Electrical Engineer

Direct Hire

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Position Summary:

The Electrical Engineer is responsible for developing moderately complex electrical system designs for new products as well as design improvements for legacy products. Responsibilities also include exercising sound engineering judgement and presenting analysis summaries which support design decisions. This intermediate level position in the R&D department is generally intended for electrical engineers with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and some relevant work experience. The Electrical Engineer will work both independently and in a team environment with Electrical Engineers, Design Engineers, Project Managers, and Test Technicians. Collaboration with other departments including manufacturing, QC, and assembly is expected.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative electrical component and assembly level designs in Altium to meet product requirements.
• Develop and check PCBA layout drawings in Altium and perform component / assembly tolerance analysis as necessary.
• Process PCBA’s / layouts / drawings and sub-systems thru the PLM system.
• Contribute to R&D projects in a team setting to meet project cost targets and delivery dates.
• Perform testing and analyze test data. Create test reports to determine if design and process meets functional and performance specifications.
• Responsible for the manufacturability of electrical systems and sub-systems.
• Develops a strong knowledge of manufacturing principles, and assembly procedures to evaluate newly designed or modified products.
• Proactively access technical information (i.e., process records, schematics drawings, SOP’s, prototype, and fixture drawings) as needed to evaluate and support product design operations.
• Provide technical assistance to component and tooling suppliers and assist production in the identification of root causes of manufacturing problems to maintain production schedules.
• Conduct MultiSIM, Proteus, CircuitLOGIX, and XSPICE analysis, and other numerical simulations as required.
• Actively participate in the NPI process (New Product Introduction).
• Engages in and actively volunteers for Continuous Improvement projects/tasks.
• Participates in and sustains 5S Standards.

Education, Experience, and Required Skills:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
• 2+ years’ experience as an electrical engineer required.
• Demonstrates advanced level skill in the use the following software programs, Altium, LabView, Arduino, Visual Studio and C/C++ development environments.
• Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Classwork and practical electrical engineering design experience.
• Ability to interpret technical instructions in schematic, mathematical or diagram form.
• Demonstrates ability to understand supplier capabilities and processes in the manufacture of components and PCBA fabrication to required specifications.
• Ability to write reports and procedures, and effectively present information to team members and management.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and present and execute viable solutions.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.