Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world? Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities. The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns. We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career. Position Overview The Sr. Electrical Design Engineer is responsible for electrical design of next generation high reliability undersea and terminal based network elements for SubCom. The principal job activity provides novel circuit designs, including analog and digital circuits that may involve microcontrollers and FPGAs, as well as other electro-optic components like photo diodes, modulators, EDFAs, VOAs and lasers. This job function works within a team of outstanding electrical, mechanical, optical, firmware, and reliability engineers to design, prototype, qualify and transfer to production various high reliability fault tolerant circuit boards that will operate within SubCom Terminal or Undersea equipment. Responsibilities • Conducts analog and digital circuit design and simulation • Selects suitable electrical circuit components and helps maintain component libraries • Interacts with key component suppliers, distributors, and application engineers • Collaborates with PCBA CAD designers to generate PCBA design files • Leads and participates in design and requirements reviews • Plans, documents, and executes the design verification testing for new products • Leads hands-on experimental work on prototype components, circuits, and assemblies • Develops GUI based test software tools for testing new circuit boards and components • Provides firmware requirements and supports integration testing of firmware on new circuit assemblies • Delivers factory testing requirements and supports early factory testing efforts • Initiates and develops relationships with internal partners and external suppliers. • Consistently ensures that business is always conducted with integrity and behaviors that align with SubCom policies, procedures, and core values. Qualifications • Strong design and analytical skills and willingness to tackle challenging assignments • Experience with product realization processes • Experience with design of analog and digital circuits and circuit simulation • Experience with design of power circuits and use of DC/DC converters, fuses, soft-start circuits, low-noise design techniques and by-pass filtering • Experience with circuit techniques that will pass environmental, safety, EMI and EMC testing • Experience with op-amp and transistor circuits for detection/amplification/filtering of • Experience with analog and digital control loops, DACs, ADCs, logic devices processors, and use of I2C, SPI, RS-232 buses • Experience with transimpedance and log amp circuits for use with photodiode detection of optical signals • Experience with CAD tools and standard methods for design of printed circuit board assemblies • Experience with PCB vendors and PCB fabrication and assembly processes • Experience with selection of circuit board components based on reliability, availability, cost, performance • Strong troubleshooting, experimental and laboratory skills working with circuit board prototypes, electrical components, electrical circuit test instruments and measurement techniques • Experience with design of experiments, evaluating circuit performance, analyzing data • Experience with writing firmware requirements and integrating firmware into new circuit assembly • Experience with CVI or other software for creating GUIs to help with DVT and firmware integration • Experience with developing test procedures and writing Manufacturing Testing Requirements • Experience with writing firmware requirements and leading firmware integration testing • Strong technical presentation and writing skills • Experience with leading peer design and DFMEA reviews • Familiarity with OrCad, Labview, Spice/Pspice, C/C++, Python • Familiarity of fiber optic components such as couplers, WDMs, filters, photodiodes, lasers, modulators, edfas is a plus. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Articulates thoughts and ideas clearly, concisely, and persuasively. Writes English well. • Master’s degree in Engineering/Physics or equivalent experience required. • Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience required. • A self-starter with the demonstrated ability to take initiative, who can proactively identify issues/opportunities and recommend actions • Strong results orientation with a proven track record of flawless execution and strong attention to detail NOTE : This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. Candidates for positions with SubCom must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Our selection procedure is based on local, state, and federal law. Please be sure to attach a resume to your application. We are not able to consider applications without a resume. BENEFITS SubCom offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to: competitive salaries, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverages, FSA, HSA, generous vacation, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with generous company match. Additionally, some positions may be eligible for shift differential. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYER OPPORTUNITY SubCom is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation. SubCom engineers, manufactures, and installs subsea fiber optic data cables - the unsung heroes of global communication. With an unrelenting focus on quality, reliability, and value, SubCom offers flexible end-to-end building blocks for the high-tech networks that are the backbone of the world's digital infrastructure. While the company's origins date back to the mid-19 th century, SubCom has deployed enough cable to circle the equator more than 25 times since its entry into the communications industry in 1955. SUBCOM’S CORE VALUES Quality - Accountability - Teamwork - Innovation

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Position Overview
Conducts analog and digital circuit design and simulation
Selects suitable electrical circuit components and helps maintain component libraries
Interacts with key component suppliers, distributors, and application engineers
Collaborates with PCBA CAD designers to generate PCBA design files
Leads and participates in design and requirements reviews
Plans, documents, and executes the design verification testing for new products
Leads hands-on experimental work on prototype components, circuits, and assemblies
Develops GUI based test software tools for testing new circuit boards and components
Provides firmware requirements and supports integration testing of firmware on new circuit assemblies
Delivers factory testing requirements and supports early factory testing efforts
Initiates and develops relationships with internal partners and external suppliers.
Consistently ensures that business is always conducted with integrity and behaviors that align with SubCom policies, procedures, and core values.
Strong design and analytical skills and willingness to tackle challenging assignments
Experience with product realization processes
Experience with design of analog and digital circuits and circuit simulation
Experience with design of power circuits and use of DC/DC converters, fuses, soft-start circuits, low-noise design techniques and by-pass filtering
Experience with circuit techniques that will pass environmental, safety, EMI and EMC testing
Experience with op-amp and transistor circuits for detection/amplification/filtering of
Experience with analog and digital control loops, DACs, ADCs, logic devices processors, and use of I2C, SPI, RS-232 buses
Experience with transimpedance and log amp circuits for use with photodiode detection of optical signals
Experience with CAD tools and standard methods for design of printed circuit board assemblies

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Familiarity of fiber optic components such as couplers, WDMs, filters, photodiodes, lasers, modulators, edfas is a plus.

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