Senior Electrical Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY:
The incumbent is responsible for developing products for building and supporting the fiber optic network and other applications and their production processes.

Essential Position Responsibilities:

To design:

• products electrical elements such as overall electrical circuit, power management, sensors and actuator
  control and communication functions between internal modules (I2C, SPI, etc.) and external (Ethernet,
  SNMP, wireless cellular etc.) competitively by performing engineering research, experiment, simulation
  calculations, to the level of certified for necessary regulations and industrial standards.
• production processes by developing fixtures and equipment to meet desired goals, based on actual
  hands-on experiments, considering their safety, durability, mass production environment and total target
  cost.

To manage project by :

• keeping ownership mindset of the developing product, think through from the technical design stage to production stage and end user experience.
• planning and coordinating with internal and external teams and companies such as factories, suppliers and test labs to ensure the developing products quality, cost and timing meet our business goal.
• working closely with potential customers through sales team or directly to ensure the developing products are along with our business goal.
  

To achieve final goals by:

• hands-on physical experiments to make objective data/evidence-based decisions, considering the product's final application/ purpose, safety, long term environmental reliability and practical manufacturability as well as our company's strategy on user's satisfaction and total cost target,
• logical evaluation explanation with scientific data analysis and proper documentation,
• executing supervisors requirement timely, first, then possibly adding original improvement next,
• prioritizing company's immediate interests over personal working style if there are conflicts.
  

To study and adopt:

• any new knowledge, and hardware and software tools necessary to accomplish the target project,
• updated industry standards and necessary certifications on the related products,
• fiber optic communication technology basics and trends.
  

To support the Engineering Department for efficient company operation by:

• assisting in other engineer's tasks as a team member, when necessary,
• doing routine or maintenance work to improve the environment when it is necessary,
• handling unexpected working situations and report to supervisor immediately,
  
• adhering to company policies, and safety regulations compliance,
• carrying out other miscellaneous duties as may be assigned by management.
  

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

Essential Educational/Experience Requirements:
Four-year college (B.S.) or equivalent.

Essential Skills/Traits:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Engineering software; Spreadsheet software, Word Processing software and Drafting software. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. The incumbent must be self motivated, and be able to communicate well with all staff levels. Must have good math, verbal and written communication skills; must have the ability to write routine reports and correspondence; the ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. In addition, the candidate must be capable of functioning well in a multinational organization with diverse cultures and backgrounds.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use fingers; hands; handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; talk or hear; reach with hands and arms; occasionally required to climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; taste or smell.

There is a chemical handling aspect of this job that the employee should be aware of. The chemicals being handled/utilized for different processes include, but not limited to acetone, epoxy, ethanol, IPA (alcohol), slurry (oxide powder). If the incumbent is allergic to any of these chemicals or develops an allergic reaction, the incumbent must immediately inform his/her supervisor.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Travel:
The position requires 10% - 20% travel.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.