Principal Electrical Engineer

The role

The Principal Electrical Engineer provides leadership, mentorship, and technical oversight for electrical designs and programs. This role involves managing technical execution, performing design analysis, and supporting manufacturing and testing from concept to delivery.

What you will do

• Provides guidance, mentorship, and leadership to Electrical Engineers
• Oversees technical aspects of electrical designs for feasibility, viability, and function
• Manages technical execution of a program or programs
• Evaluates uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs
• Generates robust designs considering ESD, EMI, and challenging thermal environments
• Guides programs by providing formal peer review on other electrical engineer's work
• Supports manufacturing, quality, and testing of designs from concept to delivery
• Supports and leads the testing and validation of an electrical component or subsystem
• Performs analysis of designs to ensure safe operation in meeting designated requirements
• Assists in establishing company engineering standards, training, and guidelines

Required qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field
• 8+ years technical experience plus 1 year of management experience
• Detailed knowledge of military specifications and industry standards including IPC
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead program technical execution
• Substantial experience with mixed-signal circuit design utilizing discrete components and simulation
• Ability to provide creativity while solving complex problems without known solutions
• Strong computer skills, including common office applications and engineering tools
• Advanced experience with schematic capture, PCB layout, and simulation tools such as Altium and PSPICE/LTSPICE
• Excellent communication and customer relationship skills
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Hold or be able to obtain a DoD SECRET clearance

Benefits

• mentorship
• career growth opportunities
• comprehensive benefits

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Hold or be able to obtain a DoD SECRET clearance
• All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening

About the company

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company with 3,000+ experts across North America. It is part of the global ALTEN Group which has 57,000+ engineers in 30 countries.