Electrical Engineer IV

POSITION PROFILE

Position Title:          Electrical Engineer IV

Reports To:             Electrical Engineering Lead

Key Cultural Competencies:

• Highly ethical, honest, operates from the highest levels of integrity


• Team player, team oriented


• Professional in demeanor and appearance, graceful under pressure


• Values free enterprise, patriotic


• High work ethic


• Lifelong learner, always seeks to grow professionally and personally


• Responsible and accountable


• Organized, attentive to details, strong planner


• Passionate for his/her work, self-motivated


• Good verbal and written communicator


• Positive and energetic, skilled at building relationships, deals effectively with people at all levels


• Dedicated, loyal


• Innovative

• Operate inside the arena

• Flexible, embraces change


• Has a strong sense of service for both internal and external customers

Qualifications:

• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship


• Bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical engineering or equivalent.


• Minimum of 10 years of experience, or equivalent experience aligned with the Electrical Engineer (I-III) level


• Experience and competence in some or all of the following areas:
  
  
  
  • Analog Circuit Design
    
    
    
    • DC Power Supplies
    
    
    • Batteries and charging Systems
    
    
    • AC Inverters
    
    
    • Data Acquisition (Signal conditioning, ADC/DAC)
    
    
    • Motor Drives
    
    
    • Transistor Control and drive circuits (BJT, MOSFET and GaNFET knowledge a plus)
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • High Speed Digital Circuit Design
    
    
    
    • Programming with HDL for FPGAs
    
    
    • Programming with C, C++, C# language/dialects for embedded processors
    
    
    • Xilinx Virtex 4 and 5 devices
    
    
    • Microsemi ProAsic and RTAX knowledge a plus
    
    
    • Microcontroller/Microprocessor Designs
    
    
    • Communication Interface Design
    
    
    • FPGA TestBench Design
    
    
    • Strong Verification/Validation Background
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • CAD Tools
    
    
    
    • Schematic Capture and PCB Layout – DxDesign preferred
    
    
    • Analog circuit Simulation – Pspice (OrCAD), LTspice preferred
    
    
    • FPGA Design – Microsemi Libero/Xilinx ISE/ModelSim preferred
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Systems integration and testing experience.


• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings, electronic schematics, and software flowcharts


• Familiarity with Microsoft Project and Access preferred.

Key Results:

• Create electronic hardware designs that meet or exceed product requirements and specifications, including system architecture, schematic design, PCB layout design (working with PCB designer)


• Generate documentation for the designs created, including but not limited to design analysis and “as built” measurements and results


• Develop product specifications that meet or exceed customer requirements and that are within customer and Company deadlines and budget


• Assure product quality by designing electrical testing methods; testing finished products and system capabilities


• Prepare technically complete Data Reports and Design Review data packages achieving first pass customer approval/acceptance.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Evaluate electrical systems, products, components, and applications by designing and conducting research programs; applying knowledge of electricity and materials


• Confirm system's and components' capabilities by designing testing methods; testing properties


• Develop electrical products by studying customer requirements; researching and testing manufacturing and assembly methods and materials


• Maintain product and company reputation by complying with federal and state regulations


• Complete detailed design analysis and documentation to support high level customer product functionality and reliability reviews


• Prepare for, attend and make technical presentations to existing and prospective clients (e.g. design reviews, technical interchange meetings, etc.)


• Systems integration and testing


• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings, electronic schematics, and software flowcharts


• Provide engineering information by answering questions and requests


• Digital and/or analog circuit design


• HDL programming of FPGA devices


• Programming of embedded processors using C, C++ or C# languages/dialects.


• System and firmware architecture that meet or exceed requirements, specifications, time and budget goals.


• Component research and selection.


• Prepare for, attend and make technical presentations to existing and prospective clients (e.g. design reviews, technical interchange meetings, etc.).


• Interface with other engineering team disciplines.


• Developing efficient and cost-effective, best-value type product designs.


• Others as identified and assigned.


• Provide technical guidance to PCB fab and PCB Assembly vendors. 


• Support Procurement team with electronics parts related questions and provide alternate parts when necessary. 


• Failure analysis on electrical systems, products, components.


• Provide estimated engineering hours and schedule to program managers.


• Design test cables, flight cables, EMI cables, TVAC cables.


• Work with mechanical engineer on electro-mechanical drawings and review and give feedback to mechanical engineering on assembly drawings.