Sr Principal Electrical Engineer – Cabinets
Our DoD/Aerospace client is looking to fill a Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer position that just opened in Manassas, VA. In this role, you’ll take a lead role in a small cross functional team responsible for the requirements analysis, trade studies, and system/electrical/mechanical design of new and future transmit electronic equipment. To be considered, you will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent and 10+ years of experience.
Location: Manassas, VA
Position: Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer
Contract: 24 months with possibility of going direct/permanent
Pay: $92.47/hour
Schedule: Onsite/Hybrid
As a Sr Principal Electrical Engineer – Cabinets, you’ll take a lead role in a small cross functional team responsible for the requirements analysis, trade studies, and system/electrical/mechanical design of new and future transmit electronic equipment. The design team will ensure the equipment meets all functional requirements, performance characteristics and for the completion of program design milestones. You will collaborate with design engineering, production engineering, subject matter experts and others in the development of this high-power electronic amplifier system to ensure we meet our customers high expectations. Candidates will have demonstrated recent, relevant technical contribution to acoustic systems and shown the ability to lead and mentor others.
Responsibilities:
- Perform research trade studies analyses of data, in support of customer design proposal, specifications, and manuals, to determine feasibility of the design
- Synthesizes solutions to meet customer expectations and technical performance while staying within schedule and cost constraints
- Leads Modeling and Simulation activities
- Leads concept design activities through development and into production
- Evaluate components to determine performance impacts to existing designs.
- Create and review hardware and system design documentation such as schematics, interface control drawings, assembly drawings and other technical documents to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Performs detailed technical analyses for a system and electrical subsystems to include: concept, requirements, platform integration, design and life cycle maintenance.
- Performs electrical requirements analysis, requirements definition, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies and interface definition studies of electrical elements
- Performs technical planning, cost and risk analyses, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for system electrical elements
- Leads customer requirements analysis, develops system requirements and defines allocations to lower levels (subsystem, elements and components)
- Leads and performs the generation and maintenance of electrical work products (i.e. plans, specifications, design documentation, etc.)
- Leads technical design and trade studies documents in support of proposal developments and customer presentations
- Manages lower-level employees
Qualifications:
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 10+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 8 years of job-related experience.
- Exceptional communication skills with the capacity to drive innovation and secure buy-in on concepts and ideas to drive the solution from concept to production.
- Effectively communicates technical and programmatic matters to senior level management, program offices, and internal/external stakeholders.
- Understanding of power/analog hardware and inboard and outboard electronic systems.
- Proficiency with requirements analysis, system and electrical design deliverables/reviews and related tools.
- Experience with system and electrical analyses, trade study development and proposal presentations.
- Experience with system and/or electrical cabinet and component design, specifications and/or upgrades.
- Experience with systems and/or electrical engineering computer-aided design (CAD) tools
- Strong proficiency in designing and developing input power systems and requirements.
- Expertise in amplifier design and characterization with understanding of complex reactive loads.
- Experience with designing and specifying unit controllers, including telemetry, D/A conversion for waveforms, and timing systems.
- Knowledge of cables, connectors, and receptacles, and their selection and specification for various applications.
- Acoustic systems for submarines and/or submersibles
- Acoustic transducers or projector applications
- Inboard or outboard electronics
- Power/analog hardware and systems
- Linear amplifier design
What sets you apart:
- A working knowledge of various CAD tools, MBSE, or other digital engineering tools & processes.
- A working knowledge of acoustics and/or Sonar applications.
- Understand and design Power Amplifiers, Class A, AB, C, D and S
About our client:
Our client is a mission critical DOD – Aerospace defense contractor developing solutions that will lead, serve, and protect our country. Our client develops strategic systems for defense, civil government, intelligence and cyber end users on a international basis.
About APR:
Since 1980 APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! If you feel your experience is a match for this position, please apply today and join our team. We look forward to working with you!
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APR Consulting, Inc., is one of the most trusted talent acquisition and workforce solutions providers in the United States. Known for exceptional responsiveness, agile strategies, and consistently high-level talent, the firm has become a go-to for organizations and managed services providers navigating complex change and urgent challenges. Since its founding in 1980, APR has transformed from a California IT-focused staffing firm to a full-service solutions provider filling a wide range of positions and serving over eight industries — including aerospace and defense, healthcare, IT, telecom, hospitality/gaming, sports/entertainment, government, and utilities –– in all 50 states, with a loyal roster of more than 850 specialized professionals.