Electrical/Design Engineer - SonarWe are seeking a full-time Electrical/Design Engineer - Sonar at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and project planning for complex analog, digital, and/or RF designs for products that are new for Garmin.Essential FunctionsServes in leadership capacity for carrying out complex design and development of analog, digital or RF designs for products that involve complicated schematics and PCB design consisting of one or more PCB'sTechnical areas of ownership will be shared between embedded sonar processing devices as well as analog transducersMay serve as a Project Engineer on new projects that involve a new design or major changes to an existing designTeams with Production and Engineering to design the best PCB solutions accounting for thermal and space constraints and to turn on new processors along with ensuring robust designs and appropriate testabilityCollaborates and adds value through participation in design reviewsOffers process improvement suggestions, authors new procedures, and provides technical input to product development plans and concept documents along with making substantial contributions toward determination of project goal/objective feasibilityPlans and develops experimental test programs to verify compliance to all applicable regulations and quality guidelines using software tools and test equipmentAnalyzes test data and reports to determine if the proposed design meets functional and performance specifications and to determine if applicable to developing other systemsInterfaces with the Test Engineers and factory personnel on the testing and production of products and support production facilities in the manufacture of products and directs and coordinates manufacture of prototypeInvestigate, researches and evaluates the usage of the latest components and technologies and performs cost/performance tradeoff analysis of different circuit optionsBasic QualificationsBachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experienceExcellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skillsDemonstrated proficiency with a complicated schematic and PCB design consisting of one or more PCB'sBroad technical knowledge and skills in one or more areas of Electrical Engineering (e.g., analog, digital, RF, and/or DSP)Desired QualificationsTransducer and/or acoustic design experienceSonar embedded systemsExtensive circuit design experience for consumer or aviation productsGarmin International is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability. This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits