Location: Huntsville, AL
Work Arrangement: On-Site
Employment Type: Direct Placement
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required
Clearance: Active U.S. Security Clearance Required
Position Overview
We are recruiting an Electrical Engineer for a direct placement opportunity in Huntsville, Alabama. This position works as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) systems.
The role focuses on electrical design and analysis activities supporting complex defense systems, including schematic capture, printed circuit board (PCB) design, circuit simulation, laboratory testing, and specialty engineering analyses.
The engineer will support the design, analysis, integration, and evaluation of electrical systems and components for GMD applications. The position also supports specialty analyses such as Sneak Circuit Analysis (SCA), Worst-Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA), and Electrical Stress Analysis, along with the development and maintenance of Element Specialty Engineering Plans and analyses associated with the GMD Element Digital Model.
Responsibilities
- Perform electrical engineering design, development, analysis, and test activities in support of complex defense systems.
- Develop and review electrical schematics using schematic capture tools.
- Support printed circuit board (PCB) design and associated engineering activities.
- Perform circuit modeling and simulation to evaluate electrical system and component performance.
- Use laboratory test equipment to evaluate, troubleshoot, and verify electrical designs.
- Support grounding and shielding analysis for electrical and electronic systems.
- Analyze data and communication protocols associated with system interfaces.
- Develop and review technical drawings and electrical engineering documentation.
- Support the development, management, and verification of electrical requirements.
- Perform or support HyperLynx signal integrity analysis.
- Perform or support Worst-Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA).
- Perform or support Electrical Stress Analysis.
- Perform or support Sneak Circuit Analysis (SCA).
- Ensure electrical designs and analyses comply with applicable standards and requirements.
- Support planning, coordination, execution, delivery, and maintenance of Element Specialty Engineering Plans.
- Support engineering analyses associated with GMD element configurations and the GMD Element Digital Model.
- Document analysis results and communicate technical findings to engineering teams and program stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Active U.S. security clearance required.
- Experience with electrical or electronic system design and analysis.
- Experience with schematic capture.
- Experience with PCB design.
- Experience using laboratory test equipment.
- Experience performing circuit simulation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain high-quality engineering documentation.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience performing grounding and shielding analysis.
- Knowledge of data and communication protocols.
- Experience developing and reviewing technical drawings.
- Experience with electrical requirements engineering.
- Experience using HyperLynx for signal integrity analysis.
- Experience performing Worst-Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA).
- Experience performing Electrical Stress Analysis.
- Experience performing Sneak Circuit Analysis (SCA).
- Familiarity with applicable electrical engineering standards and compliance requirements.
- Experience developing or maintaining specialty engineering plans.
- Experience supporting GMD or other missile defense systems.
- Experience conducting electrical analyses for complex defense, aerospace, or weapon systems.
- Familiarity with digital engineering and model-based approaches to system development and analysis.
About the Opportunity
This direct placement opportunity is suited for an electrical engineering professional interested in applying their technical expertise to complex, mission-critical defense systems. The role provides hands-on involvement in electrical design, PCB development, circuit simulation, laboratory testing, and specialty engineering analyses supporting Ground-Based Midcourse Defense systems.
The position offers the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary engineering environment while contributing to the design, analysis, integration, and evaluation of electrical systems supporting the U.S. warfighter.
