Lethality Hardware Optics Engineer

Job Title: 81796 - Lethality Hardware Optics Engineer

Job Location: Sterling Heights Michigan 48310

Onsite Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with a minimum of 1-3 years of applicable experience. Fewer years will be considered with an advanced degree.
• Ability to use Engineering Development and Test Tools
• Test Equipment (Power Supplies, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, DACs)

Job Description:

• Provide Electrical Engineering Design and Integration services for Electro-Optic products used in tracked and wheeled military vehicles.
• Perform activities such as concept development, design, Design Verification Testing (DVT), procurement support, prototype build and test, qualification testing, fielding, and customer support of fielded hardware.
• Work with hardware including Gunner's and Commander's fixed and panoramic sights, auxiliary sights, control panels, control handles, vision systems, resolvers, encoders, gyros, accelerometers, meteorological sensors, and Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs).

Specific Activities:

• Design subsystems and components to meet vehicle performance requirements, including human factors, safety, and environmental considerations.
• Support circuit design and conduct component selection/analysis for commercial and military Electro-Optical system components.
• Perform detailed design of Electro-Optical custom components, generate key characteristics, and perform supplier part selection.
• Review and develop hardware/software requirement documents and test plans.
• Provide support during prototype and production vehicle builds, troubleshoot issues, and lead redesign activities.
• Maintain strong record-keeping practices to track design changes, debug status, and hardware/software revisions.
• Develop and present design concepts and program status to functional and program management.
• Test and evaluate Electro-Optical components in the Electro-Optics Lab.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with 1-3 years of applicable experience (advanced degrees considered with fewer years of experience).
• Proficiency with Engineering Development and Test Tools.
• Strong interpersonal and multi-tasking skills with the ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to travel to supplier and government sites (approximately 5%).

Desired Knowledge Areas:

• IPC and MIL standards.
• Digital and analog circuit design.
• Gyroscopes, encoders, and cameras.
• Development of component/subsystem requirements.
• Model-based motion control and control loops (PWM and PID).
• Test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, function generators, DACs.
• Power, thermal analysis, timing, biasing, voltage/current control, LED control, and data packet deciphering.
• Schematic development, component selection, circuit simulation, and PCB layout.
• Engineering design, development, and analysis software (e.g., MATLAB, MATHCAD, Mentor Graphics Schematic Capture, CAMView or CAM350).
• Microprocessor-based products, including processors, chipsets, memory, and bus interfaces (e.g., PCI-xpress, DDR2/DDR3, USB, SATA, DVI).
• Microcontrollers, including IDEs, configuration, coding, and programming (NXP family preferred).
• Industry interface standards and form factors (e.g., VITA42/46, COM Express, ETX).
• Serial interconnects (e.g., USB, CAN, RS422/485).
• Graphics/video interfaces (e.g., SDI, DVI, HDMI, RS-170).
• EMI/EMC design practices and standards.
• Proficiency in C, C#, and Visual Studio Suite.
• Optical hardware and testing expertise.

** 3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.

This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.

This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.

Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position **