Our client seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to research, develop, design, and test electrical components, equipment, and systems. In this role you will design electrical equipment, components, products, and systems for aerospace and defense purposes per customer requirements in accordance with industry standards (i.e. IPC, Military and DO-160 standards).
Job Function:
Role and Responsibilities
- Designs electrical equipment, components, products, and systems for aerospace and defense purposes per customer requirements in accordance with industry standards (i.e. IPC, Military and DO-160 standards).
- Prepares schematics, bills of materials, printed circuit boards, wiring harness, and assembly drawings to support active program development and legacy production builds.
- Ensure electrical design data package is organized, released and update as necessary.
- Design and implement electrical stress tests to ensure the reliability of the product.
- Design and implement test fixtures to verify the circuit boards' and/or systems' functionality for production testing.
- Ensure the electrical design is functional, robust, and cost effective.
- Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
- Coordinates with other engineering disciplines and departments to ensure overall system form, fit, function and safety requirements are achieved.
- Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
- Designs and directs engineering personnel in fabrication of test control apparatus and equipment. Determines methods, procedures, and conditions for testing products in accordance with system requirements.
- Research and specify appropriate purchased and preferred components.
- Determine power and load requirements/restrictions.
- Directs activities to ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation, and operational testing conform to functional specifications and customer requirements.
- Innovate and use good judgment to incorporate company automation standards.
- Work with vendors and sourcing to define technical requirements for the product/components.
- Coordinates with quality assurance to support production and required procedures.
- Coordinates with purchasing and manufacturing planners to support obsolescence issues. Perform verification/validation of new sources.
- Coordinates and prepares engineering change notice (ECN) per configuration management standards.
- Directs and coordinates repair assistance of production and field returns.
- Directs and coordinates operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment and systems in field installations.
- Uses computer assisted engineering software to design and perform engineering tasks.
Job Requirement:
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 with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
BSEE degree (MSEE or higher is a plus) from accredited college or university
15 years minimum experience designing analog, digital and power electronics systems.