453 - Electrical Design Engineer

Azure Summit Technology is a mature, growing small business with locations in Melbourne, Florida, and Fairfax, Virginia, that develops and delivers high-performance RF hardware, firmware, and software products, and innovative, practical, multi-function RF systems solutions that address emerging missions of national importance for customers across the Department of Defense.  We are a diverse team of highly qualified RF systems engineers and mission subject matter experts (SMEs) with backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, RF, hardware, software, firmware and systems engineering, working together within a creative, innovative and highly collaborative culture, to deliver cutting edge solutions for our customers.  To do this, we hire people with a passion to succeed.  We look for problem solvers.  People who have unique perspectives and diverse experience. 

Are you in?

Do you work well in a team environment and on your own as an individual contributor?  Do you know how to set the bar high and achieve goals for yourself and bring others along with you?  Do you work hard and play hard?  Do you want to help the company succeed and build your skill set and further your career at the same time?  Azure Summit Technology just might be the place for you.      

What do we do?

Azure Summit Technology provides a wide range of multi-channel software defined radio solutions for applications including surveillance, emitter location, and interference cancellation. Systems can be tailored to meet a variety of requirements for bandwidth, dynamic range, number of channels, and computational resources. Supported platforms range from resource-constrained small UAVs and wearable devices to manned aircraft and submarines. Azure also offers innovative signal processing solutions to challenging problems in the realm of radio frequency spectrum awareness.

What will you do?

Azure Summit Technology is currently seeking an Electrical Design Engineer. The selected candidate will be part of a dynamic, growing, cross-functional, and geographically distributed team.  This position is located on-site at our facility in Melbourne, Florida, with overnight travel to our office in Fairfax, Virginia, and to vendor and customer sites as needed.  Your future team has worked together to produce the following job description:

The selected candidate will be responsible for design, development, modification, production, test, debugging, and evaluation of complex RF and digital circuit boards and assemblies. Candidate must have strong general knowledge of electrical/electronics engineering fundamentals as well as have actual experience designing and developing complex mixed signal electrical PCB assemblies and bringing them to production.  Candidate must also be familiar with design for test and design for manufacturability.  Candidate will be instrumental in the testing and debugging of products during development, pre-delivery integration and acceptance.  Duties will include technical responsibility for planning and conducting technical projects or phases of projects and may coordinate the efforts of electronics technicians as required.  Candidate will also consolidate results of hardware design elements and conduct independent technical investigations involving the origination or modification of material, component, or process specifications and requirements. Candidate will be involved in the evaluation of vendors, products, and services and will work closely with Azure team members, vendors, and subcontractors during the design, fabrication, and assembly phases of projects.  Candidate will support both production and R&D engineering efforts. 

Basic Requirements

• US citizenship, due to nature of the work and contract requirement
• Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance due to contract requirement
• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years hands-on experience in design, testing, and validation of printed circuit boards
• Minimum 3 years' experience using a signal generator, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, and oscilloscope to debug analog, digital, and RF circuits

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance

• Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent

• Expertise in schematic capture and layout guidance with Cadence Allegro tool set

Azure Summit Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Azure Summit Technology provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. Azure Summit Technology expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. To request accommodation, contact Julia Bergeman, 571-455-6486, julia.bergeman@azuresummit.com.