Complex Embedded Logic & Digital Electronics Design Engineer

Position

Triumph Engine Control Systems’ Electronics Engineering department is looking to fill a position for a FPGA/PLD Electronics Design Engineer in our West Hartford, CT location.

Our Design Engineers develop custom solutions for a variety of Electronic Engine Control applications used to perform actuator controls, motor controls, mechanical sensor interfacing, fuel regulation, digital communication, programmable logic design, and input power conditioning, to name a few.

The ideal candidate for this position should have excellent technical, analytical and problem solving skills, be comfortable communicating with internal and external customers, must be self-motivated and possess good interpersonal/team skills.

Experience with designing Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), Programmable Logic Devices (PLD), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and other Complex Electronic Hardware (CEH) is required. Knowledge of RTCA DO-254 Standard for Airborne Electronic Systems is recommended.

The candidate must be able to use various CAD tools (e.g. Mentor Graphics-DxDesigner, PADs 9.X thru VX, Hyperlinx, etc.), generate various documents related to requirements, design, validation, plans, procedures… be able to author technical reports, and work with lab equipment including meters, power supplies, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, programmers, and data acquisition systems.

The candidate will interact with various engineers across multiple disciplines within Triumph, including Electrical, Systems, Software, Mechanical & Packaging, Project and Program Management… as well as external compliance officers including Designated Engineering Representatives (DERs) or Organizational Delegation Authorities (ODAs).

Responsibilities

The FPGA/PLD Electronics Design Engineer shall execute various technical aspects of a given program while ensuring that cost and schedule objectives are being met. Detailed responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with other cross-functional team leads and engineers to plan and execute projects
• Ensure that teams have appropriate product and technical requirements, direction, and resources to deliver products effectively.
• Able to establish realistic estimates for completing tasks or projects, to meet customer and internal deliverables.
• Perform requirements development, allocation, and compliance assessment
• Generate block diagrams for various PLD/FPGA & Digital design concepts and circuit topologies
• Prepare for & Conduct SOI audits, Internal & Customer Design Reviews;
• Perform preliminary and detailed analyses/simulations on both Digital and/or Analog Interfaces
• Ensure overall compliance to TECS internal processes (e.g. NPI, Standard Work, Design Reviews)
• Meet or exceed DFx, Design-To-Cost and Design-To-Weight targets
• Support internal and external customer meetings
• Support Design Assurance and/or Qualification Testing
• Support the transition of a program from development to production

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelors’ Degree in Electrical Engineering, MSEE is preferred.
• More than 3-years of relevant FPGA/PLD design experience. Prior aerospace experience strongly preferred.
• Concentration - FPGA/PLD Digital Circuit design focus, with knowledge of Analog interfacing
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Excellent Troubleshooting and Problem Solving Skills.

Desired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Technical

• Modelling & Simulation Tools (LTSpice, Intusoft, MathWorks/Simulink, Hyperlinx)
• Actel, Xilinx, Altera based PLDs Design & Simulation Tools
• Analysis Tools (Mathcad, MS Excel, Minitab, Matlab)
• CAD Tools (Mentor Graphics suite: PADS, Hyperlynx, DxDesigner)
• Documentation Tools (MS Word/PowerPoint, Visio, Adobe, Nuance)
• Requirements & Configuration Management (Synnergy, Omnify, DOORs)
• Programming (Labview, Visual Basic, eTPU micro-code)

Non-Technical

• Schedule Tracking (MS Project)
• Internet (SharePoint, Intranet)

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage with plan options that provide flexibility and choice (including telehealth options)
• Healthcare spending accounts
• Paid parental leave
• Paid/flexible time off in addition to paid company holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Disability and life insurance
• Incentives and performance-based rewards
• Exciting growth and development opportunities empowered by our TRIUMPH Transformation and an entrepreneurial environment that encourages innovation and creativity