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Crystal Group · 1 day ago

Senior Electrical Engineer

Hiawatha, IA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Crystal Group is an employee-owned company that designs and builds rugged technology solutions for extreme environments. The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and verification of custom electrical assemblies, providing support and mentorship to junior staff, and ensuring adherence to specifications and standards.

Customer ServiceHardwareManufacturing

Culture & Values

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Architect, design, document and troubleshoot custom electrical assemblies in accordance with internal and external customer requirements

Maintain extensive working knowledge of Crystal Group’s electrical design tools for efficient conversion of technical requirements into schematic diagrams, PCB layouts, and assembly drawings

Review electrical drawings and designs to ensure adherence to established specifications and standards

Assist the Systems Engineering team in researching, designing, and evaluating systems and/or processes to meet customer requirements

Ensure designs are producible and error free

Provide advanced component-level review and in-depth electrical troubleshooting support for production line builds and customer returns

Assist in the creation and maintenance of drawing and design standards

Utilize engineering theory and simulation models to assess feasibility, sustainability, and operating condition effects

Direct or coordinate electrical manufacturing and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements

Compile data and write reports in support of electrical engineering studies and projects

Design electrical test procedures and/or fixtures for factory programming and testing of products

Evaluate electrical designs or prototypes for reliability, performance and environmental impact

Write electrical performance requirements for new product developments

Provide technical assistance for the Pilot Line build and testing of new products and systems

Assist in the training and mentoring of junior engineers

Qualification

Circuit designPCB layoutElectrical test instrumentsSoftware proficiencyWire harness designElectrical component standardsEmbedded systems knowledgeLeadership experienceTeam collaborationProject management

Required

Must be a US Person (US Citizen, person granted US Permanent Resident Card or any individual who is granted status as a 'protected person')

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related engineering field and 5+ years of Electrical Engineering experience or at least 15 years of documented Electrical Engineering / Design experience in lieu of a degree

Preferred

3+ years of printed circuit board layout experience

5+ years of electrical component building experience

5+ years of CAD software related work

Extensive knowledge of computer equipment (PC, firewall, switch, data acquisition systems, UPS, server rack equipment, etc.)

Extensive knowledge of advanced testing equipment (spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, bit error rate testers, frequency response analyzers, etc)

1+ year of leadership experience

Knowledge of embedded systems firmware design constraints and best practices