Senior Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Conduct experimental tests, analyze test data, and write test reports.
• Create test plans and procedures to support production test system development.
• Work with external laboratories to test and qualify products to applicable environmental, safety, industrial, military, and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC/EMI) standards.
• Collaborate with the software team on device bring-up, hardware integration, and system development.
• Develop and execute hardware Integration, Verification, Validation, and Qualification plans.
• Lead and participate in internal and external design reviews.
• Collaborate with the mechanical engineering teams to develop high-performance packaging.
• Collaborate with third-party suppliers and Subcontract Manufacturers (SCM).
• Support Supply Chain Management to identify preferred components and vendors, prepare purchase requisitions, and handle component obsolescence issues.
• Participate in Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA) activities internally and with suppliers.
• Participate in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design to Cost (DTC) activities internally and with suppliers to ensure product design is cost-effective and conforms to the manufacturing & assembly plans.
• Develop Hardware Design Specification and Hardware Design Description documents.
• Develop schematics, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layouts, Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) drawings, and Bills of Materials (BOM) using industry standard tools.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or related discipline) required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience working as an Electrical Engineer.
• Strong experience in preparing product and engineering technical specifications and product performance test procedures or plans.
• Strong Experience in safety and compliance testing (UL, Military Standards, FCC, …)
• Strong Experience in power electronics, mixed signal electronics, and associated technologies.
• Strong Experience in energy storage and control in multi-cell, rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs and other storage technologies.
• Strong Experience with high voltage and high-power electronics is considered an asset.
• Strong analytic problem-solving skills.
• Able to assemble prototypes with Surface Mount Device (SMD) components.
• Strong Experience with Altium and/or OrCAD for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Familiar with SolidWorks 3D CAD, or similar, for mechanical design.
• Excellent working knowledge of microprocessor-based controller design and testing.
• Excellent working knowledge of communication circuits and protocols (e.g., CAN, Serial, Ethernet, …).
• Experience with Configuration Management (CM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
• Familiar with low-level software development, including device drivers and scripting languages.
• Able to work effectively and collaboratively in a team.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills.
• Strong organization and documentation skills.