Hardware Engineer Job at Minuteman Group in Lexington

Job Title: Hardware Engineer

• Location: Lexington, MA
• Job Type: W2 Contract

Background/Need:

The Group develops, builds, and operates prototype space and airborne lasercom terminals. The technology developed and the lessons learned from these activities are transferred to operational programs through participation in standard groups and through the operation of a gold-standard test infrastructure. Major efforts include demonstration of a low-cost, high performance, prototype airborne lasercom terminals, designed for the lasercom interoperability standards, development of a test capability to validate inoperability among various contractor-produced terminals, and investigation into techniques to enable multiple simultaneous lasercom links through a single aperture.

Must Have:-

-In-depth understanding of high-speed board design (20GHz) utilizing Xilinx FPGAs, ARM based Single Board Computers (SBCs), Ethernet, power design including Point-of-Load (POL) converters, power sequencing, filtering and distribution, signal integrity, modern memory interfaces including DDR3 and DDR4, component derating, various signaling technologies and associated translations.
-Must have the ability to distill signal integrity simulations to rulesets for layout engineers with stackup and line width tolerance specifications for fabrication.
-Must have demonstrated track record in the use of the aforementioned technologies when designing, testing, integrating, and delivering space-based hardware. -Unparalleled laboratory-based integration and high-speed test skills are required.
-Additionally, the ability to work in an exclusively UNIX based environment complemented with excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills is required.

Nice to Have:

-An understanding of analog, mixed-signal circuit design, A/D and D/A converters, EsiLink, I2C and SPI busses is a plus.
-Knowledge of SFP, SFP+, MSA300, XFP, QSFP interfaces in SONET and OTN deployments a plus.
-Working knowledge of Mentor Graphics Dx Designer, Expedition, Hyperlinx, HSPICE, VHDL, System Verilog and Ansys HFSS with SiWave helpful.

Education & Experience: Bachelor's with 15+ Years of relevant work experience.

Work Authorization: US Citizenship with Active Top Secret Clearance is required due to the nature of the work.

"We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."