Job Description

NanoSD believes in simplicity and offers the simplest solutions to the clients. That is why we build a team of capable scientists, engineers, and business minds to solve complex problems in making things appear simple to everyone else.

NanoSD’s Electrical Engineer position offers an opportunity for a candidate with strong electrical engineering skills specifically with a focus toward electromechanical fitness-oriented consumer products to work on the world’s first energy devices. The successful candidate must excel in a small team, take initiative, and have a passion for making the world a difference both environmentally and economically. The ideal individual should be a self-motivated, a tinkerer, resourceful, have strong project management skills, be organized and work within given time and budgetary constraints. They must be able to work collaboratively both in a virtual and in-office environment while handling a variety of stages of development including requirements definition, concept design, prototyping, detailed design, validation, and verification testing.

Successful candidate will possess the leading role in the company and grow with it.

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Manage requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle

· Review and interpret customer specification effectively

· Evaluate system performance thresholds and providing direction

· Create prototype solutions for new product development

· Design and built test fixtures and Bed-of-Nails for PCBA verification

· Work with other Scientists and Engineers in developing instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition

· Determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead)

· Provide input for model development and simulation analysis

· Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles

· Develop systems test plans, procedures, and reports and reviewed and interpreted specifications

· Identifies, analyzes, and resolves system design weaknesses

· Perform lab work to perform root cause analysis on circuits

· Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results

· Provide weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down

· Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems

· Other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

· Legal US Resident (Citizenship or Green Card)

· Has brought a product and/or PCBA to market

· Ability to pioneer development of overall form factor by prototyping fast and efficiently, while understanding the long-term goals

· Has managed requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle

· Expertise in Altium or other PCB Design Software that involves designing and reviewing schematic design, component selection, and PCBA layout

· CAD design expert (preferably Auto CAD or SolidWorks)

· Proficiency with C/C++, Matlab, office software, and computer-based productivity tools required

· Ability to work side-by-side with mechanical engineering and other constituents for product design

· Familiarity with EMC/Radio Frequency and can work with RF engineers

· Familiarity with regulatory certifications and has worked with testing labs

· Experience with selection of batteries, review of datasheet, and benchtop verification

· Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

· 3 - 5 years of industry experience.

· Writing Systems Safety protocols and ensuring personnel safety during field testing

PREFERENCES

· Taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers is a plus

· Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties

· Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives

· Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products

· Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.

· Consistently demonstrates teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests

· Exposure to Guidance Navigation and Control Systems along with Modeling Simulation & Control and Model-Based Systems Engineering is helpful but not required

· Possesses an interest in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools

ITAR REQUIREMENT:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Company Description

NanoSD believes in simplicity and offers the simplest solutions to the clients. That is why we build a team of capable scientists, engineers, and business minds to solve complex problems in making things appear simple to everyone else.