Job Description
Job Description
Our Company
ARA is a C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests, and installs cutting edge antenna technologies to keep our joint forces secure, superior and safe. We create and deliver a vest array of products for both military and civilian applications that combine innovative discoveries from companies we've acquired, including SI2 Technologies and AQYR, whose technologies complement and enhance our trusted systems. Our capabilities span from Electronic Warfare and Military Communications to Radar and Satellite Systems. For more than 60 years, ARA has provided our military with unparalleled information, improved situational awareness, immediate threat detection and precision targeting.
From ideation to installation, ARA supplies unique antenna systems in both high-volume and smaller quantities to meet our customers' needs and ensure success. Our US locations have fully staffed outdoor antenna test ranges, engineers, and on-site manufacturing lines and machine shops.
Job Summary
We are always looking for highly motivated Senior Digital Controls Electrical Engineer for its Antenna Positioner products business. ARA has a wide variety of antenna positioner products used for RADAR, SATCOM, and EW systems. Ideal candidates would have extensive experience in electronic and electro-mechanical hardware, especially in design and implementation of control systems.
Essential Functions
Developing Electronic Hardware control systems for Antenna positioner products
Developing top level test bench for simulating and verifying design architecture.
Writing digital design
drawings/specifications/ICDs.
Post-design support and troubleshooting using digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic/spectrum analyzers and other test equipment.
Designing and implement algorithms for control systems
Position Qualifications
Competency Statement(s)
Adaptability-Adapts to change, open new ideas and responsibilities
ommunication-Ability to speak, write and interact with others
Decision Making-Able to reach a decision, takes thoughtful approach when considering options, seeks input from others, makes difficult decisions
Employee Management-Defines responsibilities, motivates employees, delegates well
Ethics-Hones, accountable, maintains confidentiality
Initiative-Ability to take on task before being asked
Leadership- Provides strong leadership, sets a good example, skilled decision maker, motivator and encourager
Organized-Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task
Quality-Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve products/services
Skills and Abilities
Minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience
Schematic generation for board, chassis and system level hardware including component selection and circuit analysis
Experience transitioning design ideas to product offerings including product maturation and design for manufacturability.
Proficient at analyzing test results and relating them to design characteristics and manufacturing methods.
Proficient at C/C++ programming and communications protocols such as BLE, I2C, UART, CAN bus.
Proven track record designing, testing, and optimizing electronics and software/firmware for control systems.
Experience with designing 2 and 3 Axis controls for robots or antenna positioner
Experience with version control tools and methods
Desired Skills
Digital hardware and software/firmware experience to MCUs (ARM), and SoC devices and their use in embedded system.
Designs using SPI protocols
Experience interfacing with IMU or accelerometer MEMS sensor
Working knowledge of ModelSim or equivalent simulation tool for design verification testing
Printed Circuit Board Assembly design and layout
Experience with interfacing with highspeed ADC/DACs
Experience with sensors (RTD, current shunts, fuse detection), high-voltage or high-current switching, triacs, opto-isolation, limit switches, linear actuators
Experience with servo-controllers, brushless motors and three-phase wiring
Facility with specifying wire gauges, lug terminals, terminal blocks, mil-spec connectors, and crimping for chassis layouts.
Education :
Electrical Engineering related field BS or higher
Antenna Research Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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