Careers | AMPEX

Do you excel in an environment that values working and playing hard? Ampex Data Systems is a fast paced, growing Aerospace and Cyber Security company looking for new teammates.

Ampex Data Systems offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, life insurance and 401K plans. Furthermore, Ampex is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity employer.

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AMPEX is looking for a highly skilled and organized Electrical/Computer Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary engineering team in developing leading data management solution products for aerospace applications. AMPEX provides a dynamic environment where you can apply your skills on a diversity of technical challenges. This position is to be filled at our Hayward, CA location.

General Overview:
AMPEX is seeking a candidate with experience in system and board level high speed circuit design and implementation based embedded system. The successful candidate must be able to work in a team environment throughout the project stages from requirements definition, design documentation, implementation, qualification testing and product support.

Principle Duties:
• Reports to Hardware Engineering Manager
• Conduct system level requirements analysis and produce circuit requirements
• Design, develop and implement high speed circuits
• Interface and supervise the PCB layout designer
• Develop, verification and validation procedures
• Preform verification and validation testing
• Document and maintain design configuration data

Qualifications:
• Must have a MS/BS degree in Electrical or Computer engineering
• 3 to 5 years experiences in hardware development
• Experience in high speed digital circuits and board design
• Experience in microprocessor system architectures
• Proficiency in design software tools
• Skilled in system test and validation methods
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

This position may require exposure to information which is subject to US export control regulations, i.e. the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be “U.S. persons” within the meaning of U.S. regulations.

Compensation:
• Competitive salary
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401K
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Basic Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Healthcare FSA and Dependent Care FSA
• Paid Time Off

About AMPEX:
Since 1944, Ampex has been a leader in cutting edge technology to solve the toughest data storage challenges. Today, with its lineage as one of Silicon Valley’s first companies, Ampex continues to innovate in the embedded computing industry by designing and manufacturing rugged, onboard, compute systems for aerospace and ground vehicles that can acquire, store, process, and analyze a variety of data types to include radio frequency, video, and platform bus data among many others. Ampex supports customers in the government defense and commercial sectors for mission system and flight test operations. Ampex is a Delta Information Systems Company and is headquartered in Hayward, California with locations in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Tokyo, Japan.

AMPEX is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran, or disability status.

Do you excel in an environment that values working and playing hard? Would you like to be part of a team developing, maintaining, and supporting the latest technologies in the field of rugged avionics, network security, and intelligent data management? AMPEX is a small, fast paced, growing aerospace company looking for new teammates. This position is to be filled at our Hayward, CA location.

General Overview:
AMPEX is looking for a highly organized Technical Writer to join our multi-disciplinary team in preparing instruction manuals to communicate complex and technical information more easily. Ampex provides a dynamic environment with a diversity of technical challenges.
The preferred candidate will produce high-quality documentation that communicates complex information clearly and accurately. The candidate must be experience in technical writing, graphics and presentation.

Principle Duties:
• Write, copy, edit, proofread and maintain all documents related to the product’s development
• Manage the production and publishing of documentation
• Determine assembly sequence of all parts and components and create an individual parts list
• Analyze drawings to ensure accuracy and consistency of data for incorporation to manuals
• Format documentation in MS Word, PowerPoint, or Excel into templates to be used for future document creation.
• Create and maintain the information architecture
• Assist in maintaining and organizing document control structures

Qualifications:
• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in English, Technical Writing, or related field
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a technical writer
• Adaptable writing styles that can be tailored to multiple audiences
• Excellent organization, communication and planning skills
• Creativity and willing to gain an appropriate level of understanding of subject matters
• Experience with Adobe, Microsoft and other applications
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

This position may require exposure to information which is subject to US export control regulations, i.e. the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be “U.S. persons” within the meaning of U.S. regulations.

