Principal Electrical Engineer
GD Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Location
San Diego, CA | United States
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Principal Electrical Engineer US-CA-San Diego
Job ID: 2024-31084
Type: Full Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Engineering
San Diego, CA
Overview This position is responsible for design and development of DC electric motors and other electro-magnetic products.
Responsibilities - Designs and develops new brushed and multiphase brushless DC electric motors
- May work under guidance of a Senior/Principal Engineer
- Improves existing designs to reduce cost, improve performance or manufacturability
- Conducts detailed reviews of customer specifications
- Prepares or directs preparation of product and/or system layout and detailed drawings and schematics
- Performs design experiments related to motor designs and develops test methods, from concept to planning and execution stage
- Directs and coordinates manufacturing and testing of prototype products and/or systems
- Compiles and analyzes operational and test data to establish performance standards for newly designed or modified products
- Assist in trouble shooting prototype building and/or production when necessary
- Develop, release, and revise mechanical drawings and 3D models
- Conducts motor performance predictions by analyses of actual data and through the development of design related algorithms in addition to the existing methods
- Maintains project folders with all pertinent information conforming to company procedures throughout the process of prototype building
- May act as project engineer support on selected projects
- Designs and develops other magnetic products as needed
- Interface with customers for as required to support existing products or for new development opportunities
Qualifications - Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or applicable science degree
- Minimum 5-7 years experience in electric motor design and magnetic design or other, related, magnetic products
- Strong knowledge of electrical engineering principles, including circuit analysis and power electronics
- Knowledge of FEA analytical methods for motor performance modeling and simulation
- Experience with ANSYS a plus
- Experience in Aerospace or Defense industry a plus
- Strong communicator, experience working with non-technical personnel
- Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects
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