Senior R&D Engineer - RF
About The Position
The Senior R&D Engineer develops new products, product components, and production processes to support manufacturing. The role includes documenting new processes, creating technical drawings, and training employees on newly developed processes. It offers an opportunity to contribute technical creativity and innovation to payment card products. The position is onsite five days per week at CompoSecure’s office in Somerset, New Jersey. The engineer develops and improves products and manufacturing processes, creates and tests prototypes, documents development work, and prepares new processes for production. The role also contributes to environmental management system obligations and may perform other assigned functions.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience.
- BS or BEng required; Electrical Engineering is a plus.
- Applied electrical engineering experience, especially in RFID.
- Circuit design and prototyping experience.
- Experience with electronic circuit footprint miniaturization.
- CAD skills, including 3D modeling.
- Ability to relate to employees and understand their needs.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to check one’s own work.
- Excellent time-management skills.
- Task-oriented, well-organized, and able to prioritize workload.
- Enthusiastic, cooperative, adaptable, professional, sensitive to client needs, self-motivated, creative, and innovative.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- High computer literacy, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and Outlook.
- Aptitude for learning the payment card business and adjacent fields.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Prior new product development experience.
- Involvement with invention disclosure or patent preparation.
- 3D printing experience.
- Circuit design experience.
- Coding or programming experience with Java, Flash, or Android.
Responsibilities
- Create and execute assigned product enhancement, next-generation, and new product development plans.
- Ideate new products independently and work with management on product goals.
- Create new product prototypes.
- Design tests and analyze results to develop viable products from design concepts.
- Document product development for handover to production.
- Develop new processes and manufacturing techniques to support new products.
- Industrialize prototype processes in preparation for manufacturing.
- Help prepare invention disclosures for patent filing.
- Identify and incorporate novel materials.
- Identify improved methods for existing product lines, industrialize new processing techniques, and qualify new materials or components for existing products.
- Prioritize tasks to address processes that most critically affect business results.
- Thoroughly document product and process development, including progressive results, equipment parameters, and work instructions where appropriate.
- Contribute to environmental management system compliance, including recycling guidelines, proper waste practices, and other environmental performance practices.
- Perform other job functions as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical and prescription coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Vision coverage.
- Flexible spending and health savings account options.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Annual bonus opportunities; the role may participate in an annual or quarterly incentive plan based on employee performance and company goals.
- Employee assistance program.
- Career growth and advancement opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
