Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer II

• Position Type: Contract/CTH
• Location: Onsite – Kent, Washington 98032
• Work Authorization: Must be a U.S. citizen, national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Top Technical Skills Needed:

1. Experience architecting systems to collect data from a variety of instrumentation.
2. Proficiency in using AutoCAD Electrical for electrical design of data systems and/or control systems, including enclosure design utilizing UL508A.
3. Avionics checkout system design experience.
4. Sensor/actuator interface circuit design capabilities.
5. Strong troubleshooting skills for technical electrical designs.
6. Experience in video monitoring/recording system design is a plus.

Top Cultural Attributes Needed:

• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities:

• Architect systems to collect data from a variety of instrumentation.
• Perform electrical design of data systems and/or control systems using AutoCAD Electrical, including enclosure design utilizing UL508A.
• Design avionics checkout systems.
• Design sensor/actuator interface circuits.
• Troubleshoot technical electrical designs in detail.
• Design video monitoring/recording systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of experience with industrial or aerospace control and/or data system design or operation.
• Ability to design electrical systems using CAD-based electrical schematic and panel layout tools (preferably AutoCAD Electrical).
• Understanding of the National Electric Code (NFPA70).
• Knowledge of National Instruments data acquisition hardware or equivalent.
• Demonstrated knowledge of integrating instrumentation into data acquisition and/or control system hardware.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic theory behind instrumentation for pressure, temperature, flow, strain, and acceleration applications.
• Must be able to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with analog circuit PCB design using Altium design tools, focusing on signal conditioning of high-frequency instrumentation.
• Experience with 120-480 volt power circuit & power distribution design.
• Understanding of additional electrical codes such as NFPA 70E, 79, 496, 497, UL508A, 698.
• Design experience in noise reduction, shielding, and analog/digital filtering to provide high fidelity measurements.
• Experience with video monitoring systems (webcam, high definition, high speed, infrared, etc.).
• Tuning closed-loop control systems.
• Software development experience in PLC ladder logic, LabVIEW, C , or Python.
• Thorough knowledge of instrumentation such as silicon diodes, RTDs, TCs, LVDTs, accelerometers, and bridge sensors.