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Job Summary
We are seeking motivated and detail-oriented Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to join our team specializing in Fuze, Fuzes, and Fuzing & Ordnance Systems (FOS). This critical role involves designing, developing, testing, and maintaining advanced electrical and mechanical components for explosive devices and ordnance systems. As a US citizen, you will contribute to mission-critical projects that demand precision, innovation, and rigorous adherence to safety standards. Your expertise will support the development of cutting-edge systems used in defense applications, ensuring reliability and performance under demanding conditions. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on complex system design and integration with a focus on safety, quality, and technological advancement.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering; advanced degrees are a plus.
- We value US citizenship due to the sensitive nature of our projects and are committed to fostering a dynamic environment where your skills can make a real impact on national security initiatives.
Fuze / / Fuzes / Fuzing & Ordnance Systems (FOS) Electrical / Mechanical engineers needed,
US Citizens only
Defense industry experience is required, willing to design stuff that blows up other stuff and people
We are looking for highly talented, motivated, and versatile engineers that can create the next generation fuzing solutions.
Would you please read as much of the info below and please be a good fit, willing to design fuzes to be used in bombs, explosives, ordnances, missiles, weapons,
The company's Fuzing & Ordnance Systems (FOS) designs ruggedized electronics for a variety of military fuzing and ordnance systems. Our staff has led or supported the development, design, qualification, and manufacture of numerous Electronic and Electro-Mechanical fuzing devices for numerous large defense contractors and direct government customers. We are looking for talented, motivated and creative engineers to join our team.
We do not expect any 1 person to have all the skills below.
Ability to handle short notice needs/requests.
able to work within established design guidelines to ensure products meet or exceed customer and industry specifications.
Act as primary technical interface to internal and external customers.
Adept at multitasking across several projects.
Analog and digital design of ruggedized electronics for ordnance applications.
Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, and sound engineering principles to ensure manufacturability and performance
Assist in failure investigations using structured methods.
Be action-oriented and organized.
Circuit tolerance analyses using hand calculations and Spice tools
Competent in circuit analysis, module design, and best practices (EMI, ESD protection, DFM).
Contribute to process improvements to ensure hardware-firmware quality and time-to-market.
Creates test plans/reports and conducts comprehensive testing.
Define and execute design verification strategies (shock, vibration, thermal, acceleration, etc.)
Define, maintain, and improve the department’s development processes and best practices
Develop and refine mechanical designs in accordance with internal standards and customer specifications
Develop and refine requirements.
Developing C# source code targeting enhanced Flash Microcontrollers.
Developing Verilog HDL targeting Antifuse and enhanced Flash FPGA’s.
Drive mechanical design decisions across new product development and legacy product support
Effective communicator and team player.
Ensure compliance with applicable industry, customer, and regulatory standards
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are crucial.
Experience with DFMA and manufacturing processes
Experience with Electronic Safety and Arming Devices (ESADs) and presenting to Safety Review Boards.
Experience with FEA tools and test validation methods
Experience with lab tools: Logic Analyzers, oscilloscopes, JTAG/ICE debuggers and protocol analyzers.
Experienced in participating in design reviews and root cause analysis.
Experienced in power supply and converter design.
Familiarity with AS9100 / ISO 9001 quality systems and working in a regulated environment
fast-paced and dynamic environment, requiring tasking flexibility to meet ever changing customer objectives.
Foster a collaborative, accountable, and continuous improvement culture
Generate engineering change orders.
Generate Engineering Orders (EOs) and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)
Generate material for and lead design reviews for all phases of the product development cycle.
Good English knowledge (speech and writing).
Interface with customers and cross-functional teams.
It will require the ability to work within a team structure as well as work independently with minimal supervision.
Knowledge of extreme environmental design and testing with energetic materials.
Knowledge using SystemVerilog for verification with AVM, VMM, OVM, or UVM a plus.
Knowledge using Verilog for Logic Design.
Lead and direct test activities in all phases of product development cycle.
Lead and multi-task across several projects simultaneously
Lead failure investigations using structured tools (8D, Fishbone, Cause & Effect, etc.).
Lead team members to achieve program objectives.
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers and designers
Leads technical projects and produces detailed technical documentation.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Mentor electrical engineering staff
Mentor less experienced engineers.
Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to resolve nonconformances and drive corrective actions
Perform engineering calculations and collaborate with analysts to validate designs (FEA, thermal, shock/vibration)
Perform simulations and circuit tolerance analyses.
Prepare and execute to test plans and generate test reports.
Prepare and present materials for internal and customer design reviews
Prepare materials for and participate in design reviews.
