Principal Engineer

SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for guiding engineering department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

This individual has the responsibility and authority to carry out assigned tasks.

• Write and submit FAA documentation, filing, and perform annual program documentation review for FAA rules & regulation alignment.
• Guides department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.
• Prepares engineering specifications and qualification plans for new product development efforts.
• Supports the team to ensure the company maintains a technical competitive advantage.
• Ensure designs follow sound engineering practices to meet performance, reliability, cost and quality goals.
• Directs the work performed by the team to assure quality, timeliness and within budget restrictions.
• Follows and refines the company product development process, conducts design reviews and interface with other engineers and departments to ensure an efficient transfer from design to production.
• Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.
• Creates, follows and improves applicable processes.
• Provides support for marketing, sales application engineering and development activities.
• Advises management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations.
• Maintains awareness of current technology capabilities to allow effective utilization during development of design engineering processes and programs.
• Trains new and current engineering personnel and operators on new techniques and technology to be proficient with their works and skills.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Directs the work performed by the team to assure quality, timeliness and within budget restrictions. May perform some of the Engineering Manager’s supervisory duties in that person’s absence.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have extensive experience with FAA processes, requirement, documentation and submittal.
• Experience with architecture and design of complex electronic hardware design and documentation of new products such as low-voltage power supply and complex controllers is mandatory.
• Experience with LED lighting design is required.
• Must demonstrate familiarity with aerospace certification requirements such as RTCA/DO-160.
• Experience with real-time and embedded applications is necessary.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills.
• AutoCAD or similar CAD exposure is needed.
• Must be proficient with the entire Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience in high reliability aerospace electronics environment desirable.
• Custom manufacturing industry exposure is a plus.
• Familiarity with mechanical systems related to electronic device industry is desirable.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or advanced degree in electrical engineering from a four-year college or university.
• Minimum seven years' related experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  Must be proficient in reading, speaking, and writing in English.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:  Must have a solid foundation in mathematics such as is required by engineering degrees.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Position may require a driver's license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  Must be able to lift a maximum of 50 lbs. without harming oneself. This position requires bending, stooping, lifting, pulling, reaching, kneeling, standing and sitting for periods of time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Machine shop / light manufacturing environment. The noise is usually quiet to moderate.