Principal Electrical Engineer/Team Lead

Axcelis Technologies•Beverly, AZ

About The Position

Principal Electrical Engineer / Engineering Team Lead to support the design and development of electrical systems for capital equipment in the semiconductor industry. This individual will be responsible for electrical design and analysis, ensuring compliance with overall design quality standards and development processes. They will also lead and guide small teams of electrical engineers, holding them accountable for adherence to these standards and processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in electrical systems, analysis tools, and engineering leadership. They will collaborate closely with product development teams, including project and product managers, to meet project deliverables. A key focus of this role is to drive standardization across product lines and promote the reuse of sub-assemblies and components. Additionally, the role includes identifying training opportunities in relevant technical areas to support team growth and development. Ultimately, the Senior Electrical Engineer will champion technical excellence across all aspects of the role.

Requirements

Must have design skills with Altium, PADS, PSpice, Xilinx/Altera FPGA/CPLD development tools
Experience leading small teams of electrical and/or firmware engineers
Extremely strong written and verbal skills.
Electrical modeling and analysis skills.
3-5 years of experience in Electrical Engineering

Nice To Haves

Experience working with offshore teams is a benefit.
Experience with High Voltage and RF Power is a plus.
Experience with Creo Schematic, Creo Cabling, AutoCad is a plus

Responsibilities

Electrical expertise, both academic & industrial in new product development and R&D.
Execute engineering projects and development of electromechanical systems including power distribution, vacuum systems, high voltage, control systems, robotics, safety interlocks and electro-static chuck technologies.
Sustain continuous improvement to the overall electrical engineering development process.
Ensures adherence to the development process including requirements planning, schedule estimates, concept reviews, design reviews, verification, and validation test plans.
Deliver projects, confers with program and project engineers, and ensure that development is progressing according to schedule and within budgetary guidelines.
Recommends corrective action as required.
Provide electrical engineering interface to the design services group and to offshore teams to deliver quality designs and on-time performance.
Communicates to customers and cross-functional groups the status of development projects.
Ensures that products and projects are delivered to meet customer requirements and specifications.
Accountable for quality goals, schedules, development process, and system performance.
The role requires close day to day interaction with both project managers and key customers to deliver engineering projects for new and legacy products.
Strong interpersonal skills are mandatory, together with a drive to succeed.
Ensures designs meet design objectives as well as safety, industry (SEMI), and customer specific requirements.
The ability to lead a small team of electrical engineering and hold them accountable for quality goals, schedules, development process, and system performance.