Electrical Engineer in Clarksburg, Maryland at Forterra

About Forterra

Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. Amongst some of the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, Forterra is focused on building systems that protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. Forterra is the go-to provider of ground autonomy solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses the technology for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions.

About the role

What you"ll do

• Provide technical leadership on projects to guide a small, focused team of electrical engineers developing new hardware designs from concept through production.
• Work cross functionally with systems, safety, software, and other engineering groups throughout all phases of the product development lifecycle.
• Design to meet commercial and military vehicle operating conditions / requirements.
• Design high-reliability & high-safety criticality hardware for both commercial and military autonomous vehicles.
• Perform risk-reduction prototyping testing of circuits at the component, subsystem, and system levels.
• Perform validation testing of designs through analysis, simulation, and/or hardware testing.
• Generate and implement improvements of designs to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput.
• Generate design documentation to ensure the delivery of a quality finished product.
• Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and design reviews.
• Provide production build support for the manufacturing of prototypes through volume ramp-up to production.

What We"re Looking For:

• Technical Aptitude and Intellectual Curiosity - We are first and foremost a technology company, working at the leading edge of capabilities like machine learning, autonomy, distributed networking, and multi-modal sensor fusion.
• Strong Troubleshooting Capabilities – Developing new products based on cutting edge technology always results in new and unique problems. The ideal candidate will be someone who use the tools available to them to help diagnose and resolve problems.
• Clear communicator – Working in a collaborative environment where multiple departments depend on each other for success requires a person who can effectively communicate across isles.
• Strong leader – You'll help organize and lead a focused team to produce new products.

• B.S. or M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 7+ years of hardware design experience.
• Experience with Altium Designer, OrCAD, or similar schematic capture / PCB Layout
  software.
• Design and simulation of complex digital and analog circuits.
• Experience designing high-reliability / high-safety criticality systems.
• Experience working with analog and high-speed (3Ghz+) digital signals.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, hands-on abilities, and working knowledge of common
  test equipment.
• Familiarity with design, analysis and manufacturing standards associated with complex
  multilayer rigid CCAs.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems independently.
• Ability to lead small teams.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.

• Experience with automotive hardware design.
• Experience designing networking hardware.
• Experience designing embedded computers.
• Experience working with automotive camera system designs including
  GMSL & MIPI CSI-2.
• Experience with automotive industry safety standard ISO 26262.
• Experience with MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-
  810, MIL-STD-882E.
• Experience with board layout.
  
  
  
  

• Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
• Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance, Legal & ID protection plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
• Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
• A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
• A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
• Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.