Principal Design Engineer

The Principal Design Engineer designs components or portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations. Develops basic data and makes preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design definition. Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specification requirements and cost. Coordinates with other organizations affected by design development. Makes layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures. Checks completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning. Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers. Basic Qualifications for Principal Design Engineer:? Bachelor's degree in STEM field with 5+ years of directly related professional working experience or Master's degree in STEM field with 3+years of directly related professional working experience or 9+ years of directly related professional working experience in lieu of degree Experience in developing electronic subsystems from initial design through qualification Must be able to read drawings and schematic diagrams Knowledge of industry and military specifications Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance Preferred Qualifications:? ? Associate Degree in the field of electronics 20+ years of work experience in electronic subsystems Good self-organization, and communication skills Experience with DoD architectures and Industry/Military Standards (e.g. MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-331, MIL-STD-1901A, MIL-STD-1316) ACTIVE US Security Clearance at Secret level or higher Primary Level Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00