MTS IV, Hardware

Panasonic•Irvine, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for the performance and leadership of the overall design of line-replaceable units (LRUs), including sustaining work, design and development, layout, analysis, evaluation, prototype build, and testing of mechanical, electronic, and electromechanical components and systems. The position has specific technical project or product responsibility and takes ownership of product design. It is 100% onsite at Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s Irvine, California headquarters, with travel to Japan and other domestic and international locations as required, approximately 5% of the time. The role performs hardware design and development, testing, requirements analysis, and product planning. It works with management and cross-functional teams to develop complex products, address customer requirements, guide design decisions, coordinate LRU procurement, and sustain development with overseas manufacturing teams. The position also provides technical consulting and leadership or guidance to other engineers, designers, and support personnel. The stated wage range is $119,000–$200,000. Actual compensation varies based on knowledge, skills, experience, and location. The role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives. Panasonic describes its benefits program as competitive, comprehensive, and flexible.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
10–15 years of experience in areas such as higher mathematics, electronics, mechanics, and circuit design.
High proficiency in project planning, including external and internal dependencies and logistics across multiple functions.
Ability to design and develop requirements from specifications, oral instructions, or preliminary sketches.
Ability to design and analyze circuits and equipment using conventional and computerized techniques.
Ability to develop and implement test methods and procedures.
Ability to prepare technical reports and documentation for management.
Ability to modify existing processes, procedures, or methods to develop appropriate solutions.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in electronic engineering.
Ability to lead multifunctional teams and serve as a technical expert and information source.
Ability to integrate information across Mechanical, Hardware, Software, Product Planning, and Manufacturing Engineering disciplines to complete challenging assignments.
Demonstrated technical contributions to the success of a product or project.
Ability to develop technical approaches or designs, resource allocations, and project schedules.
Full understanding of industry practices and company policies and procedures.
Ability to resolve a wide range of issues using imaginative and practical approaches.
Ability to work on problems of diverse to complex scope where data analysis requires evaluation of variable factors.
Ability to interact effectively with senior internal and external personnel.
Ability to provide leadership or technical guidance to other engineers.
Ability to travel to Japan and other domestic and international locations as required, approximately 5% of the time.
Valid authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform sustaining hardware design, development, planning, layout, analysis, evaluation, prototype build, and testing of mechanical, electronic, and electromechanical components and systems.
Conduct qualitative and quantitative tests to determine properties, characteristics, and performance of materials, circuits, mechanisms, assemblies, and systems.
Design and develop electronic circuits and assemblies.
Record and analyze test data, and select hardware and materials to ensure compliance with specifications and product requirements.
Verify embedded firmware and higher-level software functionality of the product.
Apply advanced mathematical and hands-on techniques, procedures, and criteria to engineering assignments.
Follow departmental QOP and WI processes and ensure required documentation is generated, completed, and released on time.
Provide leadership and technical guidance to lower-level engineers, designers, and support personnel as assigned.
Take ownership and responsibility for product design.
Participate with management in designing and developing complex products and analyzing customer requirements.
Guide problem-solution decisions, considering form, fit, function, weight, productability, manufacturing, marketing, and cost.
Coordinate LRU procurement with Manufacturing, Obsolescence, Product Planning, and Material Planning, including selection and ordering of parts, materials, components, or processes from vendors and suppliers.
Communicate and sustain hardware development and design with overseas manufacturing to ensure manufacturability.
Work with the Project Manager or independently as needed to generate and update design and development schedules.
Recommend technical approaches or designs, resource allocations, and schedules for projects requiring extensive investigation and clarification.
Formulate design plans or work from technical objectives and schedules specified by senior project staff.
Provide technical consulting to peers and immediate management.

Benefits

Flexible paid time off for exempt salaried employees.
For non-exempt hourly employees: 14 vacation days, 7 sick days, and 3 personal days per year, with accrual increasing with tenure.
11 company-paid holidays per year.
Corporate U.S. office closure between Christmas and New Year.
Additional compensation for operational employees required to work on holidays.
Medical insurance through Aetna and Kaiser in California and Hawaii, with multiple coverage tiers.
Dental PPO and DMO options.
Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
Health and wellbeing programs, including a Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition support, neurodiversity resources, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources.
401(k) with a 50% match on up to 8% contribution; fully vested from day one.
Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses.
Washington Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave programs for Washington residents only.
The role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.