Electrical Engineer III

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Company: Safran

Location: North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

Description:

Job Location: Twinsburg, Ohio

The Electrical Engineer III will be responsible for the development of safe electronic designs for use in commercial and military fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft. This role will originate specifications, design documents, verification/validation plans and procedures, reports, or other documentation in support of design and development activities.
This role will be the technical focal for assigned projects, providing guidance and support to other engineering disciplines and business functions as required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Design new products and modify existing products to support customer, manufacturing, regulatory, industry standard, and market requirements
Perform electronics design, including analog, digital and power circuitry
Create and review detailed technical justification demonstrating that the designs are reliable and safe within a particular operating environment.
Provide support and relevant documentation for other engineering teams (such as software, mechanical, and materials) to develop and modify new and existing products
Perform product troubleshooting and lab testing
Coordinate and support prototype manufacturing of new designs
Prepare, review, and approve documentation, test procedures, etc. to define and validate designed products
Participate in and lead multi-discipline design reviews both internally with peers and externally with customers
Evaluate design changes for impact to product design, cost, and schedule
Provide technical support to all internal departments, suppliers, and customers as related to the product
Adhere to safe work practices and contributes to the evolution of the health, safety, and environmental program and culture
Other duties may be assigned

Travel specifictity
Travel requirements: Occasionally be required to travel, both domestically in the United States and internationally less than 10%.

Additional description
Preferred Skills:
Digital design including microcontrollers/DSPs & digital bus communication
Experience with EMI compliance & transient suppression
Knowledge about three phase electrical power systems & fault response
Familiarity with IPC design standards for electrical interconnection & printed circuits

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of the position, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, handle and feel, and reach with hands and arms
The employee will occasionally lift &/or move objects up to 40 pounds

Work Environment
The work environment is split between office & laboratory work, with most work being performed in the office. Noise level in the office is typically quiet while the noise level in the lab can occasionally require hearing protection.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature & level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities & qualifications may vary based on assignment or group. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status. Safran Electrical & Power is committed to working with & providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical & mental disabilities. To verify the information in the job listing or

Candidate skills & requirements
Education and/or Experience:
A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
A minimum 5 years' experience in electronics design in a regulated industry
Must be legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. person within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. "Green Card Holder"), Political Asylee or Refugee.

Candidate Skills & Requirements
Experience in analog and digital circuit design including op-amps, comparators, digital discrete, power supply controllers, microcontrollers and FPGAs
Experience with electrical power conversion topologies
Experience with common design practices, measurements and pitfalls of power electronic circuits
Knowledge about three phase electrical power systems and fault response
Ability to understand electrical circuit operation in both time-domain and frequency-domain response
Experience in directing PCB layout work and verifying PCB designs
Experience and hands-on capability with troubleshooting and solving technical problems related to circuit and system failures
Hands-on experience with typical electrical test and measurement equipment
Ability to perform analytical problem solving, having a thorough approach and documented assumptions
Ability to describe to describe and solve mathematical electrical circuit operation using computer algebra systems, such as MathCAD
Strong project management and organizational skills
Ability to function in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision while performing multiple tasks
Proficiency in a schematic capture and circuit simulation
Proficiency in rigorous electrical tolerance calculations to ensure design margin, using tools such MatLab, MathCAD and Excel
Root cause determination using methods such as 5 why, 8D, fishbone diagrams
Ability to support high pressure live interactions with customers and auditors

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic data or other legally protected status.

Safran Electrical and Power is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. To verify the information in the job listing or if you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: [redacted]. We will decide on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

Annual salary
N/A

Job location

Job location
North America, United States, Ohio

City (-ies)
Twinsburg

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved
Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required
More than 5 years

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