Product Engineer

Champion Aerospace LLC • Liberty, SC

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About The Position

The Power Product Engineer has technical responsibility for the electrical design aspects and a limited amount of mechanical design aspects of the Airframe Power product line, from preliminary design through final design, production, customer support, and field support. The role focuses on power electronics that support aircraft systems across a wide range of airframes. Work includes reviewing design requirements and evaluating existing or new designs through theoretical analysis and test data to verify compliance. The engineer develops technical proposals, test plans, and test reports; builds prototypes; conducts tests; attends internal and external meetings; and maintains design control integrity of drawings.

The successful candidate understands customer requirements, existing designs, and technical considerations for developing designs that meet current and future industry needs within management-established time constraints. The role also supports Production as part of a cross-functional team with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Purchasing, and communicates technical and program information to groups across the organization. The employee is expected to follow company policies and may perform other duties as assigned to meet organizational needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE).
• Three to five years of work experience in an electrical design environment.
• Ability to understand customer requirements, existing designs, and technical aspects of new design development.
• Ability to communicate technical and program information to groups outside the employee’s area of expertise.
• Ability to adhere to company policies and established procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Background in power electronics or power systems.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and testing AC/DC circuits, including three-phase AC, DC/DC circuits, and high-voltage circuits.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-460, MIL-STD-461, and RTCA DO-160 requirements.
• Experience with SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation.
• Experience with ORCAD or other electrical circuit analysis (SPICE) tools.

Responsibilities

• Achieve program and productivity goals directed by Management.
• Review, understand, and support OEM and Government customer program requirements for existing and new designs.
• Prepare technical proposals and perform detail design activities, electrical circuit analyses, reliability analyses, preliminary and critical design reviews, qualification test plan development, and returned material analysis.
• Provide on-site technical support for fielded production or prototype designs.
• Follow established guidelines, procedures, and work priorities for Product Engineering tasks.
• Develop and implement designs that meet design intent, with analytical or physical test substantiation demonstrating compliance with customer and regulatory specifications and internal requirements.
• Support Production in coordination with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Purchasing.
• Maintain design control integrity of drawings.
• Build prototypes, conduct tests, develop test plans and reports, and attend internal and external meetings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level