SUMMARY: Westell is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join Westell’s product development team. This position will provide leadership in design, NPI and technical support for a variety of Westell’s growing product lines. This position will work closely with all functional groups within the organization. The ideal candidate will have proven cross functional team experience working with local and remote teams. Westell is sized such that it will provide you the opportunity to be involved with all aspects of product design and development. You will readily see the direct impact of your contributions. The position is located in our Aurora, Illinois headquarters.
Accountabilities:
- New Product Design/Test/Documentation
- Achieve New Product Design Goals and Milestones
- Execute NPD process for all designs
- Existing product support
- Research/identify new technologies
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide technical expertise in definition, design, new product introduction and technical support
- Identify new technologies and technical partners to successfully bring products to market
- Provide leadership in supporting products for the entire product life cycle
- Productize designs developed internally or externally (including generating bills of materials, part specifications, test specifications, schematics, etc.)
- Direct testing and evaluation of internally and externally developed designs/products
- Generation of technical documentation including requirement and test specifications
- Act as a product expert providing technical support for sales and marketing activities
- Frequent customer interaction with regard to design solutions/issues.
- Evaluate existing designs for performance cost and quality improvements
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
- Five or more years of experience in high-speed digital electronics technology and embedded hardware design.
- Experience comparing microprocessor architectures, designing with, and configuring memory and I/O interfaces, high-speed digital design and layout, and EMI mitigation
- Experience in taking an electrical PCB design from concept to production; including working with PCB designers, test and troubleshooting prototypes and generating necessary release paperwork.
- Hands on expertise with various test equipment including oscilloscopes, spectrum/network/vector analyzers and signal sources
- Experience with schematic capture CAD and PCB simulation tools
- Knowledge of FCC and UL safety standards (e.g. UL62348, FCC Part 15, etc)
- Strong communication and leadership skills working in cross functional teams
- Ability to identify shortcomings in a cross functional organization and contribute in any capacity where needed
- Experience with Microsoft Office
Desired Qualifications:
- Advanced engineering degree and continual education and professional certifications
- Experience with AC/DC power supplies, power distribution and battery backup
- Experience with RF-based products
- Experience with Agile PLM and Altium Schematic Capture
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Required to sit, stand, bend and walk regularly; lift and/or move up to 50
- Visual and auditory ability sufficient for written and verbal communication.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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