Senior Engineer, Electrical

Collaboration drives Nordson's success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work.

The Senior Electrical Engineer will support the Product Development Team in electrical power supply circuit design, component selection, schematic capture, printed circuit board layout, and releasing product for the Industrial Coating Systems division. The Senior Electrical Engineer will be required to effectively manage and communicate on deliverables, timelines, and results.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops electrical circuit designs or sub-systems for new and existing products while working as a lead team member.
• Development support to include, design concepts, electrical\electronic circuit design, circuit board sizing and layout, product cost estimates, purchasing prototype components, prototype fabrication, and test.
• Performs calculations and analysis required for electronic designs at the component level, circuit board, and system level. Calculations include, component de-rating, power usage, Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) control, frequency response, power supply stability phase and gain margins, and Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) tuning.
• Work in a lab environment to build and test design concepts and engineering prototypes for performance verification. This includes compiling and presenting test data to support the design team.
• Troubleshoot electrical circuits and systems to the component level.
• Prepare production release documentation and support manufacturing during the first production build and test.
• Ability to manage and execute small projects as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree

Experience: 5 - 10 years of related electrical power supply circuit design engineering experience

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Experience with industrial electrical components and power electronics (greater than 5KW)
• Ability to apply sound electrical engineering principles and practices in the design and verification of solutions
• Experience with electronic circuit schematic capture, circuit simulation (Spice), and PCB layout software.
• Experience with Altium PCB layout software
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical electrical engineering skills
• Must be self-motivated and possess a strong desire to grow and contribute
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Office environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel Required

Estimated <10% (domestic & international)