Sr. Digital Electronics Design Engineer

Senior Digital Electronics Design Engineer Contract 40 hours weekly 12+ months Other Requirements: - Must be local to the Cambridge office and able to support flexible in-office work.

Full-time remote employees will not be considered for this role.

- Active clearance strongly preferred.

Strong candidates will be considered without an active clearance but must be able to obtain a secret clearance upon starting this role.

In this position you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams designing, developing, and verifying high reliability digital electronics for use in a wide array of applications.

These applications include processor boards, FPGA and SOC boards, memory applications including DDR and high speed I/O.

As a senior member of the Harsh Environments Electronics Group, you will help shape digital hardware architectures and lead electronics development activities by applying sound engineering and project management principles.

Duties/Responsibilities · Translate project and system requirements into well-defined hardware architectures working with cross-functional teams.

· Design and/or complete instruments including microprocessors, power, and analog components.

· Innovatively solve issues, drive completion of the project to schedule, and collaboratively work with other technical contributors.

· Build and test prototypes, debug, and prepare documentation for manufacturing, and support.

· Research and enable innovative solutions for cutting-edge designs.

· Engage other engineers and partners to develop reliable, cost effective and solutions for products.

· Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction – contribute to requirements development, propose ways forward, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements.

· Independently performs complex electronic architectures and designs.

· Able to provide insight and suggest design modifications based on simulation results.

· Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.

· Ability to manage a task with multiple engineers and effectively communicate status to project leadership and customers.

· Actively mentor less experienced engineers and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills/Abilities • Proficiency in electronic design, microprocessor or embedded computing.

• Understanding of design and general computer architecture.

• Ability to write detailed design specifications.

• Computer programming and coding abilities.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent mathematical skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent time management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to prioritize tasks.

• Thorough understanding of engineering theories and procedures.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering or related field.

Master's Degree preferred.

Experience 5-7 years’ experience in Electronic or Electrical Engineering or related.

· Additional Job Description · Experience working with and knowledge of trade space for radiation hardened parts.

· Schematic capture and board layout experience.

· Experience integrating and debugging embedded systems.

· Ability to perform circuit simulation using HyperLynx and ANSYS.

· Experience in Mentor Graphics PCB design flow preferred.

· Experience with Xilinx or Microchip FPGA/SOC design flow desired.

· Experience in design for harsh environments as embodied in common commercial and military standards (e.g.

RTCA/DO-160, MIL-STD-810, etc.) highly desired.