Electronics Engineer (Aerospace)

Job Title: Electronics Engineer (Aerospace) Location: Los Angeles, California, USA – Onsite About: A senior Electronics engineer who has worked on full cycle HW development for electronics equipment such as VFMDs (Variable Frequency Motor Drives) for vacuum generators and air compressors (ACIM/BLDC), AC/DC Power Converters (3-Φ), 28V DC Valve Controllers, and W&W System Controllers for commercial aerospace industry. Must have skills: • Bachelors or Masters or Phd Degree in electrical engineering from a recognized ABET accredited institution or equivalent • Experience in aerospace regulations such as RTCA/DO-160 and RTCA/DO-254 guidelines to electronics designs. • Hands on experience – Using design/simulation tools such as Altium/OrCAD, MATLAB/Simulink, PSIM, PSPICE etc. and test equipment such as programmable power supplies, high speed digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers etc • Design level understanding of communication protocols such as CAN, ARINC, SPI, RS-232 etc. • Experience in project management. Experience & Responsibilities: • Experience in analog and digital control systems and applications. Superior design skills in DC-DC converter, Active Rectifiers, Gate Drives, Voltage/Current Sensor Circuit designs, EMI filter designs. Translates concepts and information into detailed electronics design data. Understanding of design parameters governing the product performance and water & waste system interactions. Disseminates product design advantages for competitive and novel improvements • Able to analyze product efficiency, transient and dynamic operating and load conditions. Electromagnetic design analysis. Design maturity and reliability analysis. System interaction sensitivity and product sizing. • Experience in project management. • Analyze customer requirements and validate them by analysis/modeling/prototyping or based on previous product performance • Create and maintain hardware requirements specification and hardware interface control documents • Performs SPICE analysis of circuits using Altium/OrCAD PSPICE tools • Performs analysis and MATLAB/Simulink modeling to generate control algorithms • Analyze and designs magnetics for EMI filter, boost/buck inductors and other input/output filters • Performs component selection & obsolescence management • Performs circuit design and schematic capture using Altium/OrCAD tools • Creates hardware design document that covers design analysis, notes, and specific guidelines followed • Provides inputs to PCB layout design • Performs worst case load analysis (DC Load Analysis) on the circuit designs • Performs component derating and thermal analysis • Performance design performance margin analysis • Performs PCB board bring-up per the circuit design • Creates PCB board level functional test procedures per circuit functional blocks • Creates design verification test procedure (DVTP) document • Performs electronics hardware testing to make sure that requirements are met and generate test reports (DVTR) • Review and process engineering changes in the development of water and waste systems and equipment • Review, process and recommend engineering changes in the development of W&W equipment • Utilizes sound technical problem solving to own or support ongoing and new products • Follows sound engineering principles to ensure designs meet airworthiness standards, customer requirements and ZWWS internal standards • Perform research and/or testing for new development • Present technical findings and trade studies • Assesses and creates standard work and leads or support improvement projects (group or company level) • Independently owns, or leads a team for small/medium size projects. • Able to review, check and approve work done by peers and lower level engineers. • Provides guidance and training to lower level engineers. • Understands how various groups (engineering, industrialization, operations) work together and able to navigate through the company. • Able to interface with existing suppliers and OEM customers • May Interface with new suppliers and OEM customers • Approve, review, and process any engineering changes and data produced in functional group • Utilizes sound technical problem solving to lead ongoing and new projects • Provides mentoring, guidance and training to lower level engineers • Assesses and creates standard work and leads or support improvement projects (group or company level) • Interfaces with various groups (internal and external) to support new business and bring projects to completion