Job Abstract

Job Title: Chief Engineer                                                                               

Job Location: Sunnyvale, CA                 
Our Department: Trimble Military & Advanced Systems (MAS)

 
About the Role:

We are seeking a self-motivated Chief Engineer with disciplined implementation and analytical skills to join the engineering team. In this position, you will join a tight-knit team of talented developers in a stable and supportive work environment, where you can quickly see the positive impact of your efforts.  You will interact closely with software, hardware, firmware, mechanical, and test teams to continue widening our performance advantage in leading-edge aviation GPS receivers.

What You Will Do:
The Chief Engineer is responsible for the product and interface specifications, and the correct implementation of the system requirements by the GPS receiver hardware, software, and mechanical subsystems.  They will be a subject matter expert (SME) working closely with customers to support their integration and use of the receivers, to generate supporting data for proposals, and to align the product specification with the customer and program requirements.  The chief engineer will work with internal teams to ensure the accuracy of the product specification, to manage the allocation of hardware, software, performance, and environmental requirements, and to ensure the verification strategy and the engineering deliverables meet the.  Working with the certification, CM, and QA leads, this individual will also ensure that the deliverable system meets the design assurance and certification standards and that the implementation follows the product development process.

What Skills & Experience You Will Need:

• BS (MS preferred) in EE, CS, or equivalent

• 7+ years experience in systems engineering following certification strategies:

• Expertise with embedded system engineering (complex embedded software on multiple circuit card assemblies)

• System spec and interface control spec management

• Requirements management, decomposition, flow down, and tracing from customer requirements, to sub-system requirements, to detailed requirements, to verification

• Requirements-based verification and qualification

• Project and schedule management

• System-level perspective of an embedded circuit board product, with command of electronic hardware, RF, software, and interface design and development processes

• Demonstrated excellence in customer interactions to establish confidence and rapport, clarify and align requirements expectations, prepare and present design review material, and support customer integrations.

• Demonstrated CM and QA discipline managing requirements-based development processes leading to product certification.

• Collaborative, team-oriented contributor with demonstrated ability to think outside the box and enable teams to achieve goals and deliver results efficiently.

• Must demonstrate strong communication, organization, planning, and documentation skills

**Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance is required. Applicants must clearly indicate any previous DoD security clearance activity.**

** Due to DoD Security Clearance requirement, US citizenship is also required**

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Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Hiring Range:

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Bonus Eligible?

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Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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