Electrical Engineer II
About The Position
Inventus Power is a global leader in advanced battery systems that specializes in designing and manufacturing high-quality, reliable, and innovative power systems for a broad range of portable, motive, and stationary applications. We are a US based company headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois and have a global presence that extends across four continents with five manufacturing facilities, three engineering technical centers, a multi-tiered sales service channel, and 3,000+ employees. For over 60 years, Inventus Power has been addressing the rapidly expanding power demands of a changing world through technology and engineered solutions. We continue to invest in our people and processes, while enhancing our products and capabilities in order to create a safer, smarter, and more sustainable battery-powered world. We are an ITAR facility and hire only U.S. persons who are defined as U.S. citizens or green card holders.
Requirements
- Minimum of bachelor's in electrical engineering degree.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in electronics manufacturing in the consumer, telecom, automotive, and/or military industries.
- Fluent in English (spoken and written).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products required.
- Experience with electrical CAD modeling systems (i.e. Altium, OrCAD/Cadence) required.
- Must be able to perform electrical schematic capture and conduct PCB layout.
- Strong quantitative, design, analytical, and problem-solving skills required.
- Must have a strong understanding of digital and analog circuitry; experience with system interfaces such as I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-232, USB and/or Ethernet is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of DC power electronics is required.
Responsibilities
- Complete ownership of the electrical design for the project with limited supervision from senior level engineers. This includes performing the complete electrical design, creating schematics, layout, DFM with the PCBA supplier, and BOM generation.
- Perform worst case circuit analysis.
- Perform de-ratings for the entire electrical design.
- Design and document robust hardware architecture and structure suitable for use in high reliability applications.
- Lead electrical hardware component selection/optimization for microcontrollers and battery/charger management devices.
- Provide necessary sustaining support to existing products, and work in a cross-functional team environment to assure electrical system level integration and design for manufacturability.
- Be familiar with Electrical DFMEAs to ensure products conform to customer specifications and requirements.
- Construct prototypes; evaluate and document their performance; identify possible improvements.
- Explore new and existing circuit designs and methods to solve design challenges.
- Maintain an awareness of customer requirements and any complaints to identify any areas that may need development or improvement.
- Be able to work with various design sites globally.
- Prepare technical reports.
- Establish a culture of learning, openness and accountability.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
