Senior Engineer, Electrical - Nordson

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)

Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.Third party recruiters and agencies should not contact employees of Nordson or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent to a hiring manager or submitted to Nordson employees are considered unsolicited and property of Nordson. Nordson will not pay a placement fee unless the agency or recruiter has a signed contract with Nordson’s Human Resources department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.