Business Unit
Cubic Defense
Company Details
When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.
We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.
Job Details
The Cubic Secure Communications Hardware Engineering group is seeking an experienced and proven Electrical Engineer who can support the design and development of high-end technology based and reliable analog and digital systems. We are looking for fundamental experience in Digital Circuit Design, Analog Circuit Design, Power System Design, Single Board Computer Design, Embedded System Design, Digital/MPEG Video, FPGA/CPLD Design, Interconnect implementations in TTL, CMOS, LVPECL, LVDS, 10+ Gbps SerDes, DDR2/3/4/5/SRAM/FLASH, PCIe-Gen2/3/4 using Altium Designer, HyperLynx SI/PI, LT Spice/HSPICE, Xilinx tools, an expertise in the lab utilization of Oscilloscopes, VNA’s, and Spectrum Analyzer’s.
Cubic offers an opportunity to provide innovative technology for government and commercial customers around the globe, helping to solve their future problems today, and the leading provider of realistic combat training systems, secure communications and networking and highly specialized support services for military and security forces of the U.S. and allied nations. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and thrive in an innovative environment, we want to talk to you about your next role at Cubic! We are seeking employees inspired by technology, and motivated by the rewards of hard work, commitment, teamwork, quality, integrity, and respect. We invite you to explore opportunities with Cubic.
This position is for a Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) Design Engineer. We are looking for someone with fundamental experience designing 10+ multi-layer, low-loss, state-of-the-art high-speed CCAs. Someone who understands customer requirements and can derive requirements as needed to guide the design efforts. Most the circuits cards we develop have some or all the following: large FPGAs, microprocessors, DDR2/3/4/5 memory, Flash memory, PCIe-Gen2/3/4, Ethernet 10/100/1000, USB 2.0/3.0, SD card, RS-232, RS-422, I2C, UARTs, and SPI interfaces supporting audio, video, GPS, etc. A fundamental knowledge of switching and linear power supplies is desired. Low inductance “across frequency” PDN design knowledge is also desired. This engineer should be familiar with high-speed (10+ Gbps SerDes) signal integrity, and the concepts of channel tuning and simulation (i.e., via impedance tuning, press-fit connector attach impedance tuning and crosstalk minimization, via back-drill technology, all aspects of 3D interconnect design and analysis). A knowledge of raw PCB materials, PCB FAB processing, statistics, and PCB processing SPC is a plus.
The tools we use include Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics HyperLynx SI/PI, LT Spice, Xilinx Vivado, Matlab, Polar Speedstack + SI9000, CST, HFSS, etc. The Electrical Engineer is responsible for supporting a lead Engineer in the development of circuit cards from cradle to grave. This responsibility includes component selection and component life-time management, implementing and understanding both flat and hierarchical schematic designs, current high performance raw PCB materials, how to optimize glass styles and copper roughness to develop the best cost performance stackups, how to drive layout and to work with the Fabrication and Assembly houses. Also responsible for the initial prototype bring up, testing, documentation, power analysis, test procedure creation, design for manufacturing, and the development of ATE (Automated Test Equipment) and ATP’s (Automated Test Procedures).
Assisted by a lead engineer performs complex electrical engineering duties following designated standards and procedures. Works closely with other engineering disciplines. Duties require application of engineering principles and techniques. This job requires analytical and technical abilities and demands fast, but carefully thought-out results. Collaborating with a team supports strong leadership and control of the work process from beginning to end is necessary. This position typically works under supervision and direction.
Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities
- Ability to interpret system level requirements
- Responsible for the design, analysis, testing, and documentation of state-of-the-art Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA)
- Responsible for schematic design using Altium Designer
- Specifies highly optimized PCB stackups based on the latest low loss materials and glass styles
- Develops circuit, component, subsystem, and equipment interfaces and procurement specifications
- Designs digital, analog or radio frequency circuits, components, and subsystems
- Author of detailed and comprehensive electrical layout rules based on proven statistically significant empirical data
- Prepares design specifications, analyses and recommendations
- Performs circuit interconnection or subsystem prototype assembly
- Prepares design and operation objectives, specifications and resource needs
- Recommends test control, strategies, apparatus and equipment
- Supports the interfaces with customers, contractors and marketing vendors
- Evaluates vendor capabilities to provide required products or services
- Conducts in-house design reviews and technical meetings
- Prepares design proposal to reflect cost, schedule and technical approaches
- Monitors project status and progress
- Keeps abreast of improvements in electronic engineering techniques
- Support prototype construction, debug and tests
- Develop logic flowcharts and block diagrams
- May give work assignments and check work of technicians or design support personnel on a common project
- May provide technical direction and guidance to Design Engineers, Technicians, or Design Support personnel
Minimum Job Requirements
Four-year college degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, plus 2 to 5 years of related experience, or an applicable Master’s degree with 1 years of related experience. Desired experience in designing, developing, and testing hardware. Effective written and oral communication skills. Experience in creating, analyzing, and documenting system and subsystem designs. Ability to use personal computer software such as spreadsheets and word processing programs and requirement management database tools. Mental ability to perform engineering problem solving and analytical tasks. Must be able to work under project deadlines and associated cost and schedule constraints. Must be a US citizen, eligible for DoD security clearance.
Cubic Pay Range
$80,000.00 - $108,000.00 + benefits.
The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Worker Type
Employee