What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Electrical Engineer position at Aviation Ground Equipment Corp?
Senior Electrical Engineer
Aviation Ground Equipment Corp. (AGEC) is seeking a hands-on Senior Electrical Engineer/Embedded Software with Power/Engine background to support the design, development, test and troubleshooting of digital/analog circuits, Aircraft Power systems and test equipment.
AGEC is an industry leader in the manufacturing and supply of ground support equipment (GSE) to global commercial and military customers and end users. AGEC operates two divisions, our OEM division designs and produces world-class GSE supporting a wide range of military aircraft platforms, on behalf of defense prime contractors and Government program offices. Our Commercial Division distributes a superior line of ground support equipment, parts, and service to global MRO, airline operators, Government agencies, and aviation end users.
What will you do:
- Support the life cycle of new product development from concept , through design and development, testing, and product support.
- Develop embedded control architectures, algorithms, and requirements for high-power energy conversion systems.
- Develop embedded software design and programming of microcontrollers and/or DSPs for control of power converters using C programming language.
- Test hardware performance with embedded software/firmware, utilizing JTAG interface, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, or similar equipment.
- Successful transfer of new designs to production.
- Design, develop, and generate test software on embedded and PC-based platforms for production and integration testing.
- Conduct validation, verification, and qualification testing. Verify designs are implemented with accurate consideration for power quality and performance, systems interfaces, physical environment etc.
- Provide product support as appropriate by isolating faults and resolving design issues.
- Monitor the activities of subcontracted technical services.
- Document designs, specifications, engineering changes, and test reports.
- Perform other duties and cross training as assigned.
- Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
- Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
What you will need:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline
- Five (5) to ten (10) years of experience in electrical engineering product design and development.
- Prefer five (5) years of hands-on experience in embedded software design programming microcontrollers and/or DSPs for control of power converters.
- Experience with embedded code generation and C programming language.
- Experience testing hardware performance with embedded software/firmware, utilizing JTAG interface, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes or similar equipment.
- Knowledge of interfacing microcontrollers and DSPs to analog, digital circuits and electro-mechanical systems. This includes working knowledge of troubleshooting analog circuit design for signal measurements.
- Experience in transferring designs to production.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
- Critical thinking, planning & organizing skills, and time management skills.
- Ability to take ownership & develop a sense of urgency with projects and work assignments.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
- Ability to work independently and in a cross-functional team environment.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to travel (20-25%)
