Sr Project Engineer - Electronics

BASIC FUNCTION:

The Sr Project Engineer, Electronics is responsible for:

• developing electronic circuit board layouts of moderately broad scope including mixed signal, microcontroller-based controllers, power converters and radio frequency applications

• developing and maintaining department subject matter expertise and best practices in circuit board design and assembly technologies

• participating in electronics hardware design peer reviews

• analyzing and resolving vendor component change and obsolescence notifications

• maintaining production drawings and data for all electronic circuit board assemblies

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop circuit board assembly designs to meet electrical and mechanical requirements, including third-party certification and industry standards

• Maintain the database of electronic components and circuit board footprints including approved vendor part numbers

• Use and develop circuit board assembly design best practices including risk assessment, design for environment and design for manufacture

• Develop and maintain electronic circuit board design files and drawings to support new product design projects

• Work in a cross-functional team environment to analyze and mitigate component change and obsolescence issues

• Use standard electronics laboratory tools including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, DMM to analyze, debug and document proper operation of existing electronic circuits and systems

• Work in a cross-functional team environment to analyze and mitigate electronics circuit board assembly production issues

• Meet with vendors and internal customers to discuss, document and solve technical issues related to electronic circuit board assemblies

EDUCATION:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering from ABET accredited program

EXPERIENCE:

• 4+ years of experience designing circuit boards for industrial controllers that meet FCC, UL, CSA and CE requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering and 4+ years of related work experience; or

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering and M.S.in Electrical Engineering and 2+ years of related work experience

Traits of the ideal candidate:

• Excellent abstract reasoning and problem-solving skills, with capability of documenting problem solving process and data used to make decisions

• Experience laying out high speed memory buses in controlled impedance layout designs to meet timing tolerances of high-speed microprocessors and memory devices

• Experience optimizing EMC test performance of high-speed circuits to meet regulatory and design requirements

• A working knowledge of current technologies used in circuit board design and manufacturing processes and capabilities

• A working knowledge of the IPC-A-610 standard

• Experience in Design for Environment and Design for Manufacturing processes