Senior Electrical Engineer, Rotary Encoder NPI Lead

Nidec Motor Corporation; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec Motor Corporation seeks an experienced electrical engineer to design, develop and test industrial rotary encoders for the market. Responsibilities include circuit and fixture design, budgeting, prototype coordination, validation, certification compliance and production support.

Ideal candidates have 10–15 years in circuit design, embedded C, motor controls and real-time systems, with hands-on debugging and stage-gate project experience in industrial automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in electrical engineering.
• 10–15 years in circuit design and new product development.

Responsibilities

• Lead role in new product development of rotary encoders to meet CE, UL and ATEX requirements.
• Circuit design and simulation
• Specifying electronic components for new products or to replace obsolete components
• Validation testing and documentation including FMEA and assisting with PFMEA
• Creating work instructions
• Production support

Skills

Electrical design

Circuit design

Embedded C

New product development

EMI

Project management

Industrial automation

RS-232

RS-485

I2C

SPI

CAN

Education

BSEE or MSEE

Tools

RS-232

RS-485

I2C

SPI

CAN

Job description

Nidec Motor Corporation seeks an experienced electrical engineer to design, develop and test industrial rotary encoders for the market. Responsibilities include circuit and fixture design, budgeting, prototype coordination, validation, certification compliance and production support.

Ideal candidates have 10–15 years in circuit design, embedded C, motor controls and real-time systems, with hands-on debugging and stage-gate project experience in industrial automation.