Senior Electrical Engineer

Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation, a global Aerospace and Defense supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components.  Kearfott has a very long history of innovation and excellence and is the go-to brand for many of our global clients.  Kearfott is trusted, respected and plays a vital role in the success of America’s aerospace and defense industries. With over a century of expertise & experience, Kearfott is dedicated to providing quality, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide to meet their sea, land, air, and space navigation and guidance requirements.

We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world-class workforce. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected world-wide as a ‘full service’ provider.

For more information visit our website at www.kearfott.com

Overview

In this role, you will be a key member of a technical team responsible for the development, design, and testing of high-reliability electronics for inertial navigation systems, including the following:

• Electrical circuit design emphasizing component selection and application analysis. 
• Circuit architecture, performing trade studies, presenting materials for peer review, and seeing development activities through integration, qualification and into production. 
• Circuit design and analysis using industry-standard analysis tools.

Essential Functions

• Producing documented circuit design that meets and trace to system requirements.
• Digital and analog circuit design for performance, signal integrity, EMI.
• Component analysis emphasizing component worst-case, stress and reliability analysis.
• Organize, develop and conduct research studies, investigations, or analyses directed toward the solution of moderately complex technical problems.
• Gather, correlate and analyze technical information necessary to the accomplishment of assigned tasks.
• Prepare reports, charts, graphs and other documents.

Critical Competencies

• Ability to evaluate system requirements, perform trade studies, architect assemblies and establish design verification test specifications.
• Analog and digital design skills including high-speed bus and peripherals (UART, SPI)
• Knowledge of layout techniques for signal integrity and EMI
• Test and Lab Instrumentation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)
• Oral, written and electronic communication skills

Education & Experience

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years in electronics design and development
• Engineering Tools: Spice modeling, Mathcad/MATLAB a plus
• ECAD / Altium schematic/layout tools
• Experience with defense/aerospace hardware/environments, MILSTD’s (461,810, etc.)
• Mil-HDBK - 217
• Microsoft Office
• Must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance

Preferred Experience

• SiliconExpert (obsolescence experience)
• DOORS requirements management software experience

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jersey is $100,000 - $150,000 Annually.  This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge and skills, experience, and internal consistency.

Additionally, we offer a medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, and a 9/80 work week with every other Friday off. Our work environment embraces our people as we enjoy monthly employee events that celebrates our workplace culture.

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans