Senior Product Development Engineer

Electrical Engineer

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Looking for an experienced electrical engineer to design, develop and test industrial rotary encoders to bring to market. This includes circuit design, fixture design, project planning, creating budgets, coordination of creating prototypes, validation testing, certification compliance, BOM creation, report writing, production/manufacturing support and troubleshooting of legacy products. This position will regularly interact with mechanical engineers and other electrical engineers to package sensitive electronics and magnetic components for use in harsh environments.

Sound electrical design is a must.

Principal Job Responsibilities

• Lead role in new product development of rotary encoders to meet CE, UL and ATEX requirements.
• Circuit design and simulation
• Specifying electronic components for new products or to replace obsolete components
• Validation testing and documentation including FMEA and assisting with PFMEA
• Creating work instructions
• Production support

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education and Qualifications

• BSEE or MSEE

Experience

• 10-15 years of experience in circuit design and new product development including:
• Digital, analog, microprocessor, ASIC PCB design, EMI (Immunity and Emissions), Magnetics, diagnostics, communication busses and protocols (RS-232, RS-485, I2C, SPI, CAN, etc.) conformal coatings
• Hands-on troubleshooting and debugging of new and legacy products
• Experience with electric motors and designing motor controls
• Real-time programming in Embedded C
• Experience with Stage Gate project management
• Experienced in industrial automation

Working Conditions

• Standard office environment, standard office equipment.
• OSHA compliant manufacturing facilities.
• Customer Sites – Industrial manufacturing plants, Ports, Above & Underground Mines, Warehouses & logistics-center
• Less than 5% Travel required.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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