Sr. Principal Design Engineer

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design generation of power supplies from inception to final product
• Responsible for working on 4 or more designs on average
• Design from documentation supplied by customers and/or internal specifications
• Responsible for directing Technicians and Assemblers as to Engineering
• Provide technical support and assistance for engineering staff
• Provide technical support to less senior technical staff
• Interface with Sales/Marketing and customers as required
• Responsible for generating preliminary documentation for fabrication of prototype models which may include fabricating, testing, troubleshooting and repairing analog and digital/analog circuits
• Testing will include subjecting product model with either actual or prototype breadboard to environmental conditions to establish operational stability, reliability and conformity to design
• Prototyping will also include recommending and designing fixtures, tooling and equipment for the manufacture of product within manufacturing
• Maintain necessary records, files and reports
• Make effective and efficient use of all resources including but not limited to inventory materials, supplies, tools and tolling, equipment, technicians etc.
• Practice good housekeeping in own area
• Properly maintain equipment to include reporting uncalibrated equipment
• Ability to generate instructional information for the manufacturing of product being transferred from engineering to manufacturing
• Interface with other departments, vendors and manufacturing
• Follow established company rules and regulations
• Follow ISO policy and procedures throughout all work performed
• Consult supervisor when unusual conditions exist and or safety issues arise
• Perform other related duties as required

• Education:
  
  4 year college degree in electronics
• Experience:
  
  6 years electronics or equivalent experience in design of Power Conversion Circuits
• Knowledge of digital control design beneficial
• Must be completely familiar with the following:
  • Advanced analog design techniques including magnetic design and theory
  • Power supply layout and packaging including verification of CAD generated documentation
  • Power applications, and interpretation of system power specification
  • Component engineering including stress factor analysis
  • Manufacturing techniques related to power supply manufacture
• Skills:
  
  Perform work using oscilloscopes, voltage meters, electronic loads, bench top power supplies, variacs, test fixtures, environmental ovens and other electronic associated equipment
• Knowledge of digital design related to power control design
• Must be capable of making logical sequential steps in performance of work and require minimum of supervision and direction