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Benchmark · 2 days ago

Electrical Engineer IV

Santa Ana, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$126K/yr - $157K/yr

8+ years exp

Benchmark is dedicated to innovating for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world. The Electrical Engineer IV will be responsible for the coordination and technical leadership of electronic hardware strategies and the electrical design and development of customer products.

ElectronicsManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Designs and documents electronic hardware for customer products and related electronics, with management direction, to meet both the customers’ requirements and manufacturing requirements

Provides assistance to the Mechanical Design, PCB Design, Functional Test and ICT test for product, test and tooling development

Performs evaluation of quality measurements on electronic designs in accordance with a verification plan

Creates documentation related to an electronic design project

Contacts and works with hardware, software and equipment vendors

Follows project plan; Report project status to leadership

Assists in the coordination of electronic hardware engineering strategies for customers

Assists in project proposals and associated cost estimates

Participates in the development of advanced/new technologies

Participates in research and development for new design methods and tools

Assists with Design for Excellence (DFX) reviews and creates necessary documentation

Develops an understanding of DFX philosophy and promotes with customers

With management guidance, works with customers to understand requirements regarding product design

Communicates with customer technical personnel regarding technical issues

Works with Sustaining Engineering (product, process, test and quality) to develop products that leverage manufacturing and test processes

Communicates technical challenges and work with peers to create and implement solutions

Participates in continuous improvement activities with complete documentation, including a follow up review with the team in a presentation format

Designs and documents electronic hardware for customer products, and related electronics, to meet both the customers’ requirements and internal manufacturing requirements

Provides assistance and interacts with Mechanical Design, PCB Design, Functional Test and In-Circuit Test for product, test and tooling development

Develops and follows project plan; Gathers and reports project status to leadership and the customer

Provides sub-project level or full smaller scale project leadership and organization, as required, for multiple concurrent projects, mentoring and training for engineers

Deploys processes and systems within the workgroup

Develops project proposals and associate cost estimates

Works with internal manufacturing support groups to understand the requirements of the production environment

Works with customers to understand customer requirements regarding a product design

Provides research and development for new design methods and tools under management guidance

Participates in identification and development of advanced/new technologies

Drives design/development related business discussions on internal customer team(s)

Performs portions of and lead Design for Excellence (DFX) efforts; Creates necessary documentation

Communicates technical challenges and implements solutions where possible and as required

Leads or participates in continuous improvement activities with complete documentation, including a follow up review with the team in a presentation format

Focuses on specific hardware design technologies, electronic hardware design and documentation for customer products using standard methods and tools to provide products that are manufacturable and meet both the customers’ requirements and the Benchmark manufacturing support groups’ requirements

Provides technical leadership to Mechanical Design, Printed Circuit Board Design, Functional Test, and In-Circuit Test for product, test, and tooling development

Provides project level leadership and organization, as required, for multiple concurrent projects; Provide project leadership and training for engineers

Performs Design for Excellence (DFX) reviews; Creates necessary documentation

Drives electronic hardware design strategy development discussions on customer team(s)

Leads the identification and development of advanced/new technologies

Provides research and development for new methods for product design and the utilization of software and hardware tools

Recognized as senior expert for technical problem-solving beyond use of typical methods

Develops and deploys processes and systems within the workgroup

Investigates new technologies and implements a plan to infuse new technologies as design solutions

Develops complex designs of components and assemblies

Makes Engineering computations and writes/edits specifications

Verifies completed work, checking tolerances, component selection and system requirements for their project, as well as Hardware group members to be used per the verification plan

Evaluates quality measurements on electronic designs in accordance with a verification plan

Assists with assembly of prototypes

Participates in the development of advanced/new technologies related to products, assemblies, PCBs, components, processes, methods and tools

Provides electrical project level leadership and organization, as required, for multiple concurrent projects; Provides project leadership and training for Engineers

Works with hardware, software and equipment vendors to understand Customer and BEI requirements

Assists in the coordination of Hardware engineering strategies for Benchmark customers

Provides technical support to team members and on complex projects

All employees are responsible for the Quality of their work to ensure BEI meets, or exceeds Customer Satisfaction

Qualification

Electronic hardware designDesign for Excellence (DFX)Advanced technologiesProject leadershipSchematic capture toolsElectrical designProblem solvingCustomer service focusCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsAttention to detailTeamwork

Required

Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's Degree; or 6 years with a Master's Degree; or 3 years with a PhD; or equivalent experience

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Effective multitasking skills and the ability to take on additional responsibilities as required

Effective organization and prioritization skills

Demonstrate high attention to detail

Ability to work with diverse groups

Demonstrates discretion, confidentiality, independent judgment and professionalism

Ability to work with minimal supervision and guidance, exercising discretion and independent judgment

Understanding of and ability to use continuous improvement tools

Strong customer service and client focus

Working knowledge of productivity tools, including Microsoft Office products and WebEx conferencing software

Demonstrate a basic engineering level understanding of electronic components, circuits and systems and troubleshooting

Ability to utilize this level of understanding to creatively and efficiently design products and assemblies based on various applications and technologies

Demonstrate a good understanding of mechanism design

Ability to creatively and efficiently design mechanical portions of products, tooling and test fixtures based on various applications and technologies

Ability to make judgments, with management guidance, using sound engineering principles and techniques

Proven ability to complete projects in a timely manner

Ability to support a 24/7 global business operation as required

Ability to work well individually or in teams

Ability to take on project leadership/ownership with management guidance

Demonstrate ability to work effectively with suppliers or customers

Knowledge of schematic capture tools, including but not limited to: Cadence OrCad, Cadence Concept, Mentor Design Architect, Mentor Design Capture, Mentor DX Designer, Veribest, Innoveda

Strong presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal with internal and external customers

Familiarity with advanced technologies and applications

Demonstrate an intermediate engineering level understanding of electronic components, circuits and systems

Demonstrate effective use of lab equipment

Possess strong problem solving skills and the ability to make sound technical decisions

Demonstrate a very good understanding of mechanism design

Ability to make independent judgments using sound engineering principles and techniques

Effective interpersonal skills; Ability to mentor others

Demonstrate discretion, confidentiality, independent judgment and professionalism when representing the company

Ability to take on project leadership/ownership

Knowledgeable in various advanced technologies, i.e. Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Design, Single Board Computer/peripheral design considerations, power supply design, Radio Frequency (RF) design, etc

Intermediate understanding of software programming techniques

Available for travel up to 10-20% of the time, including day, overnight and international travel, as required

Master of advanced technologies and applications

Demonstrate advanced engineering level understanding of electronic components, circuits and systems

Demonstrate strong problem solving skills and the ability to make sound technical decisions

Demonstrate a strong understanding of mechanism design

Detailed understanding and expertise in the area of specific advanced technologies, i.e. Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Design, Single Board Computer/peripheral design considerations, power supply design, Radio Frequency (RF) Design, etc

Advanced knowledge of schematic capture software, PCB layout software and digital or analog simulation software

Effective interpersonal skills for self-directed project activity in accordance with electronic hardware development procedures

Engineering expert in advanced technologies and applications

Proficient understanding of electrical design

Ability to creatively and efficiently design electronic portions of products, tooling and test fixtures based on various application and technologies

Ability to work and provide technical leadership within the hardware development and project teams

Advanced understanding, expertise and mentorship abilities in the area of specific advanced technologies, for example: Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Design, Single Board Computer/Signal Integrity/ peripheral design considerations, power supply design, Radio Frequency (RF) design, etc

Skilled with intermediate or higher software programming techniques and languages

Demonstrated effective use of lab test equipment, advanced analytical skills and electronic circuit debugging