Engineer- Electrical Engineer - Assa Abloy High Security Group, Inc.

Electrical Engineer – New Product Development

Medeco Locks is as an employer of choice in the Roanoke Valley.  We take pride in our work, care about each other, and make our customers more secure.  We offer competitive pay and an extensive benefits package.  Medeco is an innovative company that leads the industry in high quality, high security solutions.  

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Position Summary:

Medeco Security Locks is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the New Product Development Team. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, detail-oriented professional responsible for all electrical design functions to support our rapidly expanding electronic security product lines. This position will work on-site at our offices in Salem, VA.

Essential Functions:

1. Hardware and firmware design for microcontroller-based products.
2. Create/complete electrical component and system-level designs.
3. Create/complete Bills-of-Materials (BOM’s), technical documentation to support electrical designs.
4. Successfully transition new products from concept into production through support, training, and cross-departmental communications.
5. Manage, participate in and lead development teams developing early prototypes with potential customers.
6. Create technical design specifications and test plan requirements.
7. Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

1. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
2. 3-5 years work experience – New product development background preferred.
3. Hardware design experience with digital and analog circuits.
4. Experience in design of wireless RF communications.
5. Experience in PCB design, layout and assembly preferably using Altium software.
6. Ambition, energy, and drive to continuously improve processes
7. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
8. Ability to travel approximately 10%

The Ideal Candidate will have:

1. Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering

1. Experience with battery power optimization, low power electro-mechanical actuators, micro-motors, solenoids.
2. Circuit design and imbedded code development utilizing MicroChip PIC, ATMEL, ARM, microcontrollers.
3. A working knowledge of .NET, TCP/IP, Ethernet, communication protocols.
4. Experience in manufacturing and testing. (HALT, Standards, etc.)
5. Project management skills.
6. Strong team player with excellent time management skills.
7. Strong interpersonal and customer-facing communication skills.
8. Innovative, motivated, and process-oriented professional

Medeco is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans/Disabled, and other protected categories.

Physical Requirements:

Office/Professional:

• Ability to walk, stand and sit for period of time.
• Ability to remain seated for long periods of time while working on a computer or documentation, etc.
• Must have manual dexterity to operate computer keyboard and standard office equipment.
• Must be capable of withstanding long period of viewing data on a computer screen and/or in paper format.
• Ability to interact with a diversity of people and diverse levels of personnel.
• Ability to travel as necessary for the positions described.

Work Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Contact the Director of HR to make a formal request for accommodations.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet. The work environment is primarily indoors. The position requires minor travel for meetings or projects (~10%).

Important Notices: This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that a team member in this position may be asked to perform. Duties and responsibilities can be changed, expanded, reduced or delegated by management to meet the business needs of the property.

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