experience.
• Current active Secret clearance required with the ability to obtain a Top Secret. Interim Top Secret required to start.
• Position is 100% onsite.

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