Electrical Engineer

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
• 5+ years working in an engineering environment
• Knowledge of LED lighting and control, power management of AC (including 3-phase) and DC (solar panel and battery array) systems and can apply to new designs
• Experience working with low powered RF products
• Embedded Hardware Design: Design and develop embedded hardware solutions, focusing on microcontrollers, RF components, and sensors, with a particular emphasis on IoT applications.
• RF Engineering: Develop and optimize RF circuits, including transmitters, receivers, and antenna systems, to ensure reliable wireless communication (e.g., Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, LoRa, etc.) within embedded systems.
• Embedded Firmware Development: Write and optimize firmware for embedded systems, ensuring seamless integration with hardware, efficient use of resources, and real-time processing capabilities.
• Ability to provide input and assist in planning the design timelines on overall project schedules and outline prerequisites/impact of certain tasks.
• Working understanding of the C4 (New Product Development) process as it relates to individual and engineer team tasks. Participates in project team meetings.

Responsibilities:

• Design, prototype, test, and troubleshoot advanced electronic circuits
• Configure existing and source new modems, controllers, and network switches; Able to independently create new setups for off-the-shelf networking devices and controllers
• Independently design test plans and guide other EE's to use lab equipment to test devices
• Proficient in regulatory standards and state or local specifications, direct product development and testing to pass regulatory tests
• Independently create BOMs for electrical assemblies, including ERP entry. Checks the work of EE's 1-2. Signs off on BOM accuracy
• Recommend cost reduction opportunities through part design and process improvements. Direct EE's 1-2 on cost reduction tasks
• Reviews and approves electrical drawings; conveys concepts and changes of drawings and technical documents to EE's 1-2
• Respond to electrical and electronic communications with Product Management, Procurement, Marketing, Quality, Manufacturing, Production and Sales Management as needed
• Determines product design specifications from marketing requests/requirements
• Define requirements for new and alternate components, review and approve components researched by EE's 1-2
• Participate in supplier dialog, and provide technical information and support to purchasing. Provide technical input for purchasing when qualifying new suppliers
• Performs cost analysis of current and proposed future designs
• Leads Design Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (DFMEA) and Design Validation Plan and Report (DVP&R)
• Leads Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Assembly (DFA) for standardized components and processes
• Define product test requirements & criteria for in-house and CM manufacturing personnel to ensure product quality, review procedures written by EE's 1-2