Electrical Engineer I

MISSION

Responsible for the design and analysis of hardware and firmware integration for new products and modifications to existing products. Additional responsibilities may include some project management and the ability to work on cross-functional product development teams. Basic research may be done during early project feasibility studies or for new concept investigations. Assignments will be broad in nature, requiring initiative, originality, and ingenuity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop hardware and firmware specification documents (i.e. Technical Design Specification-TDS) for new products
• Participate in new product design as a member of design teams and interacts with other design team members during the design process
• Originates electrical designs for new products per requirements of the new product definition.
• May originate some software and firmware design for new products
• Determine design requirements for safety, emissions, and susceptibility
• Identify interaction and effects on other products, including necessary standardization for product lines to ensure consistency
• Specify component parts to be used in designs
• Participate in design reviews and engineering verification activities
• Responsible for meeting design deadlines specified in product development plans
• Track costs, time, and changes on assigned project
• Report on design status to the Project Manager and Director of New Product Development
• Document design and tests
• Interact with Production during design for the purpose of addressing and avoiding possible production related problems with designs
• Define inspections, tests, and test equipment or fixtures necessary for production of new products
• Define production accept/reject criteria for new designs (specifications and tolerances)
• Work with the Production Engineer in transferring new designs and technology to production and Customer Service
• Determines requirements for verification, evaluation, and/or validation testing
• Specifies test plans for field functional verification tests
• Work with various agencies to meet compliance requirements and approvals
• May participate with the Customer Service group in solving customer support problems
• Develops modifications to existing products as part of the ECO process
• Other duties as assigned

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering or a related science

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 1 year of relative design experience and proven project management skills

SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE

• Board level design using 16/32 bit processors
• Experience designing circuit boards using Altium
• Experienced in embedded, multitasking applications(firmware) using C and Assembly languages
• Familiarity with compiler, linker, emulator and debugger used in the development of embedded application
• Familiarity with compliance testing, agency approvals and process, including, but not limited to:

• UL, CSA, IEC, and CE

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact successfully with others in a team setting
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

PHYSICAL ABILITY

• Good or corrected vision

OTHER

• Regular attendance and punctuality
• Ability to work well with others
• Ability to acquire new skills and to accommodate change in the workplace

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE DESIRED

• Familiarity with manufacturing/production processes
• Experience with Intel 80196 processor
• Experience with FLASH memory
• Experience with FPGA design
• Experience with motion/motor control
• Experience with robotic design