Digital Systems Architect

All Qualified Resumes Responded to in 24 Hrs or Less DOD Secret Clearance Obtainable Essential Functions: Support and/or lead technical proposals, including decomposition of customer requirements into unit or system architecture/design, technical writing, technical risk management, cost estimating, etc. Ensure the logical and systemic conversion of customer or product requirements into total system solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Lead technology development activities and support business development. Perform technical planning, unit and system integration, verification and validation activities in support of programs and Digital Unit/System development efforts. Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements, and allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. Perform Cost, Risk, and Supportability and Effectiveness analyses for total digital communication systems (concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance & disposal). Work in a highly dynamic engineering integration lab. Education: Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 6 years of experience as a Systems Engineer - or- Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years prior related experience. Preference for BSEE in Electrical or Electronics Engineering Qualifications: Demonstrated experience in the architecture, specification, design, implementation, simulation, test, verification, validation, and debugging of digital based units, systems, avionics systems, and/or control systems Experience using hardware description languages (VHDL preferred) Experience with digital hardware design including FPGAs, Processors, Memory, data converters, etc Knowledge of military and/or NASA component specifications, design processes, and hardware test/verification procedures Background in systems engineering and high-reliability environments Excellent verbal communication, writing, and organizational skills Demonstrated complex problem solving and decision making - Able to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions; able to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate solution Experience with GPS and RF digital signal processing, forward error correction coding and decoding, encryption/decryption, waveforms, and data protocols in FPGAs is a plus Experience with Actel FPGAs is a plus