The Design Engineer - Electronics plays a key role in the product development process, by developing and validating prototypes, refining the design into a scalable solution, and finally launching products into full-scale production. They will lead technical reviews with cross-functional teams, manufacturing scale-up of new and updated products and other activities necessary for successful New Product Introductions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in similarly situated position
• Knowledge/experience in hardware/digital electronics and power supply design
• Knowledge/experience in firmware design (C, C++)
• Working knowledge of ORCAD, Altium, PSPICE, MathCAD
• Ability to debug and optimize for power density, thermal dissipation, firmware, and EMC performance
• Experience with design for manufacturing, launching solutions into manufacturing

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work with multidisciplinary design team to design and bring to life LED solutions to resolve customer needs across several market segments
• Design electronic circuits, firmware, and LED solutions to resolve various customer needs for various market segments.
• Establish and manage the test plans to validate design functionality, coordinate with technicians to confirm compliance to specifications (EMI, temperature, vibration, etc.) and reliability.
• Prepare and present design reviews to cross-functional team and management with clear documentation to support functionality of the design and compliance to specifications
• Work with supply chain function to scale up new / updated products in manufacturing
• Interact with global teams within GE Current, at vendors and customers to design new LED systems with state-of-the-art performance
• Work in multiple development projects and meet established deadlines
• Use clear thinking to translate functional specifications into design requirements
• Leverage external focus to improve skills in the face of rapidly evolving technology

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support Manufacturing functions in process, materials / components improvement projects
• Support Sourcing functions in cost optimization and alternate AVL projects
• Contribute to Multi Generation Product Development (MGPD) planning as appropriate
• Develop considerable product knowledge – be a ‘Trusted Technical Advisor’ to Product Management / Commercial teams