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Location Ridley Park, PA Virtual Office/Telecommute? (Things you should know about Virtual Office) Virtual Work Not Available Shift First Business Unit Integrated Defense Sys Division Support Systems Program Integrated Logistics Occupation Title Electronic & Electrical Engr Skills Management Title Support Equipt Design - Elect Job Classification 6B1BP4 Job Type Non-Management Experience Level Senior Level (15+ years of experience) Exemption Status Exempt Union No Security Clearance Required? (Security Clearance definitions) No Security Clearance Required Work Eligibility Required? Yes US Person Status Required? Yes Export Control Required? Yes Relocation Money Available? Yes Date Posted 07/21/2008 Closing Date (Things you should know about closing dates) 10/16/2008 Position Description Leads work with customers to develop and document complex electronic and electrical system requirements. Leads and coordinates work to analyze and translate requirements into system architecture, hardware and software designs and interface specifications. Leads work to test and validate to ensure system designs meet operational and functional requirements. Oversees the team that monitors supplier performance to ensure system integration and compliance with requirements. Solves problems concerning and provides other support of fielded hardware and software over the entire product lifecycle. Researches technology advances for potential application to company business needs. Makes recommendations for technology investments. Senior Electrical Engineer with more than 10 years experience in Test and Design Development in advanced control systems. Minimum of 5 years recent LabVIEW experience required. 5-8 years of ATE (automatic test equipment) test and integration experience. ATE systems and hardware design a plus. Knowledge of electro-hydraulic servo valve testing and multiple PID (proportional integral differential) control systems a plus. Experience with MatLab/Simulink a plus. Competencies General/Leadership [ + ] Customer Focus Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions as a project team leader; develops and sustains productive customer relationships as they relate to project team leadership responsibilities; actively seeks information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; presents project level information to customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how project level actions or plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems; assists other project team leaders in implementing ways to monitor and evaluate customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs. [ + ] Systems Thinking Consistently evaluates job tasks and processes on how well they help meet team objective(s); identifies non-value-adding components and barriers. Formulates change strategies; frequently seeks input from other project leads and internal employees to evaluate options for change and encourage buy-in. Makes appropriate changes to job/role structures and processes by communicating effectively and focusing on new skill development. Uses extensive measurement systems to monitor the implementation. Technical [ + ] Automatic Test Equipment Extensive, specialized knowledge in the operation, integration, installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of automatic test equipment and programming codes. Ability to instruct others in the operation, integration, installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of automatic test equipment and associated software, Test Program Sets (TPS), and programming codes. [ + ] Engineering Analysis Extensive knowledge of engineering analysis (e.g. mechanical, electrical, avionics, design, circuit, systems, stress, structural, durability). [ + ] Hardware/Software Development Extensive knowledge of programming languages (e.g., C#, Java, Java 2 Enterprise and Mobile Editions (J2EE, J2ME), C++, Visual Basic, C, Assembly, Ladder Logic, Numerical Control (NC) Programming, Matlab). Extensive knowledge of computing equipment and its operating systems (e.g., Windows, Unix, Linux). Extensive knowledge of software development and testing tools (e.g., editors, compilers, linkers, desktop simulations, configuration management tools, requirements management tools) capability and usage. Extensive ability to apply knowledge of database engines to the design of databases and reporting structures. Extensive ability to integrate hardware and software components into a functional system. Extensive knowledge of software testing and usability theory. Knowledge of testing, usability practices. Extensive ability to write and execute test scripts and perform usability analyses. Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree and typically 9 or more years' experience in an engineering classification or a Master's degree with typically 7 or more years' experience in an engineering classification or a PhD degree with typically 4 or more years' experience in an engineering classification. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard. Other Job related information This position supports the development of the most cutting-edge technology in servo-cylinder automated testing that exists today. Initially being developed to support the V-22, this state-of-the-art test system is an exciting and creative design environment for test engineers who want to work within a highly technically challenging environment that is far removed from conventional ATE (automatic test equipment) development.