Principal Electrical Engineer

hireneXus•Eden Prairie, MN

1d•$130,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Principal Electrical Engineer defines product requirements, translates requirements to implementable architecture, performs detailed design work, and ensures the end product is optimized for manufacturability.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent
15+ years of experience in product design
Experience with embedded systems and microprocessor-based design
Experience with functional aspects of product design including understanding of requirements, general electrical design analysis and documentation creation, design for manufacturing/design for test, and design verification
Experience with leading teams including engineers from multiple engineering disciplines
Working knowledge of oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers and vector network analyzers
Protocol-level knowledge of serial interfaces including SPI, I2C and UART
Ability to work with both internal and external (customer) resources
Ability to analyze customer requirements for feasibility, cost and development timeline
Strong communication skills including the ability to write technical specifications and design documentation, create and author templates for engineering documents, create project proposals with technical details, present verbally in one-on-one or group settings
Able to work in a fast-paced environment with quickly changing priorities to ensure superior customer satisfaction

Nice To Haves

Experience with analog design concepts and design tools such as SPICE and HyperLynx preferred
Experience with RF communications such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (802.11), and cellular
Experience with high-speed digital interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, SATA, etc. preferred
Experience in medical device design or other regulated industries preferred
Experience with MS Office products including MS Project

Responsibilities

Lead electrical design projects and contribute to electrical design best practices
Instruct, mentor, direct, and check the work of other design engineers
Translate product requirements into implementable architectures
Perform detailed electronic design of microprocessor-based platforms and related analog/digital circuits. This will include drawing of circuits themselves after basic analysis and paper design activity using a schematic CAD tool (Cadence OrCAD or Altium) along with simulation as appropriate using tools such as SPICE or HyperLynx.
Conduct design analysis on components and/or assemblies to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are cost efficient, manufacturable, customer focused, and reliable
Gather technical data and prepare technical documents such as design verification test reports, written rework instructions, PCB placement and routing guidelines and Analysis of Alternatives documents
Maintain organized history of design artifacts utilizing a version control system
Complete assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines
Communicate with other engineers and may serve as a project manager to coordinate and assure project completion
Mentor other engineers as they work through day-to-day technical challenges
Assist or lead in preparing proposal documentation and integrate into customer specifications
Assist in preparing compliance reports for REACH, RoHS, PFAS etc.
Monitor for component obsolescence using Silicon Expert reports and finding suitable alternates
Assist in developing ECOs and route them for needed approvals.