Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Career Opportunities; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

401(k) matching

Job summary

Spang Engineered Solutions, a division of Spang & Company, seeks a Senior Electrical Design Engineer for its Pittsburgh, PA location. You will design inductors and magnetic devices, develop tools, and support rapid, accurate designs for customers.

Responsibilities include RFQ preparation, part prints review, and collaboration with production teams in the US and China. A background in related electrical engineering domains is preferred, with significant travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics.
• 5–10 years of transformer/inductor design experience required.
• Exposure to electrical component manufacturing and testing desirable.

Responsibilities

• Respond quickly to customer inquiries for design support and determine the best approach for each case.
• Maintain and improve inductor design software and develop new tools as needed.
• Prepare internal RFQs and review/mark up part prints.
• Support production teams in US/China by answering questions and anticipating needs.
• Learn and use SES electrical test equipment and assist in sourcing materials.
• Travel up to 25% to SES locations or customer meetings.

Skills

Inductor design

Electrical design

Customer design support

Design software maintenance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics

Tools

Electrical test equipment

Inductor design software

Job description

Spang Engineered Solutions, a division of Spang & Company, has an opening for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer at its Pittsburgh, PA location. This position will prepare designs for inductors and other magnetic devices for customers and develop and maintain the tools and reference information necessary for preparing and presenting accurate designs rapidly.

Spang Engineered Solutions designs and manufactures custom inductive components for an array of industries including renewable energy, solar, medical, aerospace, automotive, and military. Our manufacturing locations include Pittsburgh, PA, Phoenix AZ, McKinney, TX in the U.S.A., and Xiamen, China.

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Respond quickly to customer inquiries for design support. Discern the most appropriate approach, which may be a full design, a preliminary design, follow-up questions, or divert elsewhere.
• Maintain and improve inductor design software and develop new design software as needed, including research of available tools.
• Prepare internal RFQs.
• Prepare, review, and mark up part prints.
• Support production teams in China and the US by answering questions and anticipating questions.
• Learn and use SES electrical test equipment.
• Support sourcing of materials and components with purchasing and US/China production teams.
• New Product Transfer - Work with engineering and manufacturing personnel to smoothly transfer new products to the factory floor. Develop procedures, checklists, and test specifications for manufacturing personnel to follow. Train manufacturing personnel on new product test procedures.
• Up to 25% travel required to SES manufacturing locations or meetings with potential customers.

Qualifications include:

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics. 5 – 10 years of experience in transformer/inductor design is required. Candidates must have exposure to electrical component manufacturing and testing. A background in Power Distribution Systems, Control Systems, Failure Analysis, Electrical Product Design, or NEC is desirable.

Spang provides a full benefits package with one of the best 401(k) matching plans in the business, competitive salaries, and much more.

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