Job Title: Design Engineer (Electronics)
Manager: Engineering Manager
Prepared By: Human Resource
Prepared: 11/1/2007
FLSA: Salary
Summary
Design products applying all aspects of digital and analog circuit design.
Coordinate, plan, control and document electronics design to ensure that customer expectations are met within the specified timelines with the required quality and environmental standards. Maintains regular contact with departmental managers to keep them apprised of project status' and initiates alternative solutions for issues are encountered on project delays, provides program managers with updated project plans to ensure that all parties have access to the most current plan. Maintains regular contact with external consultants and escalates issues when needed as it relates to the tasks assigned within the managed projects.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Duties, Responsibilities, Metrics, and Skills are listed below. Other duties may be assigned as needed or on a project basis throughout the year.
Transactional Related Duties
- Designs the electrical concepts associated with the electronics power system including but not limited to battery and charger solution requested by the customer. Properly defines all test parameters for electrical integrity of the products. Ensures that safety, quality, and environmental issues are considered and implemented.
- Plan, document, and provide design deliverables & status reports on each of the projects that are assigned by management. Ensure that questions are raised to provide clarity where needed on expectations on projects that are assigned before the project plan is developed and put into place.
- Monitor the performance and completion of all tasks as it relates to the initial defined timeframe that was assigned and given to the customer. Track actual completion date to this initial completion date. Status reports should reflect reasons why projects are completed within this timeframe and what initiatives are in place to ensure the date doesn't slip further.
- Strictly adheres to policies, procedures, and processes established by MicroSun, supporting efficiencies and improvements where applicable.
- Customer interface for technical issues and questions.
- Ensure that all policies and procedures as it relates to the Engineering department and tasks are strictly adhered to and where changes are needed to ensure control and increased efficiency, suggest alternatives and take initiative to rollout the required changes. Develops the BOM's, works with purchasing to identify alternative sourcing options, and creates all engineering related documentation.
- Monitor project status' and update project plans to accurately reflect current status. Update project status meetings to keep departmental managers informed of project status and potential delays. Initiate conversations when needed to address specific issues with projects to ensure that delays are minimized, regardless of internal/external related issues. Initiate conversations with external consultants to ensure that projects tasks are completed on-time.
- Responsible to ensure that assigned projects and status of projects are meeting the established standards in terms of turnaround time, design concepts, design cycle time, and quality of work and documentation.
- Develops processes that are repeatable and reliable for the projects going into production, working to minimize costs associated with materials and production build times. Work(s) directly with Production when building samples and prototypes to ensure that we are maximizing productivity. Ensures that products are built with safety, quality, and environmental issues in mind.
- Maintain contact with other departments to ensure that any project delays are known in advance. Identify alternatives to be pursued to minimize any delays to the original targeted implementation date.
- Enhance technical knowledge of new developments in engineering practices and developments to ensure that the company maintains its technical competitive position.
- Evaluate new component technologies for use in circuit designs.
- Lead hardware & firmware projects of moderate complexity. Direct the work of consultant & technicians in design & verification and validation activities.
- Support as needed new business & sustaining business in providing clarification for requirement and problem solving skills
- Performs any additional related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Education/Experience - BSEE or BSEET with at least 3 to 5 year of experience.
- Customer Service - Pleasant approach, attitude, appearance, and follow through are requirements for this position.
- Computer Skills - Ability to use technology such as daily schedulers, project management tools, contact management software, excel, and email in order to efficiently handle the workflow and transactions generated.
- Skilled in application of design, hardware, circuitry applications and has demonstrated experience in implementing product concepts into real products.
- Knowledge of firmware & programming.
- Thorough understanding of and demonstrated experience in scientific method and electronics theory and application.
- Demonstrated experience with microcontroller technologies or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated design, test, and troubleshooting experience with analog and digital circuits and electronic test equipment.
- Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
- Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
- Ability to work cooperatively in team environment
Skills:
Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in groups in problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments; ability to be firm/decisive with customers; ability to negotiate with customers with a win/win result. Identifies new ways to meet customers' requirements.
Knowledge of Business - Learns and understands the operations of the business. Understands the business' mission statement and supports it.
Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change(s), delays, or unexpected events.
Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; remains open to others' ideas.
Organization Skills - Ability to organize/prioritize work demands to meet goals/deadlines; must be detailed oriented.
Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; commits to time necessary to complete assignments; meets deadlines or advises appropriate person with problem and proposed solution.
Professionalism - Reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments; applies positive attitude and interests to all facets of the job.
Initiative - Undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent risks and calculated risks; recognizes contributions where / when needed employs proactive approach with regards to process improvement and operational enhancement within Microsun Technologies.
Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; develops innovative approach and ideas.
Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
Project Management - Develop project plans; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and within budget.
Leadership - Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others.
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