Electrical Engineer - Salt Lake City, United States - Overhead Door

Description

Electrical/Electronics Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot/Diagnose component failure on PCB assemblies

• Introduce new product designs and product improvements to production

• Understand external agency requirements for controls operation and design

• Printed Circuit Board (PCB) schematic design and layout for embedded control systems related to life safety equipment manufacture and installation

• Designs motor drive circuits primarily for brushed and brushless DC motors

• Identify design components and possible alternatives

• Recommend component selection for new and existing designs

• Recommend sources of supply and assist vendors in identifying alternate electronic parts for cost reduction or supply constraints

• Review schematics and PCB layouts to assist with new product development and existing product troubleshooting

• Hands on Prototyping of design concepts and testing of controls to validate design.

• Provide technical advice to other team members

• Analyze and troubleshoot custom automatic door controller operations and communications at the system and hardware level

• Develop hardware prototypes for both internal and consumer electronic devices

• Contribute to maintenance and optimization of existing hardware systems

• Document designs and testing

• Determine test criteria, test methods for assemblies

• Monitor assembly testing, gather data and generate Test reports

• Advises engineering and marketing teams on potential product improvements.

• Reports project status to senior management in a concise and clear manner

• Support field technicians on elevated issues as needed

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree (BS) in engineering or alternative technical qualifications

• 10+ years electronics / PCB design experience

• Established history of embedded controller programing capability

• Advanced knowledge of electronics: circuit analysis and digital logic

• Proficiency with at least one EDA software package (CADint, Altium, Eagle, etc.)

• Analytical problem solver with drive to find solutions

• Ability to handle multiple tasks effectively

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office family of applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

• Familiarity with 3D printing and SolidWorks design software a plus

• Effective written and spoken communications skills

• Able to work well with others

Experience with microcontroller-based embedded design is required, but this is not a firmware development position

Must have hands-on background in prototype PCB assembly and functional verification

Strong communication skills in spoken and written English

Education

BS / MS in Electrical Engineering or Engineering degree with related work experience