Job Overview

TE Connectivity’s Advanced Systems Architecture Group and Kilovac Products Design Center conceive original ideas for new products, and work directly with customers to introduce them into practice.

An R&D Product Development Engineer is needed to contribute to various aspects of product development as a member of the Advanced Systems Architecture Group. This will complement the existing resources being used to develop mechanical and electrical designs, including but not limited to Electromechanical and Solid-State Power system switching components and Power Distribution Systems.   

The Kilovac Products design center develops various High Voltage DC power switching devices and associated power distribution equipment for a wide variety of Military and Commercial applications. As Part of the Advanced Systems Architecture Group The candidate will primarily perform Mechanical and Electrical Engineering tasks under the supervision of the Sr. Principal Development Engineer but may also be required to collaborate on a wider range of tasks, including, but not limited to, evaluate equipment and development, and electrical circuit design and circuit layout. The successful candidate should be able take on a wide range of tasks such as mechanical design, PCBA layout, and basic electrical and mechanical testing.

This position requires access to information which is subject to stringent controls under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). US Citizenship is required.

This is an onsite role, located at our Carpinteria, CA facility.

Job Responsibilities Include

• Design of power electronics circuits up to 1200Vdc. These may include items such as op-amps, power sources, DC/DC-Conversion, Logic devices, embedded computing (microcontrollers).
• Experience with software tools such as AutoCAD, Space Claim, Creo, Altium and LabVIEW are required.
• Schematic layout, PCB layout and circuit analysis (electrical and thermal) using simulation tools (Spice, Ansys, MATLAB/Simulink).
• Knowledge of typical serial interface communication protocols. Experience using ANSI C, C++ is highly desirable. 
• Ability to maintain focus and complete tasks on time.
• Experience with ERP software; SAP experience a plus
• Good communication and presentation skills required (ability to compile and present technical information to customers)
• Hands-on experience required – building of hardware with electrical, mechanical and software aspects is highly desired.

What your background should look like

•    BS Degree in Electrical Engineering, EE/CS or Physics, and 2+ years’ experience related to primary job function.
•    Travel: <10%.
•    Work schedule: Candidate is expected to perform job duties during a typical 40-hour work week - on site 5 days/week at the noted position location.

Competencies