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Sr. Electrical Engineer – Defense Search
OVERVIEW
Are you looking for a new career opportunity with an exciting Defense/Aerospace company?! Then we’ve got the right team for you! In this role, you’re responsible for the duties listed below.
Immediate opening for an Sr. Electrical Engineer in San Diego, CA who possesses:
- Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Minimum of 5 years of experience designing complex industrical electrical systems
- Experience with Altium, AutoCAD, or DraftSight
- Experience with wiring and power distribution design
FULL DESCRIPTION:
The selected candidate will be responsible for:
- Serve as the technical owner of the electrical design of machine level and submodules, helping define high-level requirements and guiding resources through execution, building, and troubleshooting.
- Translate high-level machine architecture into detailed panel and wiring requirements.
- Develop project plans and schedules, including tasks for the wire engineers, track and follow up on progress.
- Provide technical leadership to wire engineers for assigned projects, reviewing technical content, including cable drawings, schematics, I/O maps, timing diagrams, for accuracy and correct technical execution. and ensuring cost targets are achieved.
- Understand at the system level how the module works (motor drives, encoders, sensors, I/O, safety interlocks, safety controllers, etc.) and own its electrical requirements and troubleshoot problems until they're resolved.
- Support field installations and technical escalations.
The selected candidate will also possess:
Panel and wiring design
- Perform electrical engineering design including panel layout and wire routing with correct noise segregation (AC/DC, power/signal)
- Design power distribution and protection wiring: UL 508A, circuit brakers, GFCI, wire cross-section sizing, correct fuse and breaker practices/placement
- Complete E-chain design: including cable selection, fill rules, separation, etc.
Panel/Modules build support
- Provide technical content for and review-built panels for correct routing
- Troubleshoot machine-level electrical and build issues.
Standards and safety
- Understand and guide the implementation of NFPA 79 and SEMI S2 design rules from the start of the design
- Understand and guide the implementation of wiring practices per SEMI and NFPA 79
- Understand and guide the implementation of safety controller design with zoned safety operation per SEMI S2 requirements
Tools
- Experience with any electrical CAD (Altium, DraftSight 2D, AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, etc.), Altium preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with custom integrated flat-cable assemblies with built-in support (Bizlink, Igus)
- Producing the certification documentation for SEMI S2/NFPA79 assessments and working with certification agencies.
Salary Range: $120,000 - $135,000/year
More information can be found at www.defensesearchusa.com
Pay
$120,000–$135,000/year
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