What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Engineer II position at PCB Piezotronics, Inc.?
PCB Piezotronics was founded in 1967 as a manufacturer of sensors for the test and measurement of pressure, force, vibration, acoustics, load and shock.
Amphenol Corporation (parent company of PCB) is one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of sensors and sensor-based products. Amphenol designs, manufactures and assembles its products at facilities worldwide and sells its products through its own global sales force. For more information, visit https://amphenol.com
Qualifications:
Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology or equivalent.
Experience: Minimum 4 years of Design Engineering experience.
Physical Demands: Able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Other: Precision component and assembly design experience
Electro-mechanical assembly design expertise
Tolerance analysis
Sensor design and application knoweldge
Material/metallurgy properties, selection and processing
PCB is involved in the development of technology controlled by
the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. For the purpose of
our compliance with U.S. Export Control laws, U.S. citizenship or permanent resident/green card is required.
Basic Function:
Follow all PCB procedures and forms in compliance to AS 9001.
The Design Engineer II is a technical expert, applying their education, experience and expertise in the development of new product designs and design improvements.
Role and Responsibilities:
Promotes teamwork, cooperation and commitment to “Total Customer Satisfaction”.
- Evaluates and interprets sensor application requirements and specifications to develop high performance product designs.
- Researches and develops novel engineering solutions to create completely defined product designs, including precision mechanical component and assembly drawings, electrical circuit and system schematics, product structures and bills-of-materials.
- Works in close collaboration with other engineering teams, Supply Chain, Operations, Sales and Quality in the development and launch of new products and the manufacturing support and improvement of existing products.
- Develops and executes test protocols to evaluate designs, including functional/operational tests, mechanical property testing, electrical tests, environmental and HALT/stress testing of components, subassemblies, product assemblies and systems.
- Analyzes test data and reports to evaluate design performance, determine if test subjects meet functional and performance requirements and to evaluate mechanical and electrical behaviors.
- Applies engineering principles, including analysis, mathematics and statistics to evaluate design and engineering problems involving products and designs.
- Provides insights into the causal relationships of product design to product & manufacturing performance, application performance and product cost.
- Provides technical support in matters of applications, products, materials, equipment and processes.
- Collaborates with Sales in interfacing with customers to solve and application and sensor design problems or projects.
- May travel up to 10% to visit customers, vendors, suppliers, other company locations, affiliates, attend technical meetings, trade shows or conferences.
- Performs other related tasks and duties, as assigned.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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