Electrical Engineer

Job Overview

Under the direction of senior Electrical Engineering staff members, this position will support daily activities with a focus on support of cryocooler manufacturing, product and process development, and product improvement  position will support the Electrical Engineering lead by assisting with administrative duties such as team management, scheduling, inventory tracking, and reporting. It serves as a key cross‑function collaborator in support of Sunpower’s Engineering and Manufacturing operations.

• Administrative/Collaborative Communication/Liaison Duties: support administrative tasks within the electrical engineering team to foster cross‑function collaboration and communication between Engineering, Production, Project Management, and Quality Assurance, acting as a key liaison between customers and suppliers.
• Cryocooler Manufacturing Support: manufacturing support includes production of controllers to meet production schedule; diagnosis of failure modes in returned hardware, root‑cause analysis, troubleshooting, and repairs; sourcing alternate components; supporting sales and customers; managing custom hardware and vendors; compliance with Quality Assurance and ISO 9001 policies.
• Process Development: transfer new products from Engineering to Production; develop procedures and process documentation; troubleshoot.
• Product Improvement: redesign, modify designs, develop new capabilities, support compliance testing and certification; participate in the Sunpower Configuration Control Board for product and process improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Ambition demonstrated by cooperative education, internships or other informal work experience is valued. This position will experience a wide variety of multi‑discipline tasks and opportunities to exercise a broad background of experience.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor of Science in Electrical or other relevant Engineering from an accredited university; or equivalent experience.
• Experience:
  • 3–5 years directly related experience.
  • Supervisory experience overseeing entry‑level staff or junior team members.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Breadth of knowledge of engineering, project management and quality disciplines.
  • Demonstrated experience reading schematics and using ECAD software.
  • Demonstrated data collection, analysis, and reporting experience.
  • Demonstrated collaboration skills.

• Knowledge of power electronics and controls, electronics development experience and/or manufacturing support experience.
• Lean manufacturing or process improvement experience/certification.
• Experience working with a team and guiding day‑to‑day activities to achieve production goals.
• Experience managing hardware flow to meet production schedule demands.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware and software and identifying failure modes.
• Experience working within an ISO 9001, AS 9100, or relevant Quality Management System.
• General familiarity with laboratory equipment, processes, and safety measures.

Employee Type:
Salaried

Salary Minimum: $75,000

Salary Maximum: $95,000

Incentive:
No

Disclaimer:
Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

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