What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineering Manager position at Brooks Instrument?
Job Description:
Basic Function
The Electrical Hardware Engineering Manager is responsible for researching, planning, and designing electrical and electro-mechanical products and systems related to Brooks’ flow and pressure measurement and control product families. In addition to strong technical design contributions, this position is also responsible for serving as the electrical design subject matter expert to ensure engineering best practices are followed across the entire electrical design functional group. They are also responsible for setting goals, monitoring performance, and providing leadership direction for a team of engineers supporting this functional area of expertise.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Communicate development project status with program management and other leaders.
Continuously review industry best practices for electrical design.
Review, update, create, and document Brooks’ processes accordingly.
Generate embedded systems hardware for use in the development of flow and pressure control devices.
Work with Marketing and project teams to define detailed Electrical Hardware requirements to meet customers’ needs.
Orchestrate cross functional reviews of firmware requirements and related code implementation.
Govern embedded firmware documentation to promote future product sustaining efforts.
Perform analog circuit design including power supply design (switching and linear), voltage and current I/O circuitry, as well as circuits with discrete semiconductors.
Oversee the design and simulation of digital circuits using microprocessors and associated peripheral devices in embedded systems.
Use CAD tools for schematic capture and simulation to achieve circuit design goals.
Support printed circuit board (PCB) layouts, working within 2D and 3D spatial constraints.
Lead design work, preliminary testing, and coordination for agency approvals (CE, UL, RoHS).
Manage product level design verification and validation testing with the reliability engineering group.
Manage resource loading of Electrical Engineering and Testing teams in order to meet project deliverables and ensure that engineering hours are being accurately tracked.
Manage R&D expenses of Electrical Engineering and Testing teams and provide input on budget and capital planning.
Participate in the research and analysis of data such as design proposals, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application while adhering to project timing.
Identify, with support from marketing and other engineering management, promising areas of research or technology that address current needs and have larger potential markets.
Develop and/or interpret product specifications, and complex drawings or schematics.
Utilize originality, ingenuity, and creativity to manage complex and large scope project assignments.
Continuously improve existing product designs to improve performance, reliability, cost, and manufacturability.
Lead the electrical hardware functional group as the electrical engineering subject matter expert.
Mentor and assist electrical engineers in the engineering principals and procedures for product design, development, fabrication, and testing.
Manage the development tools and licenses, templates, and process for the electrical hardware functional group.
Participate in interviews and new-hire training.
Maintain and enhance Company safety policies and procedures.
Support Company continuous improvement initiatives.
Education and Experience
BS degree in Electrical Engineering required; MS in Electrical Engineering preferred.
7 -10 years of experience required in analog/digital electrical design.
Prior leadership experience strongly preferred.
Expertise with use of circuit design and development tools (Altium Designer, OrCAD, SPICE) required.
Expertise with use of electronic lab equipment (e.g. power supplies, multi-meters, oscilloscopes, function generators, network analyzers) required.
Familiarity with industry standard communication protocols (EtherCAT, RS485, DeviceNet) preferred.
Excellent communicator who exhibits strong, verbal, written, and presentation skills.
Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook required.
An assertive, results-oriented leader who is a consummate team player and who can effectively negotiate with others to achieve win-win outcomes.
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