Electrical Engineer

Leonardo Electronics US, Inc.; Tucson (AZ); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo Electronics US, Inc. in Tucson, AZ seeks an Electrical Engineer to analyze, test, troubleshoot, and integrate analog, digital, and power electronics systems.

The role is suited for a self-starting engineer who can work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include selecting test equipment, conducting experiments, reporting results, and developing procedures to verify performance.

Qualifications

• BSEE degree and 3+ years of hands-on experience.
• Experience with analog circuit design principles (filters, resonance, ground loops, switching dynamics, loss calculations).
• Lab testing with oscilloscope, signal generator, power supply, spectrum analyser.

Responsibilities

• Review vendors’ capabilities to support product development.
• Select instruments and test equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability.
• Conduct experimental tests and evaluate and report results.
• Determine electrical system design approaches and parameters.
• Hardware testing and troubleshooting.
• Develop test procedures to verify performance of designs.
• Create engineering drawings, test reports, work instructions, etc.
• Work with a team to develop electrical system requirements and architecture.
• Work effectively in a cleanroom environment.
• Define and manage sub-contracted activities.
• Provide troubleshooting and repair assistance to support manufacturing.
• Report progress to program management and the customer on a regular basis.

Skills

Analog design

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Project tracking

Communication skills

Education

BSEE degree

Tools

Altium

Oscilloscope

Spectrum Analyzer

LTSpice

Job description

Job Purpose:

Leonardo is looking for a motivated self-starting Electrical Engineer to work in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. Qualified candidates will be expected to analyze, test, troubleshoot, and integrate analog, digital, and power electronics systems. This position requires an engineer who has the initiative and skills to be effective working independently or with little supervision. Typical duties will include:

Duties:

• Reviewing vendors’ capabilities to support product development.
• Selecting instruments and test equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability.
• Conducting experimental tests and evaluating and reporting results.
• Determining electrical system design approaches and parameters.
• Hardware testing and troubleshooting.
• Developing test procedures to verify performance of designs.
• Creating engineering drawings, test reports, work instructions, etc.
• Working with a team to develop electrical system requirements and architecture.
• Working effectively in a cleanroom environment
• Defining and managing sub-contracted activities.
• Providing troubleshooting and repair assistance as needed to support the manufacturing team.
• Reporting progress to program management and the customer on a regular basis.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

BSEE degree and 3+ years of applicable hands-on experience is required; 5+ years is preferred. Good written and oral communication skills. Familiar with the principles of analog circuit design (filtering, resonance, ground loops, switching dynamics, loss calculations etc.). Experience testing and troubleshooting in a lab environment using common electrical test equipment (oscilloscope, signal generator, power supply, spectrum analyzer etc.). Able to track and report tasks against a project schedule. Able to investigate and establish the root cause of failure and prescribe corrective action. Able to follow a structured design & development process. Experience using a design schematic capture and PCB layout tool (Altium preferred).

Desired Skills/Qualifications:

Experience with optoelectronics and optical environments. Experience testing microcontroller peripherals and analog devices (sensors, buffers, ADC, DAC) and digital devices (memory and programmable logic using SPI, SCI, I2C etc.). Experience with common serial communication standards (RS232, RS422, RS485, etc.). Experience performing product qualification and verification testing. Experience testing and verifying switched-mode power supplies (SMPS). Familiarity with PCB fabrication and assembly processes (data package generation, quoting, PCB fabrication, board assembly etc.). Experience simulating circuits using SPICE tools (LTSpice, PSpice for TI, or equivalent).