Hardware Engineer - ELSYS - On Site - (Open Rank)

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The Applied Embedded Systems (AES) Division in the Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS) is currently seeking an AI/ML Engineer. AES is predominantly focused on the research, development, testing, and deployment of embedded electronic and electromechanical systems. These systems provide our sponsors with technological solutions in the fields of Electronic Warfare (EW), command and control, communications, avionics, entertainment, health monitoring, and other applications. Many of these systems serve a national security mission by providing advanced capabilities for fulfilling multiple missions and protecting against a variety of adversarial threat types. The AI/ML Engineer selected for this position will design, develop, and support fielding of AI/ML solutions for these and other complex systems.

Job Purpose

Hardware Engineers develop mixed-signal design solutions including analog, RF and digital portions for Electronic Warfare, Radar, Avionics and Communication Systems. Specific activities include RF and analog development using system, circuit or board design and simulation tools; development of digital systems (including high-speed digital buses and FPGAs) via circuit simulation, schematic capture, board layout and assembly design; bring-up, test and debug of the resulting hardware utilizing test equipment such as network analyzers and spectrum analyzers; and integration with other system components. Additional activities include analysis of system performance, improvement analysis, test process and procedure design and collaboration with other engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform circuit simulation, schematic capture, and board layout for submodules of a platform design
• Generate documentation of hardware Design and theory of operation
• Perform lab testing activities
• Integrate modules with other system components
• Significant contributions to technical reports and presentations
• Begin to take ownership of small team development, mentoring others
• Significant contributions to white papers, and competitive proposals

Additional Responsibilities

• Lead the development and composition of new/updated open standards
• Lead technical meetings with GTRI and sponsor personnel, and support issue tracking and hardware development planning
• Lead proposal efforts or new research areas suitable for internal research and development (IR&D) funding
• Lead teams of electrical and mechanical researchers in support of sponsored research efforts

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with open hardware standards (e.g. OpenVPX)
• Experience developing hardware for embedded environments, including but not limited to FPGA designs, analog/digital circuits, or other embedded hardware
• Knowledge of computer architectures as it relates to embedded hardware and communications standards (e.g., Ethernet, PCI Express)

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance
• Experience with Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) or other forms of open systems management
• Experience with high-speed processing, especially signal processing
• Knowledge of avionics protocols and interfaces, including but not limited to ARINC- and VITA-standard protocols, serial, discrete signal, MIL-STD-1553 and/or analog interfaces

Travel Requirements

• <10% travel

Education and Length of Experience

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook

Levels 3, 4

• 5 years of related experience with a Bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field
• 3 years of related experience with a Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field
• 0 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field

U.S. Citizenship Requirements

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Clearance Type Required

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Benefits at GTRI

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link:

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