Electrical Engineer at Smiths Interconnect Inc – Tampa, Florida

Smiths Interconnect Inc. is a leading provider of technically differentiated electronic components, subsystems, microwave and radio frequency products that ensure high speed, secure connectivity of critical applications in the defense, aerospace, communications and industrial markets. Our microwave technology is used in radar, communication and surveillance systems that are mission-critical and operate in extreme environments in aerospace and defense. Our microwave components and connectors ensure optimal performance, durability and safety of space satellites. Our semi-conductor test products are used to test highly sophisticated semi-conductors and electronic circuits in communication systems, gaming products and computing devices. Our in-flight antenna systems provide passengers with internet connectivity gate-to-gate on planes around the world. Our connector and cable solutions ensure reliability of critical medical equipment, and safe operation of trains and transport systems. Our products and services are often critical to our customers’ operations, while our proprietary technology and high service levels help create competitive advantage. As such, we welcome colleagues with a curious mind, who are happy with responsibility, and enjoy a challenge.

Smiths Interconnect Inc. is currently seeking an Electrical Engineer to work in an integrated process team environment, with technical responsibility for all of the following, regarding analog and digital hardware: research, architecture trades, estimating recurring and non-recurring hardware and activities, analysis, proposals, selection, development, prototyping, verification, customer support, manufacturing support, and sustainment. U.S. Citizenship Required. U.S. Citizenship is required to obtain a Government security clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Have technical responsibility for all aspects of the analog and digital hardware within our products, inclusive of hardware description in firmware, exclusive of RF/uW/mmW hardware and embedded and application software
• Participate in the entire product lifecycle for bespoke electronics modules, subsystems, and systems for the aerospace and defense market, including for RADAR, EW, SIGINT, comm, and satcom.
• Work in an integrated process team (IPT) environment, along with program management, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, and other engineering disciplines
• Perform all of the following activities for analog and digital hardware: research, architecture trades, estimate recurring and non-recurring hardware and activities, analyze circuits, write technical proposals, select integrated circuits, design printed circuit boards, prototyping, verification, customer support, manufacturing support, and sustainment.

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Expertise with component-level design, analysis, prototyping, and verification of highly complex analog and digital circuitry
• Experience with hardware implementation of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion
• Experience with signaling interfaces such as RS-232/422/485, TTL, LVTTL, CMOS, LVCMOS, LVDS, SERDES
• Experience with schematic creation and layout of multi-layer mixed signal printed circuit boards (PCBs)
• Proficiency with component-level simulation tools such as PSPICE
• Proficiency with a hardware description language, preferably VHDL
• Experience with EMI filtering and transient voltage protection
• Experience selecting components and designing solutions for DC-to-DC power conversion and linear voltage regulation
• Experience selecting interface signaling components, line receivers and drivers, microcontrollers, and PLDs

Experience: 5 to 10 years of progressively increasing experience and responsibility for analogue and digital hardware development

Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (BSEE)

Travel: Up to 10 % required or as business needs require, predominately within continental U.S.

Security: U.S. Citizenship Required. U.S. Citizenship is required to obtain a Government security clearance.