Lead Electrical Engineer
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Full-Time | Aerospace / Aviation / Defense | Mid-Senior Level
Schedule: 4/10 — employees work 10-hour shifts, 4 days a week
About the Role
Kable is looking for talented, motivated, and creative engineers to join our team. This is a direct hire role!
This Electrical Engineering position is in a fast-paced and dynamic environment requiring tasking flexibility to meet ever-changing customer objectives. It requires the ability to lead and work within a technical team, as well as independently with minimal supervision. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are crucial.
Essential Functions
- Develop and refine requirements
- Interface with customers and cross-functional teams
- Perform circuit design and component selection, designing ruggedized electronics for ordnance applications that meet customer requirements
- Perform simulations and circuit tolerance analyses
- Prepare and execute test plans and generate test reports
- Assist in failure investigations using structured methods
- Lead team members to achieve program objectives
- Mentor less experienced engineers
- Prepare materials for and participate in design reviews
- Generate engineering change orders
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Travel: 5–10%
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience; OR
- Graduate degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience; OR
- In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
Preferred Additional Skills
- Proven experience in analog and digital circuit design, power circuit design, and sensor integration
- Proficient in design with analog components (differential amplifiers, op amps, filters) and digital components (logic gates, timers)
- Experienced in power supply and converter design
- Skilled in using simulation tools (SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink) and design software (Altium, PADS)
- Competent in circuit analysis, module design, and best practices (EMI, ESD protection, DFM)
- Creates test plans/reports and conducts comprehensive testing
- Troubleshoots with standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, function generators)
- Leads technical projects and produces detailed technical documentation
- Experienced in participating in design reviews and root cause analysis
- Adept at multitasking across several projects
- Self-starter who executes project tasking with minimal supervision
- Experience with Electronic Safety and Arming Devices (ESADs) and presenting to Safety Review Boards
- Knowledge of extreme environmental design and testing with energetic materials
- Effective communicator and team player
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Additional Details
- Full benefits package
- Relocation assistance possible for the ideal candidate
- Willingness to travel: Occasionally
- Security clearance required to start: No (must be able to obtain a Secret clearance)
- Visa sponsorship: Not available