Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Company: Ametek, Inc.
Location: Mount Prospect
Posted on: June 11, 2022

Job Description:

Ametek, Inc.Job description: Your Impact: Atlas is currently seeking new talent to join our team as a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, eager to learn and develop with our organization. In this role, you will be a part of the R&D Electrical Engineering department and will play a critical role in the design and development of electrical hardware components and electrical systems used in Atlas weathering instruments including but not limited to the next generation embedded I/O controllers, next generation power supplies and lamp controller boards, and next generation embedded PC's and sensor electronics and printed circuit boards. As a member of the R&D electrical engineering team, you will apply your engineering design principles and technical expertise in Electronics, PCB design and layout, analog and digital, mixed signal circuit designs, power electronics and will be challenged to be resourceful, and will need to communicate complex electrical design projects and PCB layout topics with various engineers within the EE department. Position Requirements: B.S Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from a four-year college or university. MS or PhD degree is a plus.7 - 13 years of electrical engineering and hardware development experience working with electrical and electronic devices, new product developments in the commercial and consumer electronics industry.Experience with analog and digital circuit designs on a broad range of common electronic components and integrated circuits and board designs.Ability to take and modify existing hardware platform and implement new components and new sub systems to meet the business need.Embedded processors and microcontroller designs experience, knowledge of its peripherals such as RS485, UART, I2C, SPI, RS232, Modbus, USB, and must be comfortable to load, develop, debug embedded firmware and compile source code using available IDE tools and compilers, and able to work in a lab environment and use various debug tools such as JTAG, oscilloscopes, multimeters, power meters, EMI analyzers, FET probes, HV probes, multimeters, and various benchtop test instruments.Board design experience and knowledge in building prototypes, and ability to own and perform your own PCB layout, schematic entry, routing, EMI designs, grounding. Altium knowledge is preferred, or Allegro, or OrCAD.Knowledge in power electronics circuits and power systems, and good understanding of AC and DC circuits, switching mode power supplies, buck/boost topologies, flyback converters, linear regulators, AC/DC converters, knowledge of three phase power systems, power factor correction.Ability to work on motor controllers, various sensor designs and sensor boards, magnetic component designs.Knowledge in CAD and simulation tools, PSPICE, AutoCAD Electrical, MATLAB, MathcadAbility to develop new products in pace with market changes and ability to complete all sustaining tasks and new project deliverables within timeline and budget.Familiar with quality management systems such as QT9 and understanding of DFMEA and QMS processes throughout the company.Good interpersonal and communications skills with the ability to write technical reports, procedure manuals and other related business correspondences.Ability to certifying products with third-party compliance agencies such as UL or TUV, this includes plan, design, review, and oversee the testing of electrical components and subsystems according to international electrical emission, immunity, including EMC/EMI compliance testing, familiar with CE Requirements, and IEC61010 safety requirements and standards. Why Atlas? For more than 100 years, Atlas has been a leader in materials durability testing, offering a complete line of weathering testing instrumentation, laboratory, and outdoor testing services. Headquartered in Mount Prospect, IL, Atlas employs over 250 colleagues around the world and operates major facilities in the US and Germany. Acquired by AMETEK in 2010, Atlas Material Testing is a business unit within AMETEK's Measurement, Communication and Testing Division. We service several markets including automotive, paint and coatings, plastics and additives, textiles, pharmaceutical and consumer products, architecture, aerospace, photovoltaics, and packaging. Atlas offers a competitive benefits package that encompasses Health Vision and Dental Insurance, Paid Time Off, 401(k) plus matching, Flexible Spending Account, Life, Supplemental Life, and Disability Insurance, Referral Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Discount and Professional Development. Website: https://www.atlas-mts.com/

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