Senior Electrical Engineer

Company Description

The Averna experience

Averna delivers industry-leading test solutions and services for communications and electronics device makers worldwide, accelerating product development, quality and innovation:

• Be global@work: Serve international customers and collaborate with colleagues in Canada, Europe, the U.S., Mexico and Asia.
• Drive innovation@work: Participate in the development of market-leading high-tech products in the Automotive & Transportation, Electric Vehicles, Consumer Electronics, Industrials and Life Sciences. 
• Develop your talent@work: Contribute to thrilling projects that will stretch your skills and talent to the maximum.
• Enjoy success@work: Be part of a fast-growing company with award-winning products and team.
• Share your passion@work: Meet passionate people, enjoy our modern environment and dynamic atmosphere.

Job Description

Job Summary:
The candidate must be motivated and willing to work in a fast-paced, closely knit engineering company comprising of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, optics engineers, and software engineers. The team is spread across global Averna locations and the role requires communication and coordination with global team members. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Work with customers to understand and analyse their requirements and help prepare system specifications.
• Support to create concept designs and DFM of automation equipment, and present designs to customers
• Responsible for electrical design of equipment, calculation of parameters and selection of components
• Create detailed electrical designs, schematics and drawings and review the designs. Closely work with customers to prepare DFM and detailed designs
• Provide technical credibility during customer meetings and clearly identify and discuss with customers any questions, issues, and challenges
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (Electrical, Mechanical, Optics, Software and other engineering fields as may be relevant for the project)
• Work with vendors for procurement, manufacturing, and delivery of equipment, and participate in vendor development
• Assist to setup the relevant quality systems and process to create a high-performance team and high-quality systems.
• Communicate in a clear and timely manner with customers and other stakeholders during all phases of a project
• Support functional leadership in recruitment, resource management and skill development.
• Lead, advise and train junior engineers.

Qualifications

Qualification and required work experience

• Education:     Bachelor’s degree or higher, in Electrical Engineering or related disciplines
• Experience:   10+ years of professional experience
• At least 5 years professional experience in electrical design of automation equipment, including functional circuit testers (FCT)
• Broad understanding of electromechanical, optics, electrical, mechanical and software systems
• Good understanding of system design, aesthetics, and ergonomics
• Experience in automation of manufacturing for smart consumer electronics, Semiconductors and medical wearable devices or EMS will be a plus.

Technical/ Functional Competency:

• Proficiency in electrical engineering design principles, and ability to carry out detailed designs and create electrical control schematics for DFM
• Experience in selection of electrical components for automation equipment, and preparing BoM and Quote
• Good knowledge of Electronics & Instrumentation, LabView, PLCs, HMI and PLC programming
• Good knowledge of different types of drives, motion controllers, sensors and communication protocols
• Good knowledge of electrical standards and compliances like NFPA 70, CE/UL marking, EMI/EMC, IP and thermal qualification testing
• Experience in bring up of electrical systems and troubleshooting, system validation, FAT and SAT
• Exposure to Harness design and wiring practices
• Robot selection and programming experience will be an advantage
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization (team members and senior management), to include global coordination with Engineers in China, Vietnam, and India during their respective working hours
• Proficiency in CAD software for electrical engineering, preferable Solidworks Electrical. 
• Ability to understand mechanical CAD models and drawings in Solidworks to design electrical schematics, and good knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Familiarity with visual inspection systems is a plus
• Experience in RS232, Ethernet, USB or GPIB circuit design, familiarity with the high voltage test compliance (EN 60664-1, EN62-58-32…) is a plus
• Ability to quickly respond to changes and a strong sense of responsibility
• Adherence to project schedule and quality requirements, progress reporting
• Analytical, Logical, and Problem-solving skills
• Customer Management and presentation skills
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization (team members and senior management), including Averna Engineers in different geographies
• Good English language skills, knowledge of foreign languages will be a plus.

Additional Information

What's in it for YOU

• A multinational high-tech work environment #LI-Onsite 
• Mentorship and guidance from industry leaders.
• Real-world experience with impactful projects.
• Competitive salary package including benefits
• Opportunities for career growth

Averna is committed to employment equity and to encouraging diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.