Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Summary:

This Sr. Electrical Engineer is an experienced level position where the incumbent must possess an advanced level of engineering knowledge and be fully competent in all conventional aspects of broad areas of technical assignment. This Sr. Electrical Engineer will serve as a specialist and Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one or more of the areas of RF, power analysis, and high-speed digital and analog board designs. The person in this position will be responsible for supporting the teams at the Talladega site, providing technical input and consulting services in all phases of the design, manufacturing, and sustainment processes.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Responsible for carrying out specific project responsibilities as part of larger program objectives involved in the design and development of products, equipment, or processes. May design and layout complex items
• Develop specifications, schematics, assembly drawings, and bill of materials, against which designs can be produced. Prepares sub-system performance specifications.
• Evaluate and select optimum design alternatives.
• Determine design feasibility and ensure that product designs are competitive.
• Provide directions to others who determine appropriate materials and processes for specific component applications.
• Lead or conduct experiments to evaluate operating characteristics of products or processes. Execute test and troubleshooting activity.
• Evaluate engineering prototypes and translate experimental results into design criteria.
• Develop task inputs to engineering project plans and maintain liaison with other departments of the organization.
• Respond to customer engineering queries and advise others on engineering information relevant to the organization's product capabilities.
• Provide technical presentation support and consultation for marketing.
• Represent the engineering unit in customer or field force contacts, troubleshooting customer application problems.
• Utilize project planning and monitoring methods to ensure timely completion. Assume responsibility for successful completion (Schedule, Performance, Cost) of systems and sub-systems.
• Perform preliminary engineering necessary to confirm plans and programs.
• Assist in assuring the technical soundness of engineering programs.
• Support the manufacturing process in resolving design problems.
• Collaborate with purchasing in obtaining quotations or bids and recommend the selection of vendors.
• Prepare engineering specifications for major purchases.
• Prepare reports of field tests, startups, or installations as required and write technical instructions. On a project or on-going basis, supervise the work of other engineering personnel.
• Contribute to process improvements.
• Recommend to Management to select appropriate and cost-efficient vendors.
• During all phases of the design development, man.

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