ELECTRICAL ENGINEER I

Gilson - Middleton, WI

Full-time

Middleton, WI

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The position involves the design and analysis of hardware and firmware integration for new products, as well as modifications to existing products. The role requires participation in cross-functional product development teams and may include project management responsibilities. The candidate will engage in basic research during early project feasibility studies and new concept investigations, necessitating initiative, originality, and ingenuity.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware and firmware specification documents (Technical Design Specification-TDS) for new products.
• Participate in new product design as a member of design teams and interact with other design team members during the design process.
• Originate electrical designs for new products per requirements of the new product definition.
• May originate some software and firmware design for new products.
• Determine design requirements for safety, emissions, and susceptibility.
• Identify interaction and effects on other products, including necessary standardization for product lines to ensure consistency.
• Specify component parts to be used in designs.
• Participate in design reviews and engineering verification activities.
• Responsible for meeting design deadlines specified in product development plans.
• Track costs, time, and changes on assigned project.
• Report on design status to the Project Manager and Director of New Product Development.
• Document design and tests.
• Interact with Production during design to address and avoid possible production-related problems with designs.
• Define inspections, tests, and test equipment or fixtures necessary for production of new products.
• Define production accept/reject criteria for new designs (specifications and tolerances).
• Work with the Production Engineer in transferring new designs and technology to production and Customer Service.
• Determine requirements for verification, evaluation, and/or validation testing.
• Specify test plans for field functional verification tests.
• Work with various agencies to meet compliance requirements and approvals.
• May participate with the Customer Service group in solving customer support problems.
• Develop modifications to existing products as part of the ECO process.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering or a related science.
• Minimum 1 year of relative design experience and proven project management skills.
• Board level design using 16/32 bit processors.
• Experience designing circuit boards using Altium.
• Experienced in embedded, multitasking applications (firmware) using C and Assembly languages.
• Familiarity with compiler, linker, emulator and debugger used in the development of embedded applications.
• Familiarity with compliance testing, agency approvals and processes, including UL, CSA, IEC, and CE.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact successfully with others in a team setting.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Good or corrected vision.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with manufacturing/production processes.
• Experience with Intel 80196 processor.
• Experience with FLASH memory.
• Experience with FPGA design.
• Experience with motion/motor control.
• Experience with robotic design.