Electrical Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY:  Applies principles and techniques of electrical engineering to accomplish goals. Develops, designs, assembles and tests electro-mechanical systems, components and equipment. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Work as a member of a product-focused team to support all aspects of the product life cycle for the product group, including new product and feature development, industrialization and manufacturing support, and sustaining engineering activities.

• Execute assigned electrical engineering activities from conceptual design through system fabrication, testing and the transition to production.

• Propose solutions, prove concepts, evaluate new technologies and design trade-offs. Create, and develop analog and digital systems with an emphasis on electromechanical designs and power management; execute design testing, including: reliability analysis, EMI/RFI testing, circuit simulations, bread boarding.

• Demonstrate proficiency in electronics; including digital and analog Printed Circuit Board layout, construction techniques and PCB assembly.

• Work closely with mechanical engineers to develop electromechanical products.

• Directs activities to ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation, and operational testing conform to functional specifications and customer requirements.

• Provide design solutions that address expressed and implied (through industry knowledge) product requirements.  Work closely with other disciplines and share innovative ideas with engineering design team.

• Formally document and report product status and testing results in a timely fashion.

• Apply fundamental engineering principles to design challenges while being aware of the implications of cost, schedule and manufacturability of the product.

• Maintain an awareness of changes in the industry and in the development of components that may assist future design activities.

• Travel (up to 25%) may be required.  Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does not have supervisory responsibility.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Relies on a minimum of five to eight years of electrical design experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.   Experience with designing embedded systems a plus.

Strong electronic trouble shooting and problem solving skills, experience in electronic packaging and PCB design. Hands-on experience with circuit simulation and modeling software (PSpice & Mathcad). Experience with Altium (preferred) or Orcad is required.

Mechanical aptitude is required and experience with Solidworks is considered a plus.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineer with 4 to 6 years of related experience and/or training required.

Experience with designing embedded systems and ability to write C/C++ and code for PIC microcontrollers is preferred.

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