Senior Engineer - Hardware (E&E)

External Job Description

ADVANCED CONCEPTS is an entity within EDGE dedicated to the design and deployment of advanced, innovative technologies. ADVANCED CONCEPTS is fast-tracking the development of high-technology autonomous systems, including three Medium Endurance, High Altitude, fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems, a family of precision loitering munitions, a cost- effective family of cruise missiles, and a range of guided artillery munitions.

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 chip such as FPGA, MCUs, DDR memories
•    Expertise in the layout design of advanced multilayer PCBs, incorporating advanced 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 common in military applications, which may involve special materials or design techniques.
•    Specialized expertise in the design of embedded systems, including 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. 
•    Drawing of the PCB layout for power system, 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 the data-packs such as BOMs, Gerber, Assembly drawing.
•    Ensure generation of detailed and accurate documentation for complex printed circuit boards conforming to applicable IPC and Military standards 
•    Mentorship and training of junior technical personnel.
•    Use of debugging tools such as integrated soft logic analyser
•    Mentorship and training of junior technical personnel. 
•    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, logic analysers.

Qualification / Experience
•    Bachelors or Masters in Electrical or Electronics engineering
•    Minimum 8 plus years of experience in VHDL code writing
•    Knowledge and understanding of Altium Designer
•    Track record of successfully functioning PCB design in defense context
•    Proven capability to troubleshoot hardware related to PCB prototypes
•    Digital electronics 
•    Power supply buck, boost, fly-back, inverters, DC/DC 
•    Altium Designer
•    High speed data handling
•    Defense industry