Electronics Engineer
Nidec•Eden Prairie, MN
•Onsite
About The Position
The Electronic Engineer III is responsible for contributing to the design, development, and support of motor controls and associated accessories. They will participate in the testing process and implement OEM specific hardware. The Electronic Engineer III will work with manufacturing, PCB designers, and the quality group, as well as software application groups. The ideal candidate is detail oriented, organized, and collaborative, with a strong interest in global mobility, cross-border employment matters, and supporting a positive employee experience throughout the assignment life cycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
- Experience in power electronics products; inverters, dc-dc converters and switching power supplies
- Working knowledge in the design of conditioning and sensing circuitry for adjustable speed drives
- Proficient in developing embedded code in C and assembly
- Experience working with peripherals and communications protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, UART, Modbus, CAN, Ethernet, TCP/IP, A/D converters and discrete I/O
- Experience in configuring and developing code for a Real Time Operating System
- Experience working with voltage levels, protection, and component selections up to 480Vac
- Familiar with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DVMs, signal generators, power supplies and other standard EE lab equipment
- Possess strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for the repair of digital circuits and analog circuits to component levels
- Experience in best practices for creating robust and quality software programs.
- Must be self-motivated, organized, capable of working independently and as a team to solve engineering problems in a logical and efficient manner
- 5 years of applicable experience in a product development environment.
- English language proficiency
Nice To Haves
- Master of Science in Electronic Engineering
- Experienced in SCR, TRIAC, IGBT and MOSFET technology
- Working knowledge of gate driver circuits for IGBTs, MOSFETs and fly-back power converter topologies
- Experience configuring and working with development environments, JTAG and debugging tools. Example: Code Composer Studio, Code Warrior
- Experience with software version control
- Experience using Matlab and Simulink software
- Familiarity with troubleshooting electro-mechanical test systems
- Ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment, supporting multiple people and managing multiple and diverse tasks/projects
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- At least 7 years of applicable experience in a product development environment.
Responsibilities
- Support the design and development activities of motor control electronics through all stages of the product development life cycle.
- Participate in designing motor control electronics ranging from low voltage DC products to 120/240Vac line powered products and including 480Vac industrial products.
- Typical design tasks include writing design specifications, performing design analysis and simulations, capturing circuit schematics, participating in design reviews, guiding the PCB layout process, creating BOMs and assembly drawings, and overseeing prototype, engineering validation, design verification, and agency certification phases of projects
- Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software.
- Implement OEM specific Hardware or software feature requirements in the existing and new products
- Create and maintain project documentation – design requirements, BOMs, test procedures, drawings, Software documentation, test reports and manuals
- Work with manufacturing to introduce designs into production on schedule, including creation of test specifications and collaboration on test equipment
- Work with PCB designers to ensure schematic, part library, component placement and trace routing are done correctly
- Work with software, mechanical, motor design, and application groups to optimize product designs for low cost and high quality
- Work with the quality group to support failure analysis and recommend design and process changes to improve product quality
- Interface with potential OEM customers to clarify required specifications
- Support testing and customer support at off-site locations as required
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
