Job Description: The client T&M ADG (Aerospace, Defense, Government Business Unit) Customer Centric Solutions Team is seeking to hire an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to work on custom engineering opportunities that enable the sale of standard NI Products. The primary responsibilities of this position are to work with NI customers, sales personnel, engineering teams, alliance partners, and contract manufacturers to define, document, design, deploy and sustain NI products tailored to meet specific customer requirements for large scale turnkey engineering solutions. The ideal candidate has experience and knowledge regarding NI products and system level design.
Responsibilities:
This is a multi-functional role dealing with diverse engineering needs, including the ability to gather requirements, generate specification documents, and interface with alliance partners, contract manufacturers and internal personnel to design, deploy and sustain custom solutions worldwide.
This is a high visibility role within NI requiring daily interaction with NI customers, NI Alliance Partners, NI Sales Teams, NI Engineering Teams, and Executive Management.
Interacting with a wide variety of NI customers, NI staff, external alliance partners and suppliers in support of designing, implementing and sustaining custom solutions.
Generating requirements documents, statements of work and Bills of Materials.
Defining and implementing project plans, managing milestones and holding reviews to assure systems meet requirements and readiness for deployment.
Specifying, designing, prototyping, testing, and deploying turnkey automated solutions.
Directing support personnel, managing project technical deliverables, guiding technical decisions and driving field found issues to resolution.
Traveling as needed (possibly up to 25%) domestically and abroad in support of project objectives
Must Have:
Ability to work on ITAR projects and need to qualify for DoD Clearances.
B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics or Electronics Engineering Technology.
Minimum of 7 years relevant industry experience in a Hardware Systems Design Role or a Test Engineering Design Role.
Strong understanding of electrical engineering, electronics & computer architecture.
Understanding of high-level programming languages (LabVIEW, TestStand, C/C++/C#).
Sources of measurement error.
Appropriate selection of instrumentation and equipment.
Understanding schematics and wiring diagrams.
Integration of hardware and software.
Bill of Materials creation and review.
Familiarity with CAD and PCB design tools.
Statistical analysis of data (Cp, Cpk, GR&R).
Preferred Skills:
Hands on use of schematic capture tools and PCB design tools.
Knowledge of Component Supplier Selection.
Knowledge of Compliance Certifications (CE, UL, TUV, Etc.)
Hands on use of NI Hardware Platforms and Instruments.
Hands on use of NI LabVIEW and Test Stand.
Work effectively in a diverse, multi-cultural group development environment
Problem-solve effectively - diagnose technical issues and propose reasonable solutions
Lead teams in test and measurement system design
Take initiative, be a self-starter, and work independently
Persistently drive tasks and lead projects to successful completion
Quickly learn applicable technology, systems, and products