Hardware Engineer

Job Title: 80458 - Hardware Engineer

Job Location: Lexington, MA 02421

Onsite Requirements:

Component selection
Schematic capture
Mentor DXDesigner/Xpedition

Job Description:

Function as a component engineer assisting the design team on primary component selection, availability searches, alternate component selection and procurement.
Must have a detailed understanding of high reliability component selection and handling as it relates to milaero avionics and space light programs.
Must have a proven track record supporting space light programs as a component engineer.
Provide all BOM (Bill of Materials) management for fabrication, including kit assembly, verification, and maintenance of component inventory.
Function as the primary interface to fabrication and assembly vendors and provide real time decision making when dealing with challenges that arise with these processes.
Provide schematic capture and layout support for design engineers
Support hardware integration by writing, testing and debugging LINUX based utilities, VHDL test benches, and real time LINUX target functional programs supporting a variety of mission needs.
This effort requires a component engineer to support development of high reliability FPGA based digital and RF/Analog subassemblies.

Required Skills:

The ability to participate and successfully execute the required job functions within an existing high functioning design team.
An in-depth understanding of component selection, procurement, handling, reliability, and storage.
Must have expert level proficiency with Mentor Graphics Modelsim, Questa, DxDesigner and Expedition.
Must have a proven track record interfacing with high reliability PCB fabrication and assembly vendors.
Must understand CAD? le formats as they relate to PCB fabrication and assembly.
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, in depth knowledge of Xilinx Chipscope for Versal FPGAs and Ultrascale+ MPSoCs
Experience with debug and handling of space flight hardware
Excellent lab debug skills
Must have the ability to work in an exclusively Linux based environment.

Preferred Skills:

Experience with terrestrial network standards including SONET, OTN, GFP, HDLC standards and RTL implementation methods is desired.
Additional languages including Perl, TCL, and System C is a plus.

Qualification

Assessment

Must Have

Degree Level

Bachelor's Degree

Yes

Experience

Currently holds a Secret Clearance (OR a higher clearance)

Yes

Experience as a component engineer assisting the design team on component selection

15 years

Experience interfacing with high-rel PCB fabrication and assembly vendors

15 years

Experience providing all BOM (Bill of Materials) management for fabrication

15 years

Experience providing schematic capture and layout support for design engineers

15 years

Experience supporting space flight programs

15 years

Experience understanding CAD file formats as they relate to PCB fabrication and assembly

15 years

Software

Mentor DxDesigner/Xpedition

15 years

Mentor Graphics experience

15 years

Nice to Have

Experience

Terrestrial network standards, ie: SONET, OTN, GFP, HDLC standards and RTL implementation methods

0 years

**3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.


This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.


This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.


Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position. **

Location: North Waltham, MA, US

Posted Date: 11/7/2024