Principal Electrical Engineer Job Listing at Leonardo DRS in Melbourne, FL (Job ID 1196186400)

Description

Job ID: 110115 

The Leonardo DRS Land Electronics business provides C4I Network computing and integrated situational awareness, as well as state-of-the-art embedded diagnostics, vehicle power management and combat vehicle integration products and services.

Our Land Electronics team in Melbourne, FL is looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer with a strong background in embedded systems and ability to take a design from concept to production. If you have extensive experience in this field and a passion for driving technological advancements, we want to hear from you!  

• Design, develop, analyze, bench test, and document products, systems or subsystems
• Responsible for driving technology and completion of activity on time and budget
• Ability to take a design from concept to production
• Ability to complete a technical project independently 
• Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable  
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments
• Document component and subsystem specifications and material requirements
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
• Support the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with manufacturing, supply chain, program management and the customer as required
• Participate heavily in preparation of the more complex and significant proposals
• Provide technical expertise and assistance to other engineers and support personnel
• Mentor and coach other engineers 
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related technical field and a minimum of 8 years of experience
• Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering a plus
• Experience in the defense or aerospace industries a plus
• Proven track record of delivering high quality production ready designs, with units in the field
• Extensive experience with embedded systems that include x86 processors, application specific processors, microcontrollers, DSPs, or FPGAs
• Extensive hands-on experience with bench level bring-up tasks, debug, and testing by leveraging excellent critical thinking skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to document complex technical topics
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Cadence Schematic Capture and familiarity with Allegro PCB Editor preferred
• Experience with networking and communication interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, and CAN preferred
• Experience with video display interfaces such as LVDS, DisplayPort, and HDMI preferred
• Experience with low to medium power switch mode power supply design preferred

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours. 
*Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #LEL