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Principal Electrical Engineer – R&D
| Company | Baxter International |
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| Location | Johnsburg, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $104000 – $143000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelors in Electrical or Electronics or related Engineering plus 5+ years of experience or Masters with 3+ years
- Experience on electro-mechanical hardware development
- Knowledge and experience in design of embedded microcontroller based electronics devices, including FPGA-based, digital and analog design
- Experience testing electronic devices to meet immunity and emissions requirements
- Knowledge and experience using CAD systems for printed circuit board schematic design and layout (Altium Designer, preferred) and data acquisition software (LabVIEW)
Responsibilities
- Defines design requirements and hardware specifications based on customer or user requirements
- Contributes to the development and documentation of electronic system architectures
- Lead the creation of designs of analog and digital electronic circuit schematics for microcontroller based systems, meeting performance objectives
- Analyze circuits using calculation and simulation methods to assess performance limits, effects of environmental and load stresses, and timing interfaces to ensure consistent performance in safety critical applications
- Ensures successful integration of electrical design with mechanical and software elements of the system
- Completes deliverables related to design of systems and sub-systems of the overall electrical architecture
- Develops, modifies, and approves electrical design documentation, specifications and drawings
- Supervises/coordinates an engineer and/or technicians on assigned work
- Defines appropriate test methods to verify designs meet their performance requirements
- Directs the layout of circuit assemblies to meet emissions and immunity performance requirements and design for manufacturability guidelines
- Transitions products to manufacturing and ensures robust products and manufacturing processes
- Resolves competing constraints between interrelated functions (engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, etc.) required to deliver the product to market
- Executes protocols and testing required to validate the safety and effectiveness of the design(s)
- Leads the troubleshooting and problem solving efforts related to electrical aspects of devices and associated systems
- Creates and communicates design/test plans, tasks, deliverables and status. Manages time and resources to meet committed schedule milestones.
Preferred Qualifications
- Specific experience in design and development of sensing subsystems highly desirable
