Senior Engineer I, Electrical Engineering

K&S Careers•Fort Washington, WA

About The Position

Designs, develops, integrates, and debugs electrical systems for industrial semiconductor equipment. The role focuses on cabling and interconnections between electronics modules, high-speed digital communication buses, and industrial control systems. It also includes cable-harness modeling, electrical documentation and product data management, and coordination with vendors, contractors, procurement, purchasing, manufacturing, and cross-functional teams to implement cost-effective designs and resolve technical challenges.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a mechatronics concentration, with at least 4 years of relevant industry experience; alternatively, a master’s degree in electrical engineering or a mechatronics concentration, with at least 2 years of relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, integrate, and debug electrical systems for industrial semiconductor equipment.
Design cabling and interconnections between electronics modules, select connectors, and define cable gauges.
Develop high-speed interconnects for digital communication buses using EtherCAT, I2C, Ethernet, and USB protocols.
Develop interconnects and cables for industrial control systems using motor controllers, I/O controllers, solenoids, switches, and sensors.
Create and maintain wiring diagrams and electrical interconnections aligned with existing system architectures; modify or develop architectures to meet evolving design requirements.
Model cable harnesses using 3D CAD packages such as NX and AutoCAD.
Create bills of materials (BOMs), learn and use Teamcenter, release products through ECOs, and maintain changes related to troubleshooting, parts obsolescence, copy-exact requirements, and production feedback.
Collaborate with external vendors and contractors on outsourced design and integration activities.
Work with procurement and purchasing to keep cable drawings and BOMs current for manufacturing and implement ECOs at suppliers.
Work closely with cross-functional teams to resolve complex technical challenges.
Develop technically sound and cost-effective electrical design solutions.