DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:The Electrical Engineering Department is seeking a Principal Level Analog Electrical Design Engineer to provide analog electrical design solutions and technical support to novel and challenging projects of varying size throughout their life cycle stages. You will be joining an organization with a distinguished space-based EO/IR heritage of scientific and national security. You will contribute to the development of complex high reliability electrical designs in support of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions on a variety of platforms. These platforms present unique design challenges operating over the harsh environments of space including extreme EMI environments, total dose induced radiation parametric degradation effects, single event effects associated with high energy space born particles, space charging of surfaces and electro-static discharge events.

　　$10,000 Sign-on bonus to be offered for this position

　　Responsibilities include providing high reliability designs and lead electrical engineering support for critical flight mission applications as well as ground validation and test activity. It is expected that you are a self-directed individual who requires minimal oversight. You will be accountable for high reliability designs to be used in critical space and military applications where failure is not an option. You will be called upon to communicate with external parties such as customers and vendors as well as participate in non-advocate reviews. It is expected that you will fully engage and immerse yourself with our products. Strategic vision is key to this position and the selected candidate should have the requisite background and expertise to quickly absorb information and make significant contributions to our products as well as provide ideas and concepts to advance our business and capabilities. Advanced experience with electro-optical products is highly desirable as well as an ability to quickly engage and develop an advanced technical understanding of unique electro-optical instruments.

　　Candidate should demonstrate strong analog design skills as related to both the support of legacy products and development of new designs. The successful candidate should have a proven track record of advanced troubleshooting ability at the system level as well as lower levels of integration.

　　Additional responsibilities include:* Review and evaluation of customer requirement documents* Demonstrated ability to follow a methodical and structured approach to design and validation* Original electrical design, electro-optical instrument design* Complex analog design including simulation, system/component modeling, signal integrity analysis, component and system level power/stress analysis, servo performance and stability analysis* Worst case circuit performance/functional analysis over mission life and environment extremes* Analog design of deliverable ship set hardware and internal Special Test Equipment* Validation testing support* Work with program teams to develop design concepts, define and perform trades* Prepare and present material for formal design reviews and customer meetings* Provide technical support to proposal activities

　　The position is located onsite at our facility in Danbury, CT.

　　Employment with any of the ARKA Group companies in the US is contingent upon satisfactory completion of several pre-employment requirements to include a credit check, background check and drug screen.

　　Due to contract requirements, US citizenship is required. Additionally, if you are a dual citizen (a citizen of the US and another country), the Company must obtain approval for you to have access to the information required for this position. You will not be able to begin employment until such approval is obtained and this may take several months.

　　Position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance.

　　No visa spons rship is available for this position.

　　ARKA Group L.P. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.