Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer

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Job Ref 2011-083
Job Title Senior Electrical Engineer
Job Type Full-time
Location Westborough, MA


Description

Position Overview
As a senior electrical engineer you will be responsible for the development of electronic systems in energy delivery and storage systems developed by A123 Systems. These systems require electronic controls to manage, monitor and protect A123 System’s revolutionary Lithium Ion battery cells, sub-modules and systems, and communicate to host systems and other battery systems.

Primary responsibilities
· As a Senior Engineer you will be expected to take project level ownership and responsibility.
· Interface to the Product Management team and customers to gather requirements and create product specifications.
· Develop detailed Work Breakdown Schedules for all phases of the project.
· Design, prototype, evaluate, and document prototype and production-ready electronic systems,
· Develop test specifications product verification.
· Interface with and assist test engineering and manufacturing engineering to verify compliance of product to mandated safety and conformance, customer, and A123 requirements.
· Interface to manufacturing to design products to production standards (DFM).
· Conduct design previews and reviews, and participate or lead DFMEA and WCA reviews.
· Co-develop products along with software, firmware, mechanical, and PCB engineers and others.
· Mentor junior electrical engineers to guide their development.

Specific Skills/Abilities
· This position requires demonstrated expertise in analog, digital, and power electronics, including noise issues, power handling on PC boards, and isolation.
· Familiarity with power semiconductors, microprocessors, DC-DC power supplies, and communication circuits is required.
· Experience with battery and power management is preferred.
· Familiarity with general firmware design and understanding C code is highly desirable.
· Experience in taking products from concept to production is required.
· Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, are required.

Education/Experience
· Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or technical field required.
· 8+ years direct exposure in related fields of analog, power and digital circuit design.