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

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Qualifications:

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