Sr. Electronics Engineer – Aerospace Motors

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Job Summary
The sky is no longer the limit as Nidec takes its technology off the ground and into the Aerospace market. As a Mechanical Design Engineer with the Nidec Aerospace team, you will have the opportunity to apply and develop your expertise to design electric propulsion systems for the battery-powered aircraft that will enable the world to sustainably and efficiently get from point A to point B.

Nidec is the world’s leading electric motor manufacturer and a true pioneer in electrification across a wide array of industries since its foundation in 1973, ranging from appliance, energy infrastructure, to ground transportation. Nidec Aerospace is a newly created Joint Venture between Nidec and Embraer which intends to take a leading role in the Electrification of Aircrafts. We are well-positioned and excited to support the aerospace industry in its ambitious transition to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The ideal candidate will embody Nidec’s key pillars of Passion, Enthusiasm, and Tenacity with their passion to learn, enthusiasm to exceed market expectations, and tenacity to solve complex technical issues. From ideation to production, you will work with a diverse and experienced team of design engineers to support aerospace industry leaders and spearhead technological advances in transport decarbonization.

Job Description

,Responsibilities include:

- Lead the design of Complex Electronic Control Hardware   including Processors,   FPGAs   and other devices to achieve   high performhigh-performanceance   motor control capabilities.

- Capture of HW requirements to fulfill equipment and system   specificathardwarehigh-speed,ion .

- Design of electronic circuits for aerospace   applications   based on HW requirements.

- Selection   of electronic devices.

- Capture of electronic schematics and design of PCB layouts.

- Simulation and validation of electronic   circuits   design.

- Management of PCBs BOM (bill of material) and support of devices procurement.

- Support circuit board assemblies prototyping.

- Perform   prototypes   commissioning.

- Use of ARP4754A, DO254 and other aerospace standards for the development of circuit   boards   assembly (CBA).

- Support the system engineering and equipment engineering in the system/equipment architecture definitions.

- Work with the equipment team, software   team   and other hardware engineers during the design and integration of the circuits into the equipment.

- Run tests for formal verification of electronic hardware.

- Perform reliability analysis for the designed hardware.

- Write analysis reports and test reports.

- Manage problem reports.

- Perform root cause analysis and design changes.

Required   Knowledge   & Skills :

- Experience on Board designs with   Processors,   DSPs   and/or Programmable Devices (FPGAs, PLDs )

- Experience   designing Hardware for   high speed and   high-performance   data acquisition and signal processing

- Expertise   in Hardware solutions for   digital   communication such   A429, RS-485, CAN,   SPI, I2C, Ethernet, etc.

- Expertise   in Fault Tolerant designs ( DAL A or ASIL D designs ) – Redundancy, Monitoring, Protection   strategies.

- Experience with motor control drivers   a nd control methods

- Experience with requirements-based development and phase-gate processes.

- Experience in design of electronic circuits   using Altium

- Experience in   design of   circuit boards.

- Experience in   capture of   HW requirements and requirements validation.

- Experience in verification of   electronic hardware.

- Experience in reliability analysis of electronic circuits.

- Willingness to work with, and travel to, domestic and international design and manufacturing locations when necessary.

- Manages complexity   and   ambiguity

- Communicates   effectively

- Collaborates   and builds   networks

- Plans and   organizes

- Attention to detail

- Cultivates   Innovation

- Balances stakeholders

- Being resilient

- Customer focus

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities ( proficiency   levels aligned to job level)

Minimum   Requirements

- Bachelor’s or Master’s or PhD’s degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering

- 15 + years of experience in electronic circuits design

- E xperience in electronic equipment development   for a utomotive ,   a erospace   or equivalent high criticality industrial applications (nuclear, railway, etc.)

- Experience with   Altium,   Spice

Preferred

- Experience in   development   of   fault-tolerant   electronic   control boards   for aerospace.

- Experience with ARP4754A and DO-254 process.

- Experience in   design of   motor drivers (inverters) and high voltage equipment.

- Experience   MATLAB, Simulink

Additional Job Details

Technical – T5

Organizational Impact
• Implements strategic goals for the business unit, as determined by executive leadership, with significant impact on the department and/or job family
• Expert technical contributor
• Establishes operational plans for job area with short-to mid-term impact on results (e.g., 1-3 years); works independently on own or others’ complex projects/assignments and typically is responsible for entire projects or processes that span outside of own team
• Develops and provides measurable input into new products, processes, standards and/or operational plans that will have major impact on the achievement of overall results
• Is seen as a subject matter expert within the role’s respective field
Communication & Influence
• Communicates with parties within and outside of own department and/or job family, and typically has responsibilities for communicating with parties external to the organization, which may include customers or vendors
• Works to influence others to accept business unit’s and/or job family group’s view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices, and approaches
• Requires ability to communicate with senior leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organization
• May conduct briefings with executive leaders within the business unit and/or job family group
Innovation & Complexity
• Responsible for improving upon existing technical/business processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation
• Problems and issues faced are numerous, typically undefined where information is difficult to obtain
• Conducts extensive investigation to understand root cause of problems
• Problems span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across business units and/or job family groups
Leadership & Talent Management
• Frequently responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees across the organization within area of expertise
• Typically responsible for managing large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams
• May have direct reports, but generally fewer than three
Knowledge & Experience
• Requires mastery level technical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. Seen as expert for job area and typically has deep knowledge within multiple technical disciplines
• Applies knowledge of technical advances from a variety of industries and specializations to impact the broader business
• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience
• Master’s degree or specialized degree may also be required

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

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No Soliciting

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