Product Engineer

Job Description

This position has technical responsibility for all electrical design aspects and a limited amount of mechanical design aspects of the Airframe Power product line from a preliminary design phase through final design phase including production, customer and field support.   This position focuses on power electronics that provide integral support to various aircraft systems on a wide range of airframes.  Routine tasks include reviewing design requirements and evaluating existing or new designs theoretically and with test data for verification of compliance.  Major tasks involve technical proposals, test plans, test reports, building prototypes, conducting tests and attending internal and external meetings to meet all objectives.  Additional tasks involve maintaining design control integrity of the drawings.  The successful candidate must be able to understand customer requirements, existing designs and technical aspects related to development of new designs that meet existing and future industry needs within time constraints established by management while simultaneously providing support for Production Department needs as a part of a cross functional team with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Purchasing.  The successful candidate will also be able to communicate on a technical and program level to various groups within the organization but outside the field of expertise.

• Achieve program and productivity goals directed by Management.
• Review, understand and support OEM/Government customer program requirements for existing and new designs. Tasks include: Technical Proposals, Detail Design activities, Electrical Circuit Analyses, Reliability Analyses, Preliminary/Critical Design Reviews, Qualification Test Plan Development, and Returned Material Analysis.
• Provide on-site technical support for fielded production or prototype designs.
• Follow existing guidelines, procedures and priorities of work for Product Engineering tasks. Priorities of work include: a) OEM Program Management, b) Productivity Projects, c) New Technology, d) Departmental Projects
• Develop and implement designs that meet the design intent with analytical or physical test substantiation that establishes compliance with all Customer/ Regulatory Specifications and internal requirements.

• Educational requirement for this position is a BSEE or MSEE. Functional Area background in Power Electronics/Systems is desirable.
• Three (3) to five (5) years work experience in an Electrical Design environment is required. Experience with designing, analyzing and testing AC/DC (including 3 phase AC), DC/DC and High Voltage Circuits is desired.  Familiarization with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-460, MIL-STD-461 and RTCA DO-160 requirements is preferred.
• SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation (Desired)
• ORCAD or other electrical circuit analysis (SPICE) tools

The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.