Electrical Engineer
Minuteman Group
- Lexington, MA
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Lexington, MA
Job Type: W2 ContractBackground/Need:
The Group is focused on the synthesis of dynamic and complex control and autonomous systems, from concept to realization, for a wide variety of prototypes. Prototype applications span various mission areas, such as space control; air, missile and maritime defense; communication and tactical systems; homeland protection; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. The group has expertise in dynamic stabilization and platform control; advanced autonomy; pointing, acquisition, and tracking; guidance; navigation and estimation; robotics; mapping; intra- and inter-system planning (e.g., swarming);demanding real-time embedded software and firmware control; image processing; machine learning; human-machine interaction; space-qualified electronics; and analog and power electronics. Applied research and development projects include optical payloads, small satellites, airborne laser radars and imaging systems, and autonomous air, ground, and maritime systems.Must Have:
- Architecting, implementation, documentation, and testing experience for digital & analog electronics design, firmware programming using VHDL or Verilog, mixed signal, and microcontroller/ FPGA programming.
- Specifying circuit & system-level grounding and shielding.
- Electronic design for digital, analog, mixed signal, and power conditioning
- Familiarity with various types of laboratory instrumentation, including oscilloscopes, waveform function generators, logic analyzers, frequency counters, and meters.
- Hands-on experience and a strong desire to work on all aspects of electronic system prototype development including architecting, design, analysis, implementation, integration, and test in a laboratory setting of all of the above.
- Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work in a team-oriented environment with minimal supervision.
- Strong preference for experience with electronics design for space flight systems.
- Embedded real-time software development including C/C++, Python, or ROS.
- MATLAB, Simulink, PSpice, EMI/EMC, discrete power electronics
- Specifying electronic cables with signal integrity considerations
- Motor drivers, power conversion, high current amplifiers, trans-impedance amplifiers, diode current drivers and regulators, battery conditioning and charging, and various other electromagnetic loads.
Clearance: Active Secret Clearance.