Hardware Engineer III

Description

Hardware Engineer III

Do you excel in an environment that values working and playing hard? Would you like to be part of a team developing, maintaining, and supporting the latest technologies in the field of rugged avionics, network security, and intelligent data management? Ampex is a small, fast-paced, growing aerospace company looking for new teammates.

Ampex is looking for a highly skilled and organized Hardware Engineer III to join our multi-disciplinary engineering team in developing leading data management solution products for aerospace applications. Ampex provides a dynamic environment where you can apply your skills on a diversity of technical challenges.

Job Overview

Ampex is seeking a candidate with experience in system and board level high speed circuit design and implementation based embedded system. The successful candidate must be able to work in a team environment throughout the project stages from requirements definition, design documentation, implementation, qualification testing and product support.

This position is to be filled onsite in Hayward, CA. No employer visa sponsorship is available.

Principle Duties

• Report to hardware engineering manager
• Conduct system level requirements analysis and produce circuit requirements
• Design, develop and implement high speed circuit
• Interface and supervise the PCB layout designer
• Develop, verification and validation procedures
• Preform verification and validation testing
• Document and maintain design configuration data

Requirements

• Must have a BS degree in Electrical or Computer engineering or equivalent
• 5 to 7 years’ experience in hardware development
• Experience in high-speed digital circuits and board design
• Basic understanding FPGA logic design and simulation
• Experience in microprocessor system architecture
• Proficiency in design software tools
• Skilled in system test and validation methods
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be U.S. Citizens - this position will be working directly on a contract with the U.S. Government, which requires all employees performing these functions be U.S. Citizens. This position is contingent on the applicant providing proof of U.S. Citizenship.

Compensation

• Salary Range: $115,000-$135,000 (based on experience)
• 100% PAID COVERAGE for Medical, Dental, and Vision for the EMPLOYEE
• 401(k) Employer Match
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (company funded)
• MetLife Life Insurance: 1x salary to a maximum of $100,000 (company funded)
• MetLife Short-Term Disability (company funded)
• MetLife Long-Term Disability (company funded)
• PTO: 17 days
• Holidays: 11 days
• HealthCare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA

About Ampex

Since 1944, Ampex has been a leader in cutting edge technology to solve the toughest data storage challenges. Today, with its lineage as one of Silicon Valley’s first companies, Ampex continues to innovate in the embedded computing industry by designing and manufacturing rugged, onboard, compute systems for aerospace and ground vehicles that can acquire, store, process, and analyze a variety of data types to include radio frequency, video, and platform bus data among many others.

Ampex supports customers in the government defense and commercial sectors for mission system and flight test operations. Ampex is a Delta Information Systems Company and is headquartered in Hayward, California with locations in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Tokyo, Japan.

Ampex is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran, or disability status.