Electrical Engineer

Leonardo Electronics US Inc•Tucson, AZ

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About The Position

Leonardo is looking for a motivated self-starting Electrical Engineer to work in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. Qualified candidates will be expected to analyze, test, troubleshoot, and integrate analog, digital, and power electronics systems. This position requires an engineer who has the initiative and skills to be effective working independently or with little supervision.

Requirements

BSEE degree and 3+ years of applicable hands-on experience is required
Good written and oral communication skills.
Familiar with the principles of analog circuit design (filtering, resonance, ground loops, switching dynamics, loss calculations etc.).
Experience testing and troubleshooting in a lab environment using common electrical test equipment (oscilloscope, signal generator, power supply, spectrum analyzer etc.).
Able to track and report tasks against a project schedule.
Able to investigate and establish the root cause of failure and prescribe corrective action.
Able to follow a structured design & development process.
Experience using a design schematic capture and PCB layout tool (Altium preferred).

Nice To Haves

Experience with optoelectronics and optical environments.
Experience testing microcontroller peripherals and analog devices (sensors, buffers, ADC, DAC) and digital devices (memory and programmable logic using SPI, SCI, I2C etc.).
Experience with common serial communication standards (RS232, RS422, RS485, etc.).
Experience performing product qualification and verification testing.
Experience testing and verifying switched-mode power supplies (SMPS).
Familiarity with PCB fabrication and assembly processes (data package generation, quoting, PCB fabrication, board assembly etc.).
Experience simulating circuits using SPICE tools (LTSpice, PSpice for TI, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

Reviewing vendors’ capabilities to support product development.
Selecting instruments and test equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability.
Conducting experimental tests and evaluating and reporting results.
Determining electrical system design approaches and parameters.
Hardware testing and troubleshooting.
Developing test procedures to verify performance of designs.
Creating engineering drawings, test reports, work instructions, etc.
Working with a team to develop electrical system requirements and architecture.
Working effectively in a cleanroom environment
Defining and managing sub-contracted activities.
Providing troubleshooting and repair assistance as needed to support the manufacturing team.
Reporting progress to program management and the customer on a regular basis.