S&C Electric Company
S&C Electric Company is a global provider of equipment and services for electric power systems. Founded in 1911, the Chicago-based company designs and manufactures switching and protection products for electric power transmission and distribution. The Technology and Breakthrough Innovation (TBI) group is at the forefront of technology advancements and new product development. The Electronics Hardware team within the Technology and Breakthrough Innovation group is seeking a Senior Engineer with in-depth technical expertise in analog circuit design, including high precision analog/other circuits used in signal conditioning and processing.
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design high precision analog circuits used for signal conditioning and processing, including filters, amplifiers, ADC, DAC, power supply and other circuits as required
- Design, model, simulate, test and troubleshoot analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power supply circuits
- Prepare design specifications based on product requirements (sometimes rudimentary), DFMEA, test plans, test reports and all necessary documentation to capture the design choices and tradeoffs effectively and clearly
- Perform research on customer needs and ‘connect-the-dots’ with technology to recommend new product ideas
- Prepare new and innovative concepts and ‘pitch’ the ideas to all interested stakeholders
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams to identify and incubate new product concepts
To select this job as one of interest to you, at a minimum, you must have the following:
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering required. MS degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.
- 10+ years’ experience with and analog, digital, and power circuits. Some experience with Embedded systems is preferred.
- Experienced in sensor technologies and low level analog instrumentation in a noisy electrical environment
- Experience in applying precision analog signal chain components (amplifiers, ADCs, other) on mixed-signal boards: power and ground distribution, analog and digital signal routing, input protection
- Experience in precision analog signal chain analysis: error budget, dynamic range, analog and digital filters, component tolerances
- Working knowledge of component reliability (FIT, MTBF, derating) is preferred
- Knowledge of risk assessment and mitigation, and DFM/DFT techniques
- Knowledge of other electrical engineering disciplines such as transmission lines and RF circuits is preferred
- Knowledge or experience in designing digital and power circuits, high-speed circuit layout, energy storage and motion control, H-bridge circuitry, and various power circuit topologies such as buck, boost, buck-boost, flyback, SEPIC and variant topologies, is preferred
- Experience with high voltage/high power electronics is desirable
- Expertise in P-Spice and other modeling/simulation tools; should be able to mentor others
- Working knowledge of MATLAB is preferred
- Proficiency with relevant lab instrumentation (scopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, network analyzers, phase meters, other)
- Must be self-motivated, well organized, and productive with minimal direct supervision
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills and must be able to present to large audiences with varying degrees of technical backgrounds
Relevant Experience Required:
10+ years’ experience designing analog, digital and power circuits with in-depth expertise in analog circuits
MAJOR PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Standing: Occasional standing for work on complete control assemblies
Lifting: Occasional lifting of controls and test equipment, less than 50 pounds
Walking: Occasional walking throughout the facility
Carrying: Occasional carrying of light objects
Pushing: Infrequent pushing of objects, possibly related to rearrangement work
Pulling: Infrequent pulling of objects, possibly related to rearrangement work
Bending: Occasional bending during access to equipment
Reaching: Infrequent reaching
Handling: Frequent handling of parts or tools
Environment: Frequent use of personal computer, keyboard, and monitor, lab tools, etc.