Professional experience using CAD software such as Solid Edge, SolidWorks, NX etc
Professional experience with dimensional stack-up/tolerance analysis
Professional experience with GD&T application and interpretation according to ASME Y14.5 and ASME Y14.100
Proficient in design with analog components (differential amplifiers, op amps, filters) and digital components (logic gates, timers).
Proven experience in analog and digital circuit design, power circuit design, and sensor integration.
Provide inputs (material and labor estimates) for Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
Provide inputs (material and labor estimates, technical content) for Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
Requirements development, refinement, and compliance.
Self-starter, executes project tasking with minimal supervision
Serve as lead mechanical engineer, responsible for design integrity and product performance and compliance
Skilled in using simulation tools (SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink) and design software (Altium, PADS).
Strong fundamentals in mechanics, vibration, fatigue, and thermal concepts
Support hiring, workforce planning, and performance management
Support production by troubleshooting issues, implementing design updates, and improving processes
Travel: 5-10%
Troubleshoots with standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, function generators).
5+ years of experience designing with basic analog building blocks including differential amplifiers, op amps, LDOs, filters, and data converters.
5+ Years designing Electronic Safety and Arming Devices (ESADs) and Ignition Safety Devices IAW MIL-STD-1316 and MIL-STD-1901A.
5+ years of experience presenting ESAD/ESAF/ISD designs to the Safety Review Boards (AFSRB, FISTRP, NNMSB)
5+ years of experience designing with basic digital building blocks including logic gates, flip flops, timers, and filters.
4+ years of experience with power conversion concepts (AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC, Linear and Switching Supplies)
5+ years of experience in troubleshooting using standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, function generators, meters, etc.)
4+ years of experience with schematic capture and/or board layout utilities (Altium, PADS, etc.)
4+ years of experience lead a large-scale technical project from start to completion with minimal guidance
4+ years of experience in preparing and participating in design reviews (internal and external)
4+ years of experience in creating Technical Documentation (Test Plans, Test Reports, Drawings, etc.)
4+ years of experience with Temperature sensors, MEMs accelerometers, differential pressure sensors, and GYROs
5+ years of experience with serial communication buses including UART, SPI, and I2C
5+ years of experience with Root Cause analysis
4+ years of experience with general design best practices (EMI suppression, ESD protection, and Short circuit protection)
5+ years of experience with power supply and power conditioning design
3+ years of experience energetic materials interfacing/testing (EFDIs, LEEFIs, Lead Charges, Boosters).
5+ years of design for extreme environments (Vibration, Shock, Temperature, Temperature & Humidity)
Circuit design and component selection, designing ruggedized electronics for ordnance applications that meet customer requirements.
Generate test plans and test reports related to product performance (Brassboard, Design Verification, Qualification, Firing Properties, etc.)
apply mechanical engineering principles to design and maintain the company's FOS product lines during new product design, development, and sustain production across a multidisciplinary team.
supports production of existing products, working with manufacturing and quality to troubleshoot issues, document changes, and adhere to AS9100 and ISO9001 quality standards.
responsible for architecture, design and development of next generation Electronic Safe and Arm Devices utilizing the latest state of the art technologies.
ASIC / FPGA designs will include various sensor interfaces, sequence verification, A/D and D/A interfaces, communication protocols, state machines, timer chains, etc. used in Electronic Safe and Arm Devices (Fuzes) for DOD weapon systems.
Microsemi / Actel is our targeted FPGA and QuestaSim is our simulation tool. The primary responsibilities will focus on Verilog FPGA design, System Verilog UVM verification and C# based microcontroller development.
Analysis of the requirements, architecture definition, design and debug of FPGA and associated hardware and microcontroller products and associated firmware.
Programming experience in C for embedded systems, including development of algorithms, manipulation of data structures, and implementing highly optimized code.
Familiar working with code version control repository tools, such as Subversion (SVN), GIT or TFS.
Digital Design practices and principles, logic design and architecture and experience with HDL’s (i.e Verilog, VHDL).
Pay: $100,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Must have extensive defense industry exp Bachelor’s Degree & min 6 years of prior relevant exp Graduate Degree & a min of 4 years of prior related exp In lieu of a degree min of 10 years of prior exp
- US Citizens only. Possess or Ability to obtain a Secret clearance Did you read a good portion of the posting and have a good mix of skills? You have extensive defense industry exp, no exceptions
- If you are not qualified please do not respond I will work with you 1 on 1 to endure you an interview
- Please call my land line, 860 889 4141 until 8PM ET 7 days a week "AFTER" you email a "word doc" resume to- [email protected] GRAZIE Joe I am old, very busy I do not like pdf resumes
- Those willing to work in, reside in/near Hamilton County Ohio may be considered 1st A very nice relo package, $ is available
Education:
Work Location: Remote