Compensation:
• Competitive salary
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401K
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Basic Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Healthcare FSA and Dependent Care FSA
• Paid Time Off

About AMPEX:
Since 1944, Ampex has been a leader in cutting edge technology to solve the toughest data storage challenges. Today, with its lineage as one of Silicon Valley’s first companies, Ampex continues to innovate in the embedded computing industry by designing and manufacturing rugged, onboard, compute systems for aerospace and ground vehicles that can acquire, store, process, and analyze a variety of data types to include radio frequency, video, and platform bus data among many others. Ampex supports customers in the government defense and commercial sectors for mission system and flight test operations. Ampex is a Delta Information Systems Company and is headquartered in Hayward, California with locations in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Tokyo, Japan.

AMPEX is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran, or disability status.

Position Summary:

AMPEX is seeking a Senior Software Lead with experience in software requirements analysis, architecture, design, coding, integration and test, and product support. The successful candidate must be able to lead and provide technical direction to a team of software engineers throughout the software life cycle development process. This position is to be filled at our Hayward, CA or Colorado Springs, CO location.

Principle Duties:

Software Development Technical Lead
Software Architect
Software Cost Estimation
Producing software design documentation including contract CDRLs and SDRLs
Leads the software engineering team

Qualifications:

15 + Years’ experience as a software architect and engineer
5 + Years’ experience as a software development technical lead
Experience in C++, Python, Linux (Redhat)
Experience with SW IDE’s, code repositories, and test tools
BS in Computer Science or equivalent, MS degree preferred
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance

Compensation:

Competitive salary
Medical, Dental, and Vision
401K
Employee Stock Ownership Program
Basic Life Insurance
Short and Long Term Disability
Healthcare FSA and Dependent Care FSA
Paid Time Off (PTO)

About AMPEX:

Since 1944, Ampex has been a leader in cutting edge technology to solve the toughest data storage challenges. Today, with its lineage as one of Silicon Valley’s first companies, Ampex continues to innovate in the embedded computing industry by designing and manufacturing rugged, onboard, compute systems for aerospace and ground vehicles that can acquire, store, process, and analyze a variety of data types to include radio frequency, video, and platform bus data among many others. Ampex supports customers in the government defense and commercial sectors for mission system and flight test operations. Ampex is a Delta Information Systems Company and is headquartered in Hayward, California with locations in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Tokyo, Japan.

Do you excel in an environment that values working and playing hard? AMPEX has created a small, fast paced, and quickly growing Mission Data Recorder team looking for new teammates. This position is to be filled at our Hayward, CA location.

General Overview:
AMPEX is looking for a highly organized Technical Project Lead. The Technical Project Lead reports to director of engineering and is responsible for the execution and release of Frist Article engineering Products.

Principle Duties:

Coordinate Engineering Product Release
- Plan the Project tasks
- Execute the Projects
Monitor, Control, and Report Progress
Communicate Software Requirement to Contractors
- Ability to write SW requirement document
- Manage Software Contractors
Perform Project Risk Management
Coordinate engineering tasks with Purchasing, Production and Quality
Continuous assessment of product release improvement

Qualifications:

3+ Years Technical Project Management experience
7+ Years Software Engineering discipline
Proficient with Microsoft Project, Excel, Word and Power Point
BS Degree or Equivalent experience
Excellent Communication skills both Written and Verbal
Ability to obtain a US Government Security Clearance

This position may require exposure to information which is subject to US export control regulations, i.e. the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be “U.S. persons” within the meaning of U.S. regulations.

Compensation:
• Competitive salary
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401K
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Basic Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Healthcare FSA and Dependent Care FSA
• Paid Time Off

About AMPEX:
Since 1944, Ampex has been a leader in cutting edge technology to solve the toughest data storage challenges. Today, with its lineage as one of Silicon Valley’s first companies, Ampex continues to innovate in the embedded computing industry by designing and manufacturing rugged, onboard, compute systems for aerospace and ground vehicles that can acquire, store, process, and analyze a variety of data types to include radio frequency, video, and platform bus data among many others. Ampex supports customers in the government defense and commercial sectors for mission system and flight test operations. Ampex is a Delta Information Systems Company and is headquartered in Hayward, California with locations in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Tokyo, Japan.

AMPEX is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran, or disability status.

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