SUMMARY

We are looking for a Sr. Electrical Engineer in Germantown, Maryland who is interested in staying on the cutting edge to help develop new products that drive the future generation of autonomous vehicles. There is a shift underway in the automotive industry to move from 12v low-voltage centrally distributed power systems to higher efficiency systems and distributed architectures. This person will act as our primary technical expert in developing these next generation power system designs. Why is This a Great Opportunity? Cutting edge technology in the autonomous vehicle industry! 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designing high-reliability & high-efficiency power conditioning and distribution systems for both commercial and military autonomous vehicles.
• Designing to meet commercial and military vehicle operating conditions / requirements.
• Design of input protection circuits, linear and switching supplies and regulators, output protection circuits, ESD protection circuits, and EMI/EMC compliance circuits for power systems.
• Performing risk-reduction prototyping testing of circuits at the component, subsystem, and system levels.
• Performing (and documenting) the validation testing of designs through analysis, simulation, and/or hardware testing.
• Generating and implementing improvements of designs to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput.
• Generating design documentation to ensure the delivery of a quality finished product.
• Participating in interdisciplinary design teams and design reviews.
• Providing production build support for the manufacturing of prototypes through volume ramp-up to production. 

REQUIREMENTS

• B.S. or M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience designing power supplies for vehicles from scratch
• Good working knowledge/understanding of EMI
• Experience with high reliability design
• Experience working with automotive PMICs.
• Experience ISO 26262.
• Experience with MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD- 810, MIL-STD-882E.
• Experience with board layout.
• Experience with automotive, aerospace, medical design or safety
• Experienced hit the ground running designing circuit boards 5+ years
• Design of high speed circuit boards complex
• Must be able to work without much supervision