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Are you looking for an exciting career with an industry leading turbomachinery/jet engine aerospace engineering company with cutting edge products, unique niche markets, and a highly skilled expert workforce? Then you have come to the right place!

Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT), a Kratos Turbine Technologies company, is a growing world-class turbomachinery company located in beautiful Jupiter, Florida USA, which employs 300+ engineers and technicians with over 4,000 combined years of aero engine (military and commercial), industrial, and space turbomachinery experience. With a deep bench of experience in each discipline, FTT has been growing steadily for 25 years. We specialize in next-generation technologies for aircraft engines, rocket turbopumps, and industrial power equipment, and focus on the development and production of small, affordable, high-performance jet engines for cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

We provide a one-stop shop with capabilities in design, aerodynamics, performance, heat transfer and secondary flow, rotor dynamics and bearing design, structural analysis and life predictions, manufacturing, testing, and field support. Our Turbine Technologies division also provides engineering services, testing services, and material solutions for military and commercial engines, space propulsion, and industrial power-producing applications.

Additional offices in Derby, UK and Wildau, Germany extend FTT's reputation for engineering excellence to the European marketplace and provide access to a European supply chain and next generation manufacturing capabilities.

Our parent company, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, leverages cross-industry capabilities to deliver innovative, cost-saving solutions for all its customers.

This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. FTT will require proof of status prior to employment.

General Job Summary:

The Electrical Engineer will have responsibility for the design, analysis, integration, and test of electrical systems associated with gas turbine engines and components. The engineer will be implementing electrical circuit design, electrical enclosures, wire harnesses, and test equipment for engine and component tests.

Essential Job Functions:

• Applies knowledge of electronics design and development relevant to gas turbine engine and engine component tests.
• Create and maintain detail design drawings of electronic and electrical interconnect systems.
• Designs and assists in the development of new electro-mechanical systems and prototypes.
• Work with cross-disciplinary teams to determine solutions for electromechanical component packaging, thermal and environmental management, electrical interfaces, system integration and test.
• Support engine/vehicle integration operations and testing.
• Verification and validation process for engine avionics, electrical, and electro-mechanical systems.
• Use professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise.
• Other job duties as assigned.  

Supervisory Responsibility: None

• Experience with electrical power control & distribution; energy storage, electro-mechanical machinery - electric motor control, variable frequency drives, power supplies, and load banks.
• Proficient with electrical systems design, modeling, and simulation using OrCAD Capture, PSpice and MATLAB/Simulink.
• PCB design skills using Altium or similar software. Experience with fabrication and assembly of PCB, including functional electrical checks.
• Experience performing trade-studies and sensitivity studies to determine preferred electrical design requirements and functionality.
• Experience with high-level design and operational understanding of electronic components (power supplies, data acquisition systems, networks, RF systems).
• Ability to support hands on system level lab integration and test.
• Experience in industry standard root cause corrective analysis techniques, such as fault tree and fishbone analysis.

Education and Experience:

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering from an accredited school.
• 5+ years' experience in electronics and electrical system design and development in gas turbomachinery or related industry.
• Experience in developing test cases and test procedures.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements:

• Office and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to sit and stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to perform repetitive motion (keyboarding, mouse, phones, rotating wrist, using tools/equipment).

Travel Requirements: Yes, if applicable.