Electronics Design Engineer

Job Summary

The sky is no longer the limit as Nidec takes its technology off the ground and into the Aerospace market. As a PCB Design Electronics Engineer with the Nidec Aerospace team, you will have the opportunity to apply and develop your expertise to design electric propulsion systems for battery‑powered aircraft that will enable the world to sustainably and efficiently get from point A to point

B. Nidec is the world’s leading electric motor manufacturer and a pioneer in electrification across a wide array of industries since 1973, ranging from appliances and energy infrastructure to ground transportation. Nidec Aerospace is a newly created joint venture between Nidec and Embraer that intends to take a leading role in the electrification of aircraft. We are well‑positioned and excited to support the aerospace industry in its ambitious transition to net‑zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The ideal candidate will embody Nidec’s key pillars of passion, enthusiasm, and tenacity, the passion to learn, the enthusiasm to exceed market expectations, and the tenacity to solve complex technical issues. From ideation to production, you will work with a diverse and experienced team of design engineers to support aerospace industry leaders and spearhead technological advances in transport decarbonization.

The PCB Design Electronics Engineer is responsible for the design, analysis, and testing of electronic circuits and circuit board assemblies, and for the integration of circuit card assemblies into an airborne electronic equipment for motor control. The engineer is also responsible for capturing hardware requirements and for formal verification of the design for compliance with the requirements, following a development process.

For this position the candidate will work in a collaborative cross‑functional environment for the development of an Electric Propulsion Unit.

• Capture of hardware requirements to fulfill equipment and system specification.
• Design of electronic circuits for aerospace application based on hardware requirements.
• Selection of electronic devices.
• Capture of electronic schematics and design of PCB layouts.
• Simulation and validation of electronic circuit design.
• Management of PCBs BOM (bill of material) and support of devices procurement.
• Support circuit board assemblies prototyping.
• Perform prototype commissioning.
• Use of ARP
  4754A, DO-254 and other aerospace standards for the development of circuit boards assembly (CBA).
• Support the system engineering and equipment engineering in the system/equipment architecture definitions.
• Work with the equipment team, software team and other hardware engineers during the design and integration of the circuits into the equipment.
• Run tests for formal verification of electronic hardware.
• Perform reliability analysis for the designed hardware.
• Write analysis reports and test reports.
• Manage problem reports.
• Perform root cause analysis and design changes.

• Experience in electronic equipment development.
• Experience with motor control drivers.
• Experience with requirements‑based development and phase‑gate processes.
• Experience in design of electronic circuits.
• Experience in design of circuit boards.
• Experience in capture of hardware requirements and requirements validation.
• Experience in verification of electronic hardware.
• Experience in reliability analysis of electronic circuits.
• Willingness to work with, and travel to, domestic and international design and manufacturing locations when necessary.
• Manages complexity.
• Manages ambiguity.
• Communicates effectively.
• Collaborates.
• Plans and organizes.
• Attention to detail.
• Cultivates innovation.
• Builds networks.
• Interpersonal savvy.
• Action oriented.
• Optimizes work processes.
• Balances stakeholders.
• Being resilient.
• Customer focus.
• Nimble learning.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s or PhD’s degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Control Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in electronic circuits design.

• Experience in development of electronic hardware for aerospace.
• Experience with ARP
  4754A and DO-254 process.
• Experience in…