Senior Digital/Analog Design Engineer

COMPANY

DTC Communications is a $30 million company based in Nashua, NH, that serves the Law Enforcement and DoD community within all levels of local, state and federal government. As part of the UK-based $2 billion (USD) Cobham plc defense company, DTC is a leading provider of covert surveillance equipment, first responder and unmanned communications systems. The Company’s strength is providing tactical communication systems for use in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR).

DTC’s primary applications include:
·Agent protection, by transmitting real time audio and/or video from an undercover officer to a backup team
·Evidence gathering for use in an investigation
·Transmission of real time video from a robot or UAV to the user or special forces operators on the ground

SUMMARY

DTC is looking for a sharp, energetic Digital/Analog Design Engineer who would thrives on project design teams developing DC through RF frequency analog and digital circuitry for radio communication products, including initial documentation and full transition into production. Our candidate of choice will be someone who promotes and practices world-class engineering development methodologies and principles to ensure elegant design, functionality, reliability, testability, manufacturability, and maintainability.
REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENTS:

•Apply analog/digital hardware design and analysis skills to design and implement analog and digital circuits including; DSP and microprocessor based circuits, operational amplifier circuits, active and passive filters, transistor circuits, nonlinear circuits, phase locked loops, frequency mixers, oscillators, modulators, demodulators, linear and switching power supplies

•Lead development projects through requirement, design, prototype, qualification, and release to manufacturing phases

•Provide thought leadership and assistance to Manufacturing in order to improve/optimize assembly & test methods & processes

•Provide technical leadership and direction to more junior level engineers and engineering technicians

Required:

•BSEE and 10+ years designing and implementing analog and digital circuits including DSP and microprocessor based circuits, operational amplifier circuits, active and passive filters, transistor circuits, nonlinear circuits, phase locked loops, frequency mixers, oscillators, modulators, demodulators, linear and switching power supplies, in a design-for-manufacturing environment where end products successfully transitioned to long-term volume production

•Highly motivated, efficient, and enterprising with an inherent ability to drive tasks and projects to full completion

•A proven working knowledge of developing DSP and/or microprocessor based hardware for portable applications

•Experienced with high speed digital circuit design interfacing with A/Ds, DACs, CODECs and memory components

•Experience with low voltage, low power circuit design

•Experience with circuit analysis and synthesis simulation software

•Experience in multi layer PCB design and layout environments including BGA and SMT design and manufacturing environments

•Must be an effective communicator, both written and verbal, in public and internal environments

•Ability to mentor and teach "best practices" hardware design techniques to less senior engineers and engineering technicians

•Ability to write effective hardware design qualification and production test specifications

•Superior debug and board level verification of integrated prototype hardware and software

Desired:

•Two-way radio design experience in a micro-controller based environment

•Project development experience in an ORCAD environment

•Experience with the implementation of DSP components for wireless communication systems

•Experience with designs based on FPGA and PLD technology

•C5000 and C6000 processors, especially OMAP based devices

•Experience developing system and subsystem design
specifications

Other Requirements:

•US Citizenship required; employees must be able to work in an environment with information/products covered in DTC’s Technology Control Plan (TCP).


BENEFITS = 401-K/Retirement Plan, Dental Insurance, Flexible Work Schedule, Health Insurance, Holidays, Life Insurance, Sick Leave, Vacation, Paid Gym Membership, Flexible Spending Account Programs, Credit Union

EOE/AA/M/F/D/V