Electrical Engineer

Job Description

OEwaves is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support production of Opto-Electronic products and the development of new technologies.

The Electrical Engineer will be part of a team assisting the development and productization of photonic and microwave-photonic products and systems, including lasers and photonic microwave-mmW photonic sources that are part of a growing trend in next generation classical and quantum generation sensors and advanced communication applications. This role will support both the production of existing products as well as the research and development of new products. The Electrical Engineer will work with the production team to ensure product quality, the engineering team to develop control algorithms, and the product and marketing teams to plan improvements to the customer experience.

Duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Design, including part selection, schematic capture, and PCB layout, for new electronic hardware for the control of opto-electronic systems

Interface with vendors for procurement of control electronics

Test and bring-up new hardware

Perform quality control testing on production circuitry

Perform root cause analysis and corrective actions on failed components and products

Set-up and run benchtop prototyping and breadboarding of new designs

Develop and maintain interface control diagrams and documentation

Skills/Experience Requirements:

M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field; or B.S. in the above fields with 5 years of experience

Strong communication and teamwork skills

Low-noise analog circuit design

Digital circuit design

Schematic capture

PCB layout, such as Altium or similar

Experience with laboratory equipment including VNA, signal generators, spectrum analyzers

Basic MS Office experience

US Citizenship, Permanent Residency is required

Preference will be given to candidates with experience with the following:

RF/Microwave circuit design and analysis

Mixed signal design

Embedded systems

Laser and temperature controller circuit design

Signal processing methods

Microprocessor (embedded C, C++) and/or FPGA programming (VHDL, Verilog)

Radiation-hard/space-qualified circuit design

Full-time