Electrical Controls Engineer jobs in Santa Barbara, CA

Sonatech, LLC is a premier undersea acoustics engineering and manufacturing company. With a focus on supplying advanced SONAR solutions for the US Navy, our technical expertise, customized design capabilities and diverse manufacturing abilities have led to Sonatech products being deployed on virtually every class of underwater Navy system currently in operation.

Located in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA we pride ourselves as having a culture of innovation as well as first-class customer service. Sonatech has a challenging and rewarding work environment where employees have the opportunity to develop their careers by taking on new responsibilities and providing innovative solutions.

Job Description and Key Responsibilities

This is a mid-level position, reporting to the Electrical Engineering Supervisor. The electrical engineer will design and develop electrical/electronic design concepts and implement concepts into finished working designs in support of the development of next generation SONAR systems.

Key responsibilities:

• Design analog and digital circuits to support acoustic navigation and location devices
• Design and develop electrical/electronic design concepts and implement concepts into finished working designs based on specification requirements, and inputs from customer and other engineers involving multidisciplinary activities
• Identify tasks associated with existing projects and estimate manpower and other resources required to execute objectives
• Review requirements for printed circuits, perform schematic and layout design of new boards
• Perform design analysis and create circuit level tests to establish validity of designs including thermal effects and power dissipation
• Develop or specify test methods and associated test equipment to verify board function
• Modem design - requires general knowledge of digital communication systems and signal processing of low to mid frequency bandwidths (<100KHz)
• Apply FPGAs and other programmable devices into designs. Perform extended application and analysis of op-amps, logic devices, and transformers and current/power requirements
• Prepare and present internal and external design reviews, PDR and CDR activities to demonstrate the design meets all specifications and customer requirements

Required Education and Basic Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 3 years professional experience in related field
• General knowledge of all areas of electrical engineering and capable of participating in the design of existing components
• Efficiency using schematic capture software, manufacturing support software and planning and control software

Required Citizenship and Security Clearance

• US Citizenship is required
• Secret or Ability to obtain clearance

Preferred Skills

• Microsoft Office Suite, Altium, AutoCAD, PADs or similar, Matlab, and LabView
• FPGA background

Salary Range:

$75,000 - $125,000

Sonatech is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer.