This role could be in located in McKinney, TX OR Pittsburgh, PA.
Full relocation assistance is provided.
Major Function:
Prepare designs for inductors and other magnetic devices for customers and potential customers
of Company's Engineered Solutions. Develop and maintain the tools and reference information
necessary for preparing and presenting accurate designs rapidly.
Major Responsibilities:
- Respond quickly to customer inquiries for design support. Discern the most appropriate
approach, which may be a full design, a preliminary design, follow up questions, or divert elsewhere.
- Package design proposals with the objective of eliciting positive customer reaction.
- Maintain and improve inductor design software.
- Develop new design software as needed, including research of available tools.
- Prepare internal RFQs.
- Prepare, review and mark up part prints.
- Support production teams in China and US by answering questions and anticipating
- questions.
- Learn and use SES electrical test equipment.
- Understand SES processing capabilities. Participate in prototyping activities as needed.
- Research materials and components as needed for effective designs.
- Support sourcing of materials and components with purchasing and US/China production teams.
- Research applications as needed for effective design proposals.
- New Product Transfer - Work with engineering and manufacturing personnel to smoothly transfer new products to the factory floor. Develop procedures, checklists and test for manufacturing personnel to follow.
- Train manufacturing personnel on new product test procedures.
- Ensure that design materials and specifications conform to standards and customer requirements.
- Prepare FAI reports and compile data.
- Estimate material and labor costs for new projects.
- Up to 25% travel required to SES manufacturing locations or meetings with potential customers.