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Job Title: Electrical/Electronic Engineer III

Department: Engineering

Summary:

Researches, designs, and develops embedded hardware for wireless products. Successful candidate must be a flexible team player, willing to engage diverse technical challenges, and work in conjunction with software product development to ensure high quality and timely project completion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Exhibit proficiency in broad analytical, design, and development assignments related to product development.

Develop basic electrical designs to realize analog and digital requirements.

Develop hardware design solutions including analog and digital circuit design for low power communication, real time embedded microprocessor-based board level design, firmware applications.

Develop schematics, BOMs, layout, and libraries for printed circuit boards using our CAD system.

Participate in the building and testing of circuit boards, electrical and mechanical systems, and components.

Must be familiar with oscilloscope, spectrum analyzers, meters, and other test equipment commonly used to test and troubleshoot circuits and systems.

Oversee engineering life cycle of hardware products including architecture, design, and implementation.

Confer with product marketing on writing of functional specifications.

Maintain relationships with vendors and orders necessary parts.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience:

Technical bachelor's degree (BSEE) from a four-year college or university, and at least five years related experience required. Advanced degrees preferred.

Basic knowledge of analog/digital circuit and system design fundamentals is required.

Basic knowledge of RF fundamentals is preferred.

Basic knowledge of software fundamentals is preferred

US Citizenship required

Computer Skills:

Operate personal computer in an office environment.

Ability to learn the CAD tools required for design work.

Ability to evaluate simulation and CAD tools for procurement.

Reasoning Ability:

Candidate must possess the ability to solve complex problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Innovative Thinking:

Individual must display original thinking and creativity; meeting challenges with resourcefulness in a timely manner.

Physical Requirements: Must be able to stand, bend, climb, kneel, lift, push, reach, or stoop for extended periods.

Equal employment opportunity policy

The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.

Reasonable accommodation policy

Federal contractors must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

IWT was established in 1997 and is dedicated to providing government and industry with products and engineering services centered on the wireless communications segment. IWT has core capabilities in system engineering, wireless architectures; mesh/ad hoc networks; sensor signal processing; geo-location; wide band/narrow band sensor networks; software/cognitive radio; software application development; signal processin and integrated circuit design and development.

IWT designs and manufactures wireless communications devices and associated software. IWT develops applications level and embedded software for its products. IWT sells software, hardware, and services to government and commercial markets. IWT provides field services to its customers in terms of technical support, installation, and distribution.