Hardware Electronics Engineer - Vetronics

$135,200 - $187,200/Yr

Softworld - Sterling Heights, MI

Full-time

Sterling Heights, MI

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Hardware Electronics Engineer - Vetronics position is responsible for the design, development, and integration of complex electronic systems for military combat vehicles. This role involves working on electrical harnesses, power systems, and power distribution systems, ensuring that all components meet customer requirements and military standards. The engineer will engage in requirements analysis, trade studies, and the creation of electrical specifications while collaborating with various teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Requirements analysis, derivation, decomposition and management activities
• Research and analyze solutions to meet customer requirements
• Perform trade studies to compare alternative approaches
• Create and maintain electrical power budgets and allocations
• Develop vehicle electrical and power distribution concepts and architectures
• Integration of military lethality, survivability and C5ISR systems
• Develop electrical requirement specifications, electrical drawings, schematics and ICDs
• Perform analytical analysis and simulations to evaluate system performance
• Support CPU, GPU, FPGA, power distribution and harness designs and integration
• Understand/create/review test requirements and plans
• Support/Monitor prototype development, Component procurement and prototype build/integration/test activities and analyze results
• Support system-integration-lab (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) activities
• Troubleshoot issues and perform corrective actions
• Support/Monitor Vehicle test and analyze results
• Interact with internal/external customers and suppliers
• Understand/create/Manage project schedules
• Maintain project open issues lists and Prepare/present project status
• Support multidiscipline concurrent engineering activities

Requirements

• BSc in Engineering (Electrical, Computer Science, Systems, Aerospace, Automotive)
• 5 years of vetronics (vehicle electronics) experience
• Experience in delivering large complex US Defense programs
• Applied working knowledge in electrical engineering design and systems integration
• Experience with standard bus protocols (CANBus, Ethernet, Serial communications)
• Experience with military C5ISR systems
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, logic analyzers, function generators, network analyzers, and spectrum analyzers
• Detailed knowledge of Military Standards and regulations
• Experience of working in a multi-discipline, multi-national, multi-organizational and corporate environment

Nice-to-haves

• MSc in Engineering (Electrical, Computer Science, Software, Systems, Aerospace, Automotive, Management)
• Familiarity with the US DoD ground vehicle requirements and processes
• Familiarity with the US Army TACOM / TARDEC / GVSC organizations
• Currently holds or has the ability to obtain SECRET US Defense clearance

Benefits

• Hourly pay range of $65 - $90