Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer

The Kinetix Performance Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer is responsible for leading design efforts for the development, enhancement, maintenance and cost reduction of Rockwell Automation Kinetix AC Servo Drives.

The Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer works closely with other cross-functional team members within Rockwell Automation and reports to the Performance Engineering Manager.

Principal Duties:

• Utilize product return data to identify, design, validate and implement quality enhancements for AC Servo Drives.
• Identify and implement cost saving design opportunities for AC Servo Drives.
• Analyze electrical, electro-mechanical circuit or system anomalies, identify root cause and implement subsequent design solutions.
• Coordinate all aspects of prototype evaluation testing and product qualification testing.
• Provide electrical engineering support to ensure that Rockwell Automation’s AC Servo Drives achieve their intended product lifecycle by managing component obsolescence and agency certification updates.
• Provide electrical engineering support to Rockwell Automation’s global manufacturing facilities for AC Servo Drives.  Implement product changes to drive manufacturing efficiency and lower cost manufacturing.
• Coordinate engineering changes across global locations that include the phase in and phase out of components.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BSEE with a minimum of 5 years of experience in hardware design in a New Product Development or Continuation/Sustaining Engineering environment.
• Minimum of 2-year experience in leading a design from concept to release working with cross functional team.
• Knowledge of electrical and electro-mechanical circuits and systems in all three disciplines of analog, digital, and power.

• Ability to manage PCB layouts and perform design verification including analysis of design margin.
• Must work well in a team environment and interface with other functional groups such as Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Marketing, Purchasing and outside suppliers.

Desired Qualifications:

• Must be capable of using computer simulation before prototyping i.e. PSPICE, Matlab/Simulink, Simplorer, Hyperlinks, etc.
• Must have a solid understanding of EMC guidelines, standards and design mitigation techniques.
• Experienced with agency approval requirements and designing for codes such as UL, CE, IEC, etc.
• Desired Qualifications:
• MSEE or coursework towards a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Knowledge of advanced embedded system peripherals (ie. LCD, DDR, FPGA, SPI, UART, PWM, A/D, Ethernet, CAN).
• Processor Experience: PowerPC, TMS320, PIC.
• Demonstrated embedded hardware design experience in digital AC Servo Drive design targeting highly dynamic positioning applications.
• Familiar with Allen-Bradley AC Servo Drives and AC Servo Motors.
• Familiarity with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix/CompactLogix PLC architecture and connected components.