Senior Principal Electrical Engineer - Cabinets

ACARA Solutions and our client in Manassas, VA have a contract-to-direct hire position available

• As a Senior 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,
• 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 (plans, specifications, design documentation)
• Leads technical design and trade studies documents in support of proposal developments and customer presentations
• Manages lower-level employees.
• Effectively communicates technical and programmatic matters to senior level management, program offices, and internal/external stakeholders.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Science or Electrical Engineering or Mathematics.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with power/analog hardware and inboard and outboard electronic systems.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with requirements analysis, system and electrical design deliverables/reviews and related tools.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with system and electrical analyses, trade study development and proposal presentations.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with system and electrical cabinet and component design, specifications and upgrades.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with systems and electrical engineering computer-aided design (CAD) tools
• Minimum 10 years of experience in designing and developing input power systems and requirements.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in amplifier design and characterization with understanding of complex reactive loads.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with designing and specifying unit controllers, including telemetry, D/A conversion for waveforms, and timing systems.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with cables, connectors, and receptacles, and their selection and specification for various applications.

Preferred Skills:

• Master's Degree
• Ability to lead and mentor others.
• 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.
• A working knowledge of various CAD tools, MBSE, or other digital engineering tools & processes.
• A working knowledge of acoustics and Sonar applications.
• Understand and design Power Amplifiers, Class A, AB, C, D and S
• Acoustic systems for submarines and submersibles
• Acoustic transducers or projector applications
• Inboard or outboard electronics
• Power/analog hardware and systems
• Linear amplifier design

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person,' as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.
• Active Secret DoD Clearance.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. The Aleron companies welcome and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.