Electrical Engineer II

Electrical Engineer II

Vista, CA

Temp-to-Hire/Public Trust/Secret SSI Clearance (Ability to obtain)

Must be a US Citizen

• Work as part of a cross-functional engineering team with Scientists, Mechanical and Software Engineers, and Test Engineers to develop next-generation X-ray based security equipment.
• Design PLC-based machine control systems, including circuit design, embedded programming, motion control, and power distribution.
• Perform sustaining engineering of existing products, including obsolescence issues and feature changes/updates.
• Design printed circuits and direct PCB layout, fabrication, and assembly.
• Produce Engineering documentation such as design specifications, interface control documents, schematics, wiring diagrams, and bills of material.
• Troubleshoot existing and new designs down to the component level, performing root cause analysis.
• Typically, we have no more than 2-3 Electrical Engineers working on any single project, and for smaller projects the Engineer will work on their own to develop solutions, present concepts and designs in a review, and complete the implementation.

• BS in Electrical Engineering or similar with at least 4 years of professional experience.
• Able to see a design through from R&D to production, including writing specifications (system, subsystem, ICD's, etc), developing design documentation, building prototypes, designing test fixtures, designing for production, and troubleshooting problems.
• Experience in industrial control system design, including PLCs, machine safety, panel/enclosure design, object sensing, electrical interfaces, circuit protection, communications protocols, and power distribution.
• Experience with PLC or embedded software development.
• Experience with electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, function generators, bench supplies.
• Familiar with a product development process including design specifications, design reviews, Engineering drawings and documentation formats, and ECR processes.
• Comfortable working with and around Xray radiation producing machines, radioactive materials, high voltage, heavy machinery, electric and hydraulic power systems.
• Able to effectively work with a cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, and technicians, as well as handle a wide range of multidisciplinary tasks.
• Must be able to work safely and follow safety precautions in industrial environments (temperature, humidity, noise, confined spaces, etc.) and around industrial equipment.

• Proficient in PLC code, IEC
  61131 languages.
• Familiar with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (Orcad, PADS, Altium).
• Knowledge of radiation detection technologies and data acquisition systems.
• Knowledge of Xray producing machinery.
• Experience developing system architectures and designs for complex systems.
• Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance, access SSI.