Position Description: EMC/EMI Engineer/Technician
Responsible for the analog and EMC design, development, and production support of real-time control systems. These control systems will include such features as built in test and diagnostics, to meet performance requirements as well as design-to-cost and producibility requirements. All designs are required to meet emissions and severe threat levels associated with MIL-STD-461 and DO-160 for HIRF and Lightning, as well as, environmental conditions as defined in MIL-STD-810 and DO-160.
Generation of EMC assurance plans and test plans/reports is required, as is, support of offsite testing during development and qualification. Performance of worst case analyses for environmental effects, electrical stress, and tolerance stack-up are required.
Strong analog design, analysis, and troubleshooting skills are essential with digital experience a plus. Required skills include input and output buffering, power supply and power circuit design. Knowledge of Cadence HDL design tools is desirable.
Candidate must be experienced in circuit board layout techniques and have a thorough understanding of designing for electromagnetic compatibility, including design for compliance to MIL-STD-461 and/or DO-160 threats and emissions levels. Familiarity with Power Factor Correction, Harmonic Distortion, AC (115V 3 phase), and 270V systems desirable.
Excellent written, communication and presentation skills are required. The ability to work in a team based environment is mandatory. Candidate should possess good documentation habits.
Experience with qualification of electronic controllers is a plus. Experience with electronic control systems for gas turbine engines, power electronics, 3 phase motor controls is a plus. Experience with T/C, RTD, Bridge Pressure Sensors, Speed Sensors, Oil Level Sensor designs – any or all are a plus.
Successful candidate will be able to discuss design experience in detail including selection of components, design of system architecture, challenges encountered and solutions implemented.
Qualified applicant must have bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical field. EMC coursework or EMC design experience are a plus but not required. Applicant must be self-motivated and willing to seek out opportunities to take initiative and assume new responsibilities. Candidate will be expected to work in fluid, ambiguous situations and use sound judgment to take appropriate action even when all of the required information is not available.
Essential Job Functions:
* Execute Drawing and producibility actions of Installation drawings and complete supplier tests
* Complete APU Component qual tests including fire enclosure fire tests and spin pit and others
* Review test procedures and monitor the test organization for on time execution of testing.
* Review test reports
* Develop Flight test instrumentation, including interfaces, drawings and flight test instrumentation between the customer and the internal test organization.
* Provide engineering direction to Suppliers for hardware procurement
* Execute cost accounting for program
* Track performance and resources inside the Tiger cost tool.
* Drive completion of Standard Work activities through monthly audits.
* Draft Proposals for Cost Improvement Programs, assertions, or new business.
* Initiate or Execute Engineering Changes
* Engineering Instructions and Development Test Requests
* Coordinate program documentation including coordination memos, Deliverable lists, etc.
* Status Hardware Procurement
Secondary Job Functions:
At QuEST, we often challenge our team members to temporarily work outside the scope of their primary job functions to broaden their skills and help the organization. Some of these roles and opportunities include:
Execution within multiple services
Technical Leadership and Technical Reviews
Cross-functional teams
Geographic re-assignments
Account Management and Sales
Enabler roles, such as Human Resources, Technology Development, and IT
Quality Management and Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical field.
Demonstrated ability to use basic EMC lab equipment including receivers, signal generators, antennas and amplifiers.
Ability to troubleshoot test setups.
Localize cause of test failures to either test support equipment or EUT.
Strong MS Office skills. Visio a plus.
General knowledge of Aerospace mechanical and electrical components, constant speed drives, pumps, hydraulics, actuators, gearboxes, starter / generators a plus
Must be able to work/communicate effectively in a team/ multi-disciplinary environment.
Ability to develop and present business correspondences required
Experience working in ambiguous situations required, such as taking action when all the information is not available
Personal Work Attributes
Familiarity or interest with the aerospace industry preferred
Self-motivated, disciplined, and organized
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work with multiple cultures and geographies
Great interpersonal and networking skills
Core Value Alignment:
Customer Focus: Strive to exceed our customers’ expectations each and every time
Teamwork: Draw strength from teamwork / collaboration irrespective of geographical, organizational, and cultural boundaries.
Accountability: We shall be quality conscious, process disciplined and strive for continuous improvement.
Change Championship: The speed at which we adapt is critical to our success.
QuEST’s continued success is based on the sustained alignment to the core values. Please be prepared to discuss the alignment of your personal values to these core values.
Typical Career Paths
* Technical Leadership: provide technical guidance, review other team members’ work, evaluate capabilities, develop team competencies, develop and improve technical processes, create technical collateral, and create technical tools.
* Managerial Leadership: project management, personnel management, alignment of team members’ efforts, set and achieve team goals, performance feedback, hire and onboard, and strategic business decision-making.
Key Skills you will have the opportunity to develop:
Exposure to world-class aerospace industry and engineering environment
Leadership
Program Management, Risk Mitigation, and interdependent thinking
Service Industry Soft Skills- how to develop and foster customer relationships
Strategic Decision Making
Managing Ambiguous Situations
Creative thinking and Idea Generation
Motivation and Inspiration of team members
Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
Examples:
Mostly Office Environments.
Substantial amounts of telephone and computer work.
Heavily Regulated Industries with strict adherence to procedures.
Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.
Typical 8 hour days plus lunch / 40 hour weeks / core (required) hours are 9 AM to 4 PM
Ability to use personal transportation to visit local customer locations.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Location: San Diego, CA
Travel: Up to 10%
Compensation Type: Competitive Hourly
Status: Full-Time Exempt
Reports to: Project Manager
Contact:TAT_NA@quest-global.com
About QuEST
QuEST Global is an Engineering Solutions company incorporated in 1997 in Schenectady, NY, with current headquarters in Singapore. QuEST’s culture, focused around the QuEST core values (Customer Focus, Change Championship, Accountability, and Teamwork) as well as our passion for engineering, has allowed QuEST to be recognized as one of the leading global Engineering Services providers in the world. The company now employs over 3,400 engineers with aspirations of continued successful growth and innovation.
QuEST caters to multiple high technology verticals such as Aero Engines, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial Products, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Power Generation, Oil & Gas and Nuclear Engineering. Our portfolio of services and solutions covers all aspects of the product development and engineering process such as Product Design, Product Development, Prototyping, Testing, Certification, Manufacturing Support, Product Support (sustenance, repair, documentation, etc.), Product re-engineering, as well Consulting Services. With our diversified portfolio and geographic spread we have been able to conceptualize, design & develop, test, manufacture, certify and support different kinds of products worldwide.
QuEST Global Engineering has a Global Product Development framework that is anchored on a local-global approach to Product Engineering to ensure close co-operation between the customer teams and QuEST''s Global teams. We have successfully implemented a network of collaboration across teams in 21 geographically dispersed engineering centers catering to an exclusive list of customers. QuEST is a unique company that has cracked the code for stitching multi-national engineering teams to work together as one team to serve our demanding customers providing high quality product design and engineering services.
QuEST Global is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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