Principal Electronics Engineer - Addison Group

Job Title: Principal Electronics Engineer

Pay Rate: 140K plus bonus

SUMMARY

Assume engineering responsibility for meeting the objectives and coordination of several specific design and/or development phases of Company’s products, including methodology, design, verification, implementation, validation, and production support. Responsible for design principles with a strong focus on board design, expertise in low-voltage electrical engineering, circuit design, and electronic systems to develop and optimize cutting-edge control solutions. Exhibit knowledge in debugging and troubleshooting electrical equipment, with a deep understanding of IGBTs and various switching technologies This is to be accomplished with only general directions from a Chief Engineer or Engineering Manager.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop, and modify control boards incorporating FPGAs and CPUs, ensuring they meet the specific needs of our projects.

• Create detailed schematics and layout designs, optimizing for performance, reliability, and manufacturability.

• Develop and analyze low-voltage electrical circuits, including power management, signal processing, and control circuitry.

• Utilize simulation tools to model circuit behavior and validate designs before physical prototyping.

• Integrate control boards with other system components, ensuring compatibility and optimal performance across the entire system.

• Work closely with firmware and software teams to ensure seamless interaction between hardware and software.

• Design and develop various electrical equipment, focusing on both functional and performance requirements.

• Apply best practices in electronic design, including component selection, layout optimization, and thermal management.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including mechanical engineers, firmware developers, and project managers, to ensure successful project execution. Communicate technical concepts and project status clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Direct the development of new products by coordinating the creation of specifications, prototype design, creation and execution of validation tests, reviewing and preparing supporting documentation.

• Conduct project feasibility and cost analysis and prepare project justification.

• Prepare plans and schedules for complete projects gathering input from individuals within own department or team.

• Execute and manage execution of tasks according to orders or project schedules, striving for 100% on-time completion. Provide timely reports on project status.

• Lead and coordinate cross functional teams working on product improvement, standardization, productivity improvement, cost reduction and cycle time reduction initiatives.

• Provide direction to disposition to non-conformances and lead engineering response to corrective actions based on general design guidelines.

• Review work of designers and engineers with less experience and provide mentorship. Develop training programs for less senior engineers.

• Review product compliance to company standards, customer requirements, industry standards and regulations. Develop strategy to achieve product compliance and certification.

• Lead the preparation of technical papers and provide input to invention disclosures.

• Represents the Company before customers and at technical conferences in support of marketing and sales. 

• May be a seated member of an industrial technical committee or advisory group representing the technical views of the Company.

• Act in the capacity of subject matter expert within the Company

• Compliance with all Company policies is required, including adherence to Company ISO 9001 Standards and compliance with Company Affirmative Action Plan and Company Safety procedures.

• Compliance with applicable Company policies concerning maintaining a drug free workplace is required.

• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

• Other functions as required (non-essential functions).

SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND FREQUENCY OF CONTACTS

The position requires daily contact with all levels of TWMC and customers including Engineering, Marketing, Factory Operations, Supply Chain, Service and Accounting.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Electrical Engineering or Physical Science with eight to twelve years of related work experience, or Master’s or PhD. degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in programming languages relevant to board design and control systems (e.g., VHDL, Verilog, C/C++, Python).

• Ability to develop and debug code for FPGA and CPU-based systems Five to eight years of experience using relevant CAD, PDM and/or simulation software.

• Three to five years of experience using applicable industry standards.

• Experience writing technical papers, preferably as lead author.

• Three to five years of experience managing projects with up to one year duration and up to three team members.