Working at Watlow

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a great living and be part of a thriving cross functional community? Watlow is a global technology and manufacturing leader who provides world class engineering expertise through innovative thermal products and systems, enabling our customers to thrive. We are making a positive impact every day as our solutions enrich the lives of people everywhere. We have been providing breakthrough thermal solutions for nearly a century. Our corporate values guide us uncompromisingly to always do the right thing, continually learn and improve, respect everyone and lead with service and humility.

About the Role

As a Senior Hardware Engineer at Watlow, you will play a vital role in the development and redesign of hardware solutions for our diverse clientele spanning semiconductor, energy, and environmental technologies. This dynamic role is not just about engineering; it's about building relationships, identifying opportunities for product redesigns and upgrades, designing, and analyzing circuits, ensuring product functionality, and coordinating with other functions to meet our customers' challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Opportunity Discovery: Collaborate with teams to identify product improvement opportunities.
• Electronic Control Operation: Possess a base knowledge of thermal control systems and associated multi-loop control interaction. Utilize your electrical engineering expertise to modify and verify custom control configurations. Knowledge of NEC standards and UL508a standards.
• Control Communication Protocol Methods: To work with and understand Control System communication practices and architecture specific to standard bus protocols.
• Manufacturing Coordination: Partner with our manufacturing teams to ensure that the final product can be built to the highest quality standards and delivered on time. Possess basic understanding of IPC 620.
• Product Test Plans: Develop and perform product test plans to validate hardware designs.
• Technical Documentation: Generate / review comprehensive technical documentation, including schematics, BOMs, and design specifications.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay at the forefront of technology by actively researching and incorporating the latest advancements in hardware development.
• Relationship Building: Develop and nurture strong relationships with key customers both internal and external.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and minimum of 3-4 years of experience related to electrical control system development.
• Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience
• Proficient in electrical circuit design and analysis.
• Basic knowledge in embedded, analog, and/or power electronics design.
• Basic understanding of design for EMI/ EMC.
• Proficient in understanding schematics and wire circuits.
• Proficient in use of standard test equipment such as multimeters and oscilloscopes to logically troubleshoot control systems and subcomponents.
• Proficient understanding of application and critical characteristics of typical electrical components including contactors, circuit breakers, fuses, capacitors, diodes, inductors, linear and switching regulators, ADCs.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to exhibit these required qualifications and guide junior engineers.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in customer-facing roles.
• Knowledge of UL and IEC standards and regulations.
• Based knowledge control systems and control communication.

Benefits: The Watlow Total Compensation Plan

The health, well-being and financial stability of you and your family is a high priority to us. The Watlow Total Rewards Plan includes competitive compensation and a full range of life and career enhancing benefits:

• Annual Achievement Award
• 401(k) plan that includes a company match on your contribution and an annual company contribution that is tied to company performance
• Onsite wellness clinic
• Wellness incentives
• Employee Personal Assistance Program
• Dental, medical, vision and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays, personal time, and vacation
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement

Diversity & Inclusion

We proactively embrace diversity in all its dimensions across our company and cultivate a culture of inclusion and forward thinking that respects and reflects each team member's individual strengths, views, and experiences. Watlow takes pride in being an inclusive equal opportunity employer and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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