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Elk Grove Village, Il, Us

Wheaton, Illinois, Us

Designing circuits for analog and digital sensors. STM32 based embedded controller design for industrial valve controls. Creating and maintaining all necessary documentation. Working with cross functional team to develop specifications.

Glendale Heights, Illinois, Us

Design and layout of electronic circuits. Responsible for all documentation of electrical hardware systems for NPDs including wiring diagrams, requirements and specification documents.Harness specification, prototype assembly, troubleshooting systems, and system integration. Meet with customers to review systems and gather hardware requirements. Resolve issues with manufacturing to avoid stoppages. Source parts and new technology for new designs. Oversee inventory of electrical components for each project. Software validation and verification. Coordinate with Software Engineers to develop the control required project to project. Hardware system testing.

Chicago, Il, Us

Responsible for the creation of and updating of schematics of rail cars including solid state circuits, HVAC systems, and control systems. Responsible for all engineering stages of new purchases and rehab of rolling stock. Resolve systematic issues detrimental to locomotive and passenger car operation. Research material issues, and coordinate with Quality to develop testing procedures for new materials. Manage and mentor other Electrical Engineers and delegate duties accordingly. Responsible for technical writing to develop specifications, drawings, bid documents, and modification procedures for preventive maintenance for all rolling stock. Review vendor quotes and proposals for specification compliance. Review and approve drawings, manuals, and system function descriptions for new on-board equipment of rolling stock. Compile, collate, and issue reports on projects. Responsible for the safety objectives, goals, and program organization ensuring compliance with all applicable safety rules and regulations. Inspect new and rehabbed cars and locomotives. Project management responsibilities such as budgeting, coordinating, and approving documentation and practices.

Windsor Locks, Ct, Us

Write acceptance test plans for power distribution equipment used in commercial jets. Design and modification of power distribution systems utilized in aircraft, in particular commercial jets. Oversee the assembly of prototypes and responsible for troubleshooting. Conducted rigorous testing of power distribution systems (thermal, vibration, hi-pot, mechanical stress, continuity, and more). Troubleshoot mixed signal PCBs and write analysis reports. Redevelop legacy flight simulator systems. Specify harnessing, source components, and testing and troubleshooting flight simulator systems. Responsible for modifying schematics, creating test procedures, troubleshooting AC and DC systems for aircraft. Responsible for determining faulty components on a test system. Responsible for managing a group of 6 technicians and 1 electrician working on bussed AC and DC electrical systems consisting of contactors, relays, circuit breakers, connectors, PCBs, and terminal blocks. Responsible for creating and reviewing BOMs, parts lists, statements of work, electrical load calculations, component stress analysis, and lightning strike analysis.

System integration. Resolve heating and EMI issues with products. Worked with suppliers to improve issues with supplied PCBs. Troubleshoot issues with products in the field. Work with safety agencies to get necessary approvals. Performance testing of products. Software validation and verification.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Design control circuits using 8-bit embedded controllers. EMI filter design. Design and modification of linear and switch mode power supplies. Oversee projects from concept to production. Work with safety agencies to get products tested and approved. Create necessary documentation for production. (Test procedures, BOMs, prints, etc.)Work with customers to integrate new features into existing designs. Work with manufacturing to resolve any issues that may interrupt production.

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Engineering