Staff Engineer – Hardware design (Obsolescence & PCB Design)

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Responsible for the management of Control and Protection system and PCB components including interfacing with component suppliers, manufacturers, and internal engineering teams
• Develop and maintain processes systems, methodologies, and tools to handle product revisions and releases
• Collect and analyse information on component obsolescence
• BoM Scrubbing, Identify critical and high-risk components in products by Performing Component Risk Analysis.
• Track component lifecycles. Proactively identify and drive solutions to resolve
• End-of-life (EOL) and obsolete situations and minimize impacts.
• Address Product Change Notices (PCN’s) / Product Discontinue Notice from component manufacturers.
• PCB Design and Gerber generation

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

Bachelor Degree with 4 to 6 years of experience in Electronics and Communication/Electrical and Electronics /Instrumentation

REQUIRED SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES

• Strong knowledge of Analog, Digital Electronics, Electronic circuit component (Active / Passive)
• Handson experience with Silicon Expert, PCB design tool such as Altium.
• Fast learner, able to work independently within a team.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong documentation and writing skills.

Responsibility

• Performs work that is varied and complex, under minimal supervision. Consistently applies knowledge of functional concepts and prior experience to work assignments.
• Closely interact with customer or GTEC job coordinator, gather all relevant information for each assignment. Conduct specification review to identify alternate design and close reference documents, communicate to customer or GTEC job coordinator if any discrepancy in specification, references or mark ups; suggest best possible solutions in consultation with Specialist/team lead.
• Follow established engineering standards and procedures to produce consistent and reliable results. Refer international standards, project specifications, drafting and design practices approved by design authority and latest approved document by design authority.
• Check each design for compliance to job specifications; design form, fit, and function; safety in assembly, maintenance and operation; method and ease of manufacture; method and ease of assembly; appropriate materials of construction; load and stress due to assembly, testing and operation. Perform self-checking to ensure high quality on deliverables. Work with Team lead to conduct critical design reviews on high complexity level designs.
• Deliver clear and complete drawings/analysis reports/documentation/part list/engineering solutions, as per the deliverables of the assignment, ensuring On-time delivery and quality. Timely update the customer/GTEC job coordinator on schedule and effort variances, if any.
• Provide able guidance to associate/temporary staff to perform their task. Perform part list creation for spare or retrofit orders and complete part list creation against sale orders. Provide engineering solution to Application/Sales engineers. Maintain and develop technical and other interpersonal skills, always in full compliance with company policies, using the resources productively and innovatively