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DCS Corp

Electrical Engineer (Journeyman)

DCS Corp, Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45444

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As a

Journeyman Electrical Engineer , you'll join the cross-functional team turning Phalanx Griffon (PG) from digital design into flight-ready hardware for

Major Release 2 (FY 25-27) . You'll focus on power distribution, wiring harnesses, interface-control documentation, and EMI/EMC compliance for the

Nomad

open-architecture chassis-supporting lab builds, environmental tests, and aircraft installation.

Essential Job Functions:



Hardware Integration & Schematics

• Develop and update wiring diagrams, pin-outs, and cable assemblies for Nomad processing cards, crypto devices, and SATCOM interfaces.

• Calculate load analyses and circuit protection to meet platform SWaP-C and MIL-STD-704/1275 power-quality requirements.



Lab & Bench Support

• Assemble and troubleshoot PG line-replaceable units in the

Integration SIL ; perform continuity checks, power-on verification, and firmware updates.

• Instrument test setups (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power analyzers) and document results for design-to-test traceability.



Environmental & EMI/EMC Preparation

• Assist senior engineers in vibration, thermal, and EMI/EMC pre-qualification tests (MIL-STD-810/461); capture redlines and support corrective actions.



Documentation & Configuration Control

• Maintain interface-control documents (ICDs), bills of material (BOM), and part-number trees inside the government digital-engineering environment (CAMEO/SysML, Windchill).

• Generate test procedures, validation reports, and engineering-change packages for flight-test readiness.



Cross-Team Collaboration

• Work alongside Systems, Software, and Test IPTs to resolve integration issues quickly and feed lessons learned into subsequent Product Delivery Orders (PDOs).

• Coordinate with platform SPOs/OEMs on connector standards, grounding schemes, and aircraft power-bus impacts.

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

A High School Diploma plus 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the Functionally Aligned Job Descriptions,

5 of which must be in the DoD

or a BA/BS plus 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed,

3 of which must be in the DoD .

Active

TS/SCI

clearance.

Familiarity with MIL-STD-704/1275 power, MIL-STD-461 EMI/EMC, and aerospace wiring best practices (38999/26482, AS50881).

Experience reading/modifying schematics and using E-CAD tools (Altium, OrCAD, or similar).

Comfortable with lab instrumentation and fault isolation techniques.

Desired Skills:

Prior work on airborne networking, SATCOM, crypto, or cross-domain hardware.

Exposure to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and digital-thread environments.

Experience supporting configuration audits, RMF hardware artifacts, or safety-of-flight packages.

IPC/WHMA-620 or NASA-STD-8739 wire-harness certification.