Senior Electrical Engineer

About the role

Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation is a global Aerospace and Defense supplier with over 100 years of expertise. We are a leader in precision motion control products and inertial navigation components, trusted and respected by many of our global clients. Our mission is to provide quality, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Develops electronic architectures and implements specific design for control of Kearfott’s electromechanical devices: actuators and BLDC motors.
• Reviews and interprets customer requirements, both technical and programmatic, and assesses the level of effort required to fulfill them.
• Contributes to sales proposal efforts, prototype development, and other New Product Introduction (NPI) activities.
• Supports product improvement/cost reduction initiatives.
• Executes and/or coordinates design analyses using Matlab®, Mathcad®, and Pspice® (or other computer-aided engineering/simulation tools).
• Maintains and adheres to project schedules and specific electronics project management tasks.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering required; M.S. in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Minimum 4+ years of direct/related experience required in digital motion controls and power electronic design.
• Experience with DC and AC Motors, rotary and linear power transmission components, various position feedback devices, DSP/FPGA based servo systems.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Qualifications

• Critical Competencies: Technical versatility in electronics design, electronics hardware/software integration, and system electromechanical integration.
• Industry Standards Knowledge: Experience with DO-254, DO-178C, MIL-STD-882E.
• Technical Skills: Efficiently executes design and/or proposal analyses using Altium, Matlab®, Mathcad®, and Pspice® (or other computer-aided engineering/simulation tools).
• Electronics Components and Test Equipment: Knowledge of electronic components and test equipment (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, etc.).
• Systems Engineering: Systems engineering (requirements-based design and project execution).
• Analog and Digital Circuit Design: Printed circuit board (PCB) layout, manufacturing and assembly processes, electromagnetic interference and susceptibility design methods.
• Customer-Centric Attitude: Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to motivate and lead cross-functional teams, action-oriented, responsive, thorough, and attention to detail.

Skills

• Customer-centric attitude.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Action-oriented, responsive, thorough, and attention to detail.
• Accepts and positively responds to constructive criticism to improve personal and project performance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, sick leave pay, vacation pay, 401K, and Tuition Reimbursement.
• Flexible 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Pay

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

• Full-time, on-site role in Black Mountain, North Carolina.