What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineer II position at Sparton?
Sparton is an innovative defense contractor headquartered in DeLeon Springs, Florida, with a rich heritage dating back to 1900. Renowned for our exceptional manufacturing capabilities, we specialize in producing high-quality sonobuoys critical to the United States’ undersea warfare arsenal, enhancing national security against current and future adversaries. But we are more than manufacturers; we are problem solvers. Our team of dedicated engineers and skilled professionals' tackle some of the most challenging issues in defense technology. Our expertise includes advanced research systems, maritime solutions, sophisticated sensor technologies and payload delivery capabilities.
Job Summary
As an electrical engineer, you will apply your knowledge of electrical engineering principles to the research, design, development, and testing of electrical systems and components. Key responsibilities include designing, modeling, simulating, and testing complex electronic circuits, creating schematic drawings, and supporting PCB design and layout. You will utilize SPICE and MATLAB for analysis and documentation while also conducting risk, failure, and root cause analyses to resolve product issues and recommend enhancements. This role will potentially travel for product field tests, you must be able to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance, as this role is within a defense manufacturing environment, and involves supporting cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities And Tasks
Healthcare
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Accessibility
Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email us at Accessibility@Sparton.com
Disclaimer
This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Job Summary
As an electrical engineer, you will apply your knowledge of electrical engineering principles to the research, design, development, and testing of electrical systems and components. Key responsibilities include designing, modeling, simulating, and testing complex electronic circuits, creating schematic drawings, and supporting PCB design and layout. You will utilize SPICE and MATLAB for analysis and documentation while also conducting risk, failure, and root cause analyses to resolve product issues and recommend enhancements. This role will potentially travel for product field tests, you must be able to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance, as this role is within a defense manufacturing environment, and involves supporting cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities And Tasks
- Design, model, simulate and test complex electronic circuits, subsystems and systems.
- Assist engineering with design modification or electronic subsystems and systems for development efforts.
- Create schematic drawings and support PCB design, layout and routing of sub-assemblies and systems.
- Support designs with analysis simulations and calculations using spice and MATLAB.
- Prepare documentation for work as required for engineering and manufacturing of products.
- Conduct complex in-house tests, direct and guides or mentors other Engineers.
- Apply risk, failure analysis, and root cause analysis as required within the engineering discipline.
- Resolve product process and system issues; provide recommendation for enhancements and cost reductions; initiate ECN’s; and formulate cost impacts.
- Keep accurate and complete records of engineering activities.
- Maintaining Development and Production Bill of Material for Obsolescence.
- Provide communications and/or presentations to customers, suppliers or vendors.
- Travel and participation in product field tests.
- 4-year degree from an accredited university in Electrical Engineering or related field OR a combination of education and relevant experience.
- A minimum of 3 years of work experience preferably in an Engineering Department.
- Experience/familiarity with simulation (LTSpice or equivalent) and computational programs (MATLAB preferred).
- Experience working with microcontrollers, digital signal processors(DSPs), and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
- Experience with generating Electrical design documentation, and technical reports.
- US Citizenship Required
- Must be able to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance
- Must possess a strong theoretical background and experience with applied hands-on implementation expertise in electronic design, simulation, modeling, analysis, and test.
- Some travel to support field testing.
- The physical demands describe here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. This job operates in a professional office environment and a manufacturing environment. The employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions in the plant. The noise level in the work environment may be loud.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, talk, and communicate, use hands/finger, feel, and reach with arms. This position requires the ability to lift, bend or stoop as necessary up to 20lbs.
Healthcare
- Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage.
- Healthcare concierge to help you navigate your benefit selections.
- Virtual health solutions for physical therapy, menopause, and diabetes.
- Company paid Basic Life Insurance. Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available.
- On-site wellness clinic.
- Competitive compensation.
- 401k program to plan for your future with company match 75% up to 8% plus 1% Employer contribution.
- Company Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick).
- Paid parental leave.
- Adoption assistance.
- Fertility and family building assistance.
- Flexible work schedules available based on position:
- 9/80 schedule providing every other Friday off
- 5/8s
- 4/10s
- 3/12s
- Lifestyle spending account.
- Perks at work.
- Generous employee referral program.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Voluntary benefits available: longer term care, legal, identity theft, pet Insurance, and many more options
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Accessibility
Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email us at Accessibility@Sparton.com
Disclaimer
This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
