Principal Electrical Engineer, Mixed Signal
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Phoenix • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- With very minimal supervision, design, analyze, construct and evaluate electronic audio products, ensuring that all design standards and product requirements are maintained.
- Take the lead role in the design of electrical system for audio products, making sure that all electronic and mechanical components and assemblies interface correctly.
- Communicate with product and manufacturing team members regarding design decisions and trade-offs. Obtain appropriate input to ensure the quality of the product design.
- With very minimal supervision, devise solutions to technical problems that arise in products in production. Create engineering change notices as necessary.
- Use CAD tools such as PCB layout software, schematic capture software, circuit simulation software, etc., to expedite and improve product designs.
- With minimal supervision, plan and schedule the activities necessary to complete complex long-term projects.
- As a senior staff member, help create and implement R&D procedures and design processes. Provide leadership and guidance to less experienced engineers. Review the work of less experienced engineers for accuracy and quality.
- Supervise, if so assigned, less experienced engineers or other staff members.
- Additional duties as assigned
Requirements
- At a minimum, a BSEE/BSET or equivalent is required.
- Extensive experience in related electronics design (typically 10-20 years).
- A strong desire for continuous process and product quality improvement
- Strong task management skills
- Advanced technical skills sufficient to independently design audio products and solve difficult technical problems
- Proficiency with standard electronics test equipment
- Ability to construct electronic circuits using basic tools
- Proficiency with CAD tools such as PCB layout software, schematic capture software, circuit simulation software
- Good technical and non-technical communications skills
- Project planning and management skills
- Leadership and supervisory skills
- Musical background is a plus
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- 401(k)
- paid time off
- an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
electronic designaudio product designcircuit designproblem solvingtask managementproject planningelectronic circuit constructiontechnical communicationquality improvement
Soft skills
leadershipsupervisory skillscommunication skills
Certifications
BSEEBSET