Electronics Design Engineer

WHAT DOES AN ELECTRONICS DESIGN ENGINEER DO?

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June 02, 2025 - The Electronics Design Engineer delivers innovative electrical component solutions aligned with customer needs and enterprise innovation strategies while ensuring design validation and compliance with industry standards. This position executes product development and documentation processes efficiently, focusing on cost, manufacturability, and integration optimization. The engineer enhances engineering efficiency through advanced research, mentoring, and the implementation of effective tools and techniques.

• Electrical Product Design:
  Electrical Product Design and Development Engineering function job.
• Team Leadership:
  Lead a dynamic team as well as hands-on design and development of the electrical product effectively and accurately.
• Customer Requirements Translation:
  Translate customer requirements to technical specifications, and find cost-effective solutions with the latest technologies and components with an innovative spirit.
• Schematic and PCB Layout Design:
  Complete high-quality schematic and PCB layout design, with full consideration of performance, cost, DFM, DFT, as well as regulatory compliance.
• Design Verification and Improvement:
  Design verification and improvement through prototyping and EVT/PVT etc., and establish transferring to NPI engineer in the process.
• Product Testing and Problem Solving:
  Fast response and problem-solving in product testing and design verification process.
• Electrical Distribution Design:
  Design and sizing of the electrical distribution and cabinets of machines.
• Robotic and Automation Development:
  Electrical development of automatic and robotic machines in cooperation with project managers, and mechanical and programming engineers.
• Design Documentation:
  Write the design documents of equipment, such as functional analyses, risk analyses, test procedures, technical specifications for suppliers, etc.
• Manufacturing Follow-up:
  Manufacture follow-up in workshops or on supplier's plants, technical problems management, and make up practical solutions.
• Design Reviews:
  Conduct and lead design reviews to ensure design robustness and intent meet customer expectations and requirements.
• Electronics Design and Development:
  Contribute to the design, development, and testing of analog/digital electronics equipment, components, and systems.
• Collaboration with Senior Engineers:
  Work directly with more senior engineers to develop new designs and solutions.
• Safety and Regulation Compliance:
  Inspect electronic equipment, instruments, and systems to make sure they meet safety standards and applicable regulations.
• Circuit Board Soldering and Assembly:
  Circuit board soldering, assembly, and debugging.
• PCB Design: PCB design includes schematic capture, layout, and simulation tools.
• Analog/Digital Circuit Design:
  Analog/digital circuit design is down to the component and discrete level.
• Part Qualification and Approval:
  Work with the purchasing department to qualify and approve parts.
• Schematic Capture and PCB Layout:
  Create schematic capture and PCB layout of analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit cards.
• Electronics Assembly and Debug:
  Assemble, bring up, and debug new electronic designs.
• Test Plan Development:
  Develop test plans for design validation, test systems, and subsystems for design validation.
• Customer Needs Analysis:
  Collect customer needs and deliver electrical component solutions to meet customer expectations.
• Innovative Design Development:
  Develop innovative design to support enterprise innovation strategy and product line extension.
• Solution Implementation:
  Implement solutions using a variety of technologies, systems, and development environments for diverse machine systems.
• Cost and Manufacturability Design:
  Work with machine system lead on design for cost, manufacturability, test, and assembly/integration.
• Design Verification and Validation:
  Define and execute electrical component design verification and validation plans.
• Technical Communication:
  Communicate results through technical reports and presentations.
• Product Development Documentation:
  Product development documentation per NPI process and APQP process.
• Project Management and Mentorship:
  Drive projects efficiently and participate heavily as a value-added contributor and mentor in hardware development tools, techniques, and procedures.
• Engineering Activities Management:
  Responsible for all electrical component engineers’ activities and completed the following quality.
• Multitasking and Prioritization:
  Self-motivated and able to work on multiple projects simultaneously while balancing priorities.
• Process Improvement Research:
  Research engineering processes and methods to improve engineering working efficiency.

• Team Management:
  Report directly to the Electronics and Electrical Design Section Manager as part of a group of over 40 other Electronics and Electrical…