Astronics Advanced Electrical Systems (AES) is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer to join our cohesive Ballard Technology Hardware Engineering Team in Everett, WA.
If you are interested in working at a dynamic company with a winning culture which has won awards as one of Washington’s Best Places to work for 15 years consecutively and are an Electrical Engineer with electrical circuit design experience who enjoys problem solving in a small-team environment throughout the product lifecycle, please read on!
The Ballard Technology Product Group is the industry leader for reliable aircraft and avionics data interface solutions. By delivering innovative commercial aircraft interface devices, rugged embedded COTS products, and powerful avionics test and simulation solutions, all with world-class customer support, Ballard has earned the loyalty of aerospace, military, and government users worldwide.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Sr. Electrical Engineer will support development of electrical designs for new products and existing product upgrades, including requirements, project coordination, testing and realization into a final product.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Be the cognizant electrical engineer on a product development program.
- Plan, design, analysis, and documentation of a major CCA or multiple complex circuits.
- May be the technical lead on a product design update.
- Adapts existing design technology for new application.
- Test and troubleshoot initial builds of new design circuit cards.
- Documents own designs and owns document release/signoff.
- Reviews design documents of less tenured engineers.
- Significantly contributes to design review preparation.
- Analyze electrical circuits.
- Research electrical devices and apply to new designs
- Research and select circuit components based on performance, cost, and availability
- Evaluate qualification test results and identify design improvements, as needed
- Coordinate, organize, and participate in analysis, design, development, and qualifications as assigned.
- Prepare and present technical information to the leadership team. Act as technical liaison to other functional groups as required.
- Provides technical mentoring to other engineers.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- 5+ years of direct experience as an electrical engineer, or a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and 3+ years of experience
- Experience with and interest in digital electronics and high-speed communication
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Skill to design high speed electrical circuits, including thermal considerations
- Ability to multi-task across multiple projects
- Skill to create project design documentation
- Ability to interpret industry standards
- Skill to perform initial hardware functional testing
- Ability to use circuit simulation tools to inform a design approach
- Ability to perform PCB analysis in PADS or equivalent
- Ability to present technical presentations to internal and external groups
- Ability to work in a fast paced, team structured environment.
- Some analog design and programming experience preferred
EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- As a US Department of Defense Contractor, Astronics is bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Must be a US Person under ITAR to be eligible.
- An offer of employment is contingent on successfully passing pre-employment background check and drug test which includes screening for the use of cannabis.
Base salary range for this position is $102,687- $144,031 per year.
Several job-related and non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to experience in comparable roles, skill sets, training, education, licensure or certifications, other qualifications, market conditions and business needs influence actual salary offered.
Astronics AES offers a competitive benefits package including:
- Stay Healthy – Health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, FSA, HSA, as well as voluntary life/AD&D, voluntary critical illness, accident prevention and hospital indemnity
- Save for the Future – 401K & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Find Balance – Employee Assistance Program, work/life balance culture
- Time for You – Generous Paid Time Off, starting at 120 hours annually, plus 12 Paid Holidays per year
