Senior Electrical Engineer

Beacon EmbeddedWorks•Eden Prairie, MN

14m•$100,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Electrical Engineer defines product requirements, translate requirements to implementable architectures, perform detailed design work and ensure the end product is optimized for manufacturability.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent
8+ years experience in product design, pay and title commensurate with experience
Experience with embedded systems and microprocessor based design
Experience with functional aspects of product design including: requirements understanding, general electrical design analysis and documentation creation, design for manufacturing/design for test, and design verification
Experience working in teams including engineers from multiple engineering disciplines
Working knowledge of oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and vector network analyzers
Protocol-level knowledge of serial interfaces including SPI, I2C, CAN and UART
Experience with MS Office products
Ability to work with both internal and external (customer) resources
Able to work in a fast paced environment with quickly changing priorities to ensure superior customer satisfaction
High-speed digital interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, SATA, etc.
RF communications such as Bluetooth, 802.11a/b/g/n, Zigbee, GSM, CDMA or similar
Experience with RFID systems using either active or passive tags
Analog design concepts and design tools such as SPICE and HyperLynx
The candidate must meet the definition of “US Person” under ITAR/EAR regulations

Nice To Haves

Exposure to medical device design, aerospace design or other regulated industries is an added advantage

Responsibilities

Lead electrical design projects
Translate product requirements into implementable architectures
Conduct design analysis on components and/or assemblies ensuring designs meet technical requirements and are cost efficient, manufacturable, and reliable
Perform detailed electronic design of microcontroller and microprocessor based platforms and related analog/digital circuits such as power supplies, sensors, ADCs and DACs. This will include drawing of circuits 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 electrical circuits ensuring designs will operate reliably across the required range of operating conditions
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 and/or like tools
Complete assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines
Communicate with other engineers and supervising project managers to coordinate and assure project completion
Prepare proposal documentation based on customer specifications
Contribute to electrical design best practices
Mentor electrical engineersnd finding suitable alternates
Assist in developing ECOs and route them for needed approvals.
Support, demonstrate and drive our core values
Lead, don't follow
Consistently deliver
Never stand still
Create relationships not transactions
Interact positively and professionally with all employees and customers
Maintain reliable attendance
Perform work safely and adhere to all safety requirements
Complete required training as scheduled
Perform other duties as assigned