Sr. Electrical Engineer - Control Systems

Elbit America•Merrimack, NH

15h

About The Position

This is an individual contributor role in the Control Systems business that will require application of knowledge in the electrical engineering field and the use of considerable initiative and creativity. The Control Systems group is a start-up business inside an established medical device development organization. The direct responsibilities for this position include design, development, and integration of electrical systems and firmware for an embedded real-time control system product line. The incumbent must possess an advanced level of engineering knowledge and be fully competent in conventional aspects of broad areas of technical assignments. They will provide technical expertise, and the ability to explain technical decisions, techniques or approaches to colleagues, management and customers.

Requirements

Must be able to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment
Must be self-motivated
Must have good communication skills
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline (Master’s degree is preferred) with at least 5 years of experience in electrical engineering and electronic design and development
Working knowledge of engineering theories, concepts, principles, practices, and processes
Possess creativity and originality sufficient to contribute to new inventions, designs, or techniques
Aptitude with schematic and PCB designs using mixed digital and analog circuits for electromechanical systems, including stepper and servo motors

Nice To Haves

Experience with FPGA design, simulation, and implementation highly desirable
Familiarity with VHDL/Verilog for logic design
Proficiency with cable designs preferred
Previous experience with design for medical devices preferred
Familiarity with design of test equipment and fixtures preferred

Responsibilities

Design, implement and deliver high quality, robust embedded electrical designs for the business
Create and maintain technical documents and reports including performance specifications, electrical designs, schematics and drawings
Contribute to electrical requirements with other members of the engineering team as appropriate integrating them with system and software requirements
Conduct experiments to evaluate operating characteristics of breadboards, prototypes, or products
Design cables and cable harness assemblies
Utilize electronic design tools, such as Orcad or Altium for schematic capture, to design PCBAs
Ensure component reliability based on technical evaluation of suppliers’ specifications and designs
Utilize engineering best practices including Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) and Design-for-Test (DFT)
Work cooperatively across all engineering disciplines, such as software, systems, electrical, and mechanical, as well as non-engineering team members, such as Project management, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Support, to deliver projects on time and on budget
Prepare estimates for assigned tasks including design, development and test
Assist in troubleshooting customer application problems
Representing the company in customer communications