Electrical Design Engineer
Department: Engineering (126) CT
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Chester, CT
Reporting To: Angelo Arcaria
Description
The Electrical Engineer is responsible for developing, integrating and supporting hardware and embedded firmware for new product development and sustaining engineering projects.
Duties and Responsibilities
- General and specialized circuit and system design
- Analysis of general and specialized components, circuits, signals and systems
- Circuit simulation using SPICE modeling
- Schematic capture using Altium Designer®
- Hardware and system development and integration
- Hardware troubleshooting and analysis
- Embedded firmware development, primarily in embedded C/C++ programming languages, using IAR Embedded Workbench
- Embedded firmware debugging and analysis using ICE, JTAG debuggers, data monitors, source level debugging and brute force methodology.
- Calculate voltage, current and power requirements for components, circuits and systems.
- Work closely with other engineering disciplines (mechanical, manufacturing, documentation, software) for the purpose of new and sustaining product development, troubleshooting and manufacturing.
- Work closely with component engineers to select components, parts and materials.
- Participate in both peer and management-led design reviews
- Present design strategies and proposals to peers and management in both group and private settings.
Education and Experience
- Must hold a degree in BSEE from an ABET accredited college or university.
- Must have a proficient understanding of general circuit design and analysis.
- Must have experience with circuit simulation using SPICE
- Must be able to design products in a holistic manner and provide support through all phases of the engineering process.
- Must have a proficient knowledge of common electronic circuits, including but not limited to: transistor and FET amplifiers, solid-state switches, biasing circuits, bridges, rectifiers, filters, digital and analog I/O circuits, current sources, and linear and switching regulators.
- Must have good “hands‑on” skills and be capable of using common hand tools.
- Must be proficient in the use of common electronic test equipment such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes and function generators.
- Must be familiar with common schematic capture software, integrated development environments (IDEs) and Computer‑Aided Design (CAD) software.
- Must be proficient in embedded firmware development (C/C++) and hardware design and integration.
- Must be proficient in both AC and DC electrical theory.
- Must be proficient in electromagnetic radiation and heat transfer theories and practices.
- Must possess a complete understanding of the parameters associated with discrete and integrated electronic components, and of electromechanical devices and components.
- Must be proficient in the electronic component
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