Senior Electrical Engineer — Embedded Motion & Controls

Kearfott Corporation; Black Mountain (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Sick leave pay

Vacation pay

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

9/80 schedule with every other Friday

Job summary

Kearfott Corporation, a leader in precision motion control for aerospace and defense, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead design, development, and execution of embedded electronic controls for actuators and BLDC motors. You will work within the Motion and Sensors Division in Black Mountain, NC, applying expertise in analog/digital circuits and power electronics.

The role requires DO-254/DO-178C awareness, FPGA/DSP experience, and the ability to drive proposals, prototypes, and transitions

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering required; M.S. preferred.
• Minimum 4+ years of direct/related experience in digital motion controls and power electronics design.
• Experience with DC/AC motors and feedback devices (resolvers, encoders, etc.).
• Knowledge of industry standards such as DO-254, DO-178C, MIL-STD-882E is a plus.
• Experience with DO-160, MIL-STD-461, IPC and IEC standards for electronics development.

Responsibilities

• Develop electronic architectures and designs for control of Kearfott components and systems.
• Review customer requirements and assess effort in time and materials.
• Contribute to sales proposals, prototypes, and NPI activities.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, manufacturing, program management, and sales teams.
• Prepare and maintain project schedules for electronics projects.

Skills

Electrical design

Systems integration

Analog & digital circuits

FPGA/ DSP

Power electronics

Altium/ Matlab/ Pspice

Lead cross-functional teams

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering preferred

Tools

Altium

Matlab

Mathcad

Pspice

DSP/FPGA toolchains

Job description

Kearfott Corporation, a leader in precision motion control for aerospace and defense, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead design, development, and execution of embedded electronic controls for actuators and BLDC motors. You will work within the Motion and Sensors Division in Black Mountain, NC, applying expertise in analog/digital circuits and power electronics.

The role requires DO-254/DO-178C awareness, FPGA/DSP experience, and the ability to drive proposals, prototypes, and transitions