Electronics Sr HW Design Engineer
Place: Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
- Use knowledge of electronics HW design and simulation systems or products to lead engineering project teams and support functions, and to interface with cross functional peers for the development of new offers or evolution of existing offers.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Develop solutions for external customers (electricians, installers etc.) and internal customers (marketing, industrialization, quality etc.).
- Assist in the refinement of Marketing Offer Requirements. Development of Technical Product Specifications.
- Competitive analysis.
- Development of product architecture options and selection methods.
- Project management skills: Defines engineering work packages, develop project schedule, estimate resources required. Direct tasks of electronics designers, technicians, and other resources. Ability to present and communicate clearly project summaries to internal stakeholders.
- Facilitate the generation of prototypes for testing.
- Author verification and validation test plans including test method and acceptance criteria.
- Interpretation of test results and other data. Ability to synthesize data into technical communication for effective written and oral presentation to senior management.
- Oversee development of the product definition file: Schematic Capture, PCB & PCBA creation, BOM creation, and development of other specifications. Experience with Cadence tool suit preferred.
- Documentation of intellectual property, novel ideas for patent applications.
- Analyze risks of safety products. Quantify risks and develop mitigations using A/D/T/P FMEA and FTA techniques.
- Strong understanding of EMC testing and design mitigation techniques.
- Capable with developing, debugging, analyzing and root cause analysis for HW and embedded systems from proof of concept through development, production and customer support.
- Contribute to development of user documentation such as instruction bulletins, safety labels, and product markings.
- Capable of synthesizing and distilling 3rd party standards into product requirements. Familiarity with UL/CSA/IEC standards is desirable.
- Ability to work with 3rd party certification agencies such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to facilitate agency certification.
- Desired analysis skills: Highly creative & inquisitive for design and system optimization. / strength of component & system analysis / Capable with electronics lab equipment for test and debug / Strong understanding of design for test & reliability in safety products. Use of statistical techniques for analyzing empirical data. Thermal modeling and understanding of magnetics desirable.
REQUIREMENTS
- US citizenship, Permanent Resident or holder of H1 or L1 visa.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
- Master’s or PhD degree or candidate is a plus.
- 5+ years of experience in electronics HW product development
- Be able to show at least one new project development success and be able to articulate responsibilities and role.
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