Summary
EDGE Group’s ADVANCED CONCEPTS develops advanced technologies and autonomous defense systems. The Senior Hardware Engineer designs and documents complex PCBs, including power-system layouts, embedded hardware and designs for harsh environments. The role also involves hardware testing, troubleshooting and mentoring junior technical personnel. Applicants need a bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical or electronics engineering, at least eight years of VHDL experience, and experience with Altium Designer and PCB design in a defense context. The position is in Abu Dhabi.
The posting
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External Job Description
ADVANCED CONCEPTS is an entity within EDGE dedicated to the design and deployment of advanced, innovative technologies. ADVANCED CONCEPTS is fast-tracking the development of high-technology autonomous systems, including three Medium Endurance, High Altitude, fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems, a family of precision loitering munitions, a cost- effective family of cruise missiles, and a range of guided artillery munitions.
Core Accountabilities:
- Proficient in using Altium or similar PCB design software for schematic capture, component library management, SPICE analysis, and layout design.
- Extensive experience in designing electronic safety and arming devices with adherence to military standards such as MIL-STD-1316.
- Design with advanced chip such as FPGA, MCUs, DDR memories
- Expertise in the layout design of advanced multilayer PCBs, incorporating advanced techniques such as blind-buried vias, via-in-pad strategies, Ball Grid Array (BGA) configurations, and Surface-Mount Technology (SMT)/Plated-Through-Hole (PTH) components.
- Proficient in designing PCBs for harsh environments common in military applications, which may involve special materials or design techniques.
- Specialized expertise in the design of embedded systems, including integrating passive and active components within the PCB substrate.
- Expertise in segregating analog and digital domains within PCB layouts to maintain signal integrity and minimize interference.
- Drawing of the PCB layout for power system, including component placement, signal routing, power planes, and thermal management
- Ability to design for low EMI and noise, including proper grounding, shielding, and filtering
- Generation of the data-packs such as BOMs, Gerber, Assembly drawing.
- Ensure generation of detailed and accurate documentation for complex printed circuit boards conforming to applicable IPC and Military standards
- Mentorship and training of junior technical personnel.
- Use of debugging tools such as integrated soft logic analyser
- Mentorship and training of junior technical personnel.
- Knowledge of microcontroller and digital signal processor architectures to optimize PCB designs for specific embedded applications.
- Ability to mitigate ESD issues in PCB layout.
- Conduct hardware testing and troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, logic analysers.
Qualification / Experience
- Bachelors or Masters in Electrical or Electronics engineering
- Minimum 8 plus years of experience in VHDL code writing
- Knowledge and understanding of Altium Designer
- Track record of successfully functioning PCB design in defense context
- Proven capability to troubleshoot hardware related to PCB prototypes
- Digital electronics
- Power supply buck, boost, fly-back, inverters, DC/DC
- Altium Designer
- High speed data handling
- Defense industry