What are the responsibilities and job description for the Acoustic Engineer IV position at Sparton Corporation?
Position Objective
Acoustic Engineer IV provides extensive knowledge in field of specialization and working knowledge of other fields. Capable of clearly defining appropriate technical approaches and solutions to most Sparton critical challenges. Able to define critical project criteria to ensure project completion. Uses creativity to resolve complex issues. Has demonstrated leadership skills and a working knowledge of business and customer requirements. Demonstrates exceptional communications skills.
Primary Responsibilities:
Acoustic Engineer IV provides extensive knowledge in field of specialization and working knowledge of other fields. Capable of clearly defining appropriate technical approaches and solutions to most Sparton critical challenges. Able to define critical project criteria to ensure project completion. Uses creativity to resolve complex issues. Has demonstrated leadership skills and a working knowledge of business and customer requirements. Demonstrates exceptional communications skills.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design underwater hydrophones and/or active and passive transducers utilizing cylindrical ceramics, flexural disks, cantilever beams, and geophones.
- Design, model, simulate and test complex acoustic transducers.
- Assist engineering with design modification of acoustic subsystems and systems for development.
- Support designs with analysis, simulations and calculations including space, Mathcad, MATLAB and FEA. Prepare drawings/documentation for work as required for engineering and manufacturing of products.
- Conduct complex in-house tests, direct and guide or mentor other Engineers.
- Apply risk, failure analysis, and root cause analysis as required within the engineering discipline.
- Represent engineering in cross-departmental activities such as Material Review Board.
- Resolve product process and system issues; provide recommendations for enhancements and cost reductions; initiate Engineering Change Notices; and formulate cost impacts.
- Keep accurate and complete records of engineering activities.
- May act as project lead including organizing, execution, and coordinating technical assignments.
- Evaluate materials and systems, identify equipment, or prepare work instructions for manufacturing.
- Provide training and/or direction to other engineers, technicians or manufacturing operators.
- Provide input to bid and proposal activities.
- Provide communications and/or presentations to customers, suppliers or vendors.
Minimum Requirements/Education
- BSEE; MSEE preferred in acoustics/sonar/ultrasonic related field.
- A minimum of ten years related experience.
Required Qualifications
- Knowledge/skills must include strong education, theoretical background and experience with applied hands-on implementation expertise in electronic design, simulation, modeling, analysis, and test.
- Finite element modeling/analysis experience with ANSYS and/or PZFlex required
- Experience with simulation and computational programs (e.g. MatLab, MathCad).
- Must be familiar with piezoelectric materials and associated applications
- Experience with transducer potting materials such as epoxies and urethanes
- Hands-on experience with development, building and testing of acoustic transducer assemblies and systems.
- Pluses include shock and vibration testing, designing for shock and vibration, experience with flow noise.
- Pluses include experience with analog and digital interfacing, amplifiers, microcontrollers, digital signal processing and knowledge of, time and frequency domain filtering, sampling theorem and aliasing and communication protocols.
- Ability to draw solutions from both formal training and experience and use original thinking and ingenuity.
- Experience in generating design documentation, and technical reports.
- Ability to write proposals, cost and schedule estimates (including budgets), and participate in presentations.
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Travel Requirement
10% Travel and participation in product field tests.
Travel Requirement
10% Travel and participation in product field tests.
Additional Information
Here Are Some of the Great Benefits We Offer:
- Competitive compensation & 401k matching program to plan for your future
- Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts
- Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available
- Flexible Vacation & PTO
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care, Legal, Identify Theft, Pet Insurance, and many more options
- Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees
Safety
Ensure that all assignments are performed in compliance with applicable Federal, State, Provincial and Company safety and health regulations, and where applicable, utilize proper personal protective equipment.
Physical Demands
The physical demands describe here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. This job operates in a professional office environment and a manufacturing environment. The employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions in the plant. The noise level in the work environment may be loud.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, talk, and communicate, use hands/finger, feel, and reach with arms. This position requires the ability to lift, bend or stoop as necessary up to 20 lbs.
EEOC Statement
SPARTON provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.
Accessibility
Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email us at Accessibility@Sparton.com
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