What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Electrical Engineer position at KCM Technical?
The company's Fuzing & Ordnance Systems (FOS) designs ruggedized electronics for a variety of military fuzing and ordnance systems. Our staff has led or supported the development, design, qualification, and manufacture of numerous Electronic and Electro-Mechanical fuzing devices for numerous large defense contractors and direct government customers. We are looking for talented, motivated and creative engineers to join our team.
This Electrical Engineering position is in a fast-paced and dynamic environment requiring tasking flexibility to meet ever changing customer objectives. It will require the ability to lead and work within a technical team, as well as independently with minimal supervision. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are crucial
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Essential Function
- Develop and refine requirement
- Interface with customers and cross-functional team
- Circuit design and component selection, designing ruggedized electronics for ordnance applications that meet customer requirement
- Perform simulations and circuit tolerance analyse
- Prepare and execute to test plans and generate test report
- Assist in failure investigations using structured method
- Lead team members to achieve program objective
- Mentor less experienced engineer
- Prepare materials for and participate in design review
- Generate engineering change order
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Travel: 5-10%
Qualification
- Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
Preferred Additional Skill
- Proven experience in analog and digital circuit design, power circuit design, and sensor integration
- Proficient in design with analog components (differential amplifiers, op amps, filters) and digital components (logic gates, timers
- Experienced in power supply and converter design
- Skilled in using simulation tools (SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink) and design software (Altium, PADS
- Competent in circuit analysis, module design, and best practices (EMI, ESD protection, DFM
- Creates test plans/reports and conducts comprehensive testing
- Troubleshoots with standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, function generators)
- Leads technical projects and produces detailed technical documentation
- Experienced in participating in design reviews and root cause analysis
- Adept at multitasking across several project
- Self-starter, executes project tasking with minimal supervision
- Experience with Electronic Safety and Arming Devices (ESADs) and presenting to Safety Review Board
- Knowledge of extreme environmental design and testing with energetic material
- Effective communicator and team player
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance