Electrical Engineer

Boyd • Fredericksburg, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Job Profile Summary The Electrical Engineering Professional is responsible for designing, developing, modifying, and evaluating electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment and other hardware systems. Job Description Boyd’s Thermal Test and Control Systems division, located in Phoenix, Arizona, is developing innovative thermal test solutions for the semiconductor industry. The engineering team is seeking to grow our multi-disciplined engineering team to tackle new challenges in the industry and is seeking a talented Electrical Design Engineer to fill a critical role within the team. If you are a motivated and self-starting engineer interested in understanding entire systems and applying your understanding to turn concepts into great products, we are looking forward to you joining our team. General Responsibilities The Electrical Design Engineer will be a member of a multi-discipled engineering team to provide innovative thermal test solutions to the semiconductor industry. The role will include: Creating electrical product designs within an inter-disciplinary team to address complex product design and manufacturing challenges Selects electrical components, creates schematics, performs PCB layout (preferable with Altium software) and assists in finding vendors to fabricate designed PCBs Leads feasibility studies and testing on new and modified designs Develops and carries out test plans, engineering analysis, qualification testing required for production launch Responsible for failure analysis investigations and engineering evaluations Maintains product documentation (drawings and specifications) and lessons learned; produce design reports, test reports, operating manuals and test procedures Is a member of a team that includes engineers/managers for the purpose of engaging with customers in soliciting product specifications requirements, schedule expectations and budget

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering and 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Competent in use of Schematic Capture and PCB design tools (preferably Altium)
• Demonstrated experience in board-level electronic circuit design mixed-signal Analog/Digital
• Experience with serial data interfaces: SPI, I2C, RS485, UART and USB
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical issues during board bring up and validation
• Comfortable with standard lab equipment DMM, oscilloscope, signal generators, soldering equipment and hi power supply
• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Nice To Haves

• DC/DC switching power supply experience a plus (low noise, isolation from sensitive circuits)
• Ability to write firmware to validate hardware design C/C++ or Python a plus

Responsibilities

• Creating electrical product designs within an inter-disciplinary team to address complex product design and manufacturing challenges
• Selects electrical components, creates schematics, performs PCB layout (preferable with Altium software) and assists in finding vendors to fabricate designed PCBs
• Leads feasibility studies and testing on new and modified designs
• Develops and carries out test plans, engineering analysis, qualification testing required for production launch
• Responsible for failure analysis investigations and engineering evaluations
• Maintains product documentation (drawings and specifications) and lessons learned; produce design reports, test reports, operating manuals and test procedures
• Is a member of a team that includes engineers/managers for the purpose of engaging with customers in soliciting product specifications requirements, schedule expectations and budget

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees