Sr. Electrical Engineer

Maxon Precision Motors Inc • Taunton, MA

13d • $120,000 - $160,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

maxon precision motors specializes in assembly of its electric drive components into sophisticated electric drive systems. The Sr. Electrical Engineer will manage the development capacity for customer specific electronics products. You will develop innovative electronic amplifiers and controllers for servo drives.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent from accredited university
• ~5-10 years’ experience.
• 5+ years’ CAD experience (Creo preferred)
• Practical experience in analog and digital circuit design, preferably in power electronics and drive technology
• Experience working with electric motors / gears / sensors /controllers (regulated environments a plus)
• Proven hands-on experience in analog and digital circuit design, ideally for motion control or drive systems applications (small power: BLDC, stepper, DC)
• Experience with specific requirements and development processes in the industries of our business units: industrial, automotive, medical, and aerospace preferred
• Microsoft Office functionality
• Knowledge of control of drive systems on microcontrollers and experience with PCB design software
• Analytical mindset with a systematic, methodical approach
• Strong communicator with ability to interface with customers and distributed international teams
• Familiarity with embedded systems and motor control ICs or drive electronics
• Ability to own a design end-to-end, from requirements to working hardware

Nice To Haves

• Experience with LabVIEW a plus

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronics for motion control solutions for brushed (DC) and brushless (BLDC/EC) motors, from concept through schematic design, component evaluation, simulation, and layout to production readiness.
• Create rapid prototypes of electronics solutions for customer-specific applications. Take ownership through commissioning, testing, and iterative improvement.
• Commission and tune drive systems to support hardware bring-up and drive system integration.
• Perform verification and validation of prototypes and pre-production samples against environmental conditions, standards, and customer requirements.
• Perform low-level embedded software development in C on microcontrollers to support hardware bring-up and drive system integration.
• Act as the technical interface to maxon’s global R&D hubs in Switzerland and Europe, ensuring alignment on architectures, design standards, and knowledge transfer in both directions.
• Sub-project management for control-related tasks in customer projects

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior