Lead Design Engineer Job Description
Lead design engineer
provides engineering from concept to documentation using SolidWorks including: 3D modeling (layout and space study), 2D mechanical drawings, material specs and weights, bill of materials, assembly drawings, various file formats, and instruction sheet procedural views.
Lead Design Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Select electronic components for rugged environments
Assembles documentation packages and produces drawing sets
Develop and provide processes and equipment that will insure products with highest level of quality possible
Supports purchasing with sourcing suggestions, different manufacturing methods, part substitution evaluations, Vendor evaluations
Potent material containment studies
ATEX Hazardous area assessments and Explosion Protection Document (EPD) generation
Occupied Facility Assessments (OFA) and HASAP’s
DHSE Plan
SEVESO, Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) licence applications
HAZOP’s, SWIFT’s, SIL and other Safety reviews
Lead Design Engineer Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Lead Design Engineer
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Education for Lead Design Engineer
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Employers hiring for the lead design engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Design, Mechanical Engineering, Science, Computer Science, Technical, Communication, English, Technology
Skills for Lead Design Engineer
Desired skills for lead design engineer include:
Applicable local
Commercial availability and cost of materials
Discipline codes and standards
Federal/national statutes and guidelines
State/province
Materials
Shielding
Various analog layout techniques like matching
Assembly and manufacture
Components
Desired experience for lead design engineer includes:
Self-starter with the ability to work as part of a team in a fast paced environment with minimum supervision
Be able to be the client interface
The candidate should have a good experience in developing and optimizing core signal processing algorithms ( for communication or muti-media domain) in C and assembly-language/intrinsic programming for a DSP or DSP-like processor
The candidate should have a good knowledge of processor ISA/architecture for at least 1-2 DSP and should have a strong grasp of the issues surrounding software performance tuning for the given DSP ISA/architecture
Candidate must be self-motivated and capable of working independently or as part of a team
Experience/knowledge of Wireless Communications PHY standards will be a plus
Lead Design Engineer Examples
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Lead Design Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a lead design engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for lead design engineer
- Analog design for PHY (USB3, PCIE etc) development
- Assist in the preparation of contract specifications for all projects
- Nose and Main Landing Gear Design Leads and Proprietary Design Suppliers to ensure landing gear actuation (steering, retraction, downlock, etc) are designed and integrated within the overall landing system design/configuration
- Performance Engineer Lead and Proprietary Design Suppliers to ensure landing gear actuation designs (steering, retraction, downlock, etc) meet both internal and external requirements for form, fit and function
- PCB area estimation, power dissipation, component stress
- Perform Circuit Worst Case Analysis and Electrical simulation
- 6- 8 years of experience on S/W design and development using Microsoft ASP.NET-MVC technologies
- Experience of around 4+ years in Technically leading Scrum teams towards providing Software Solutions
- Good expertise on S/W design and development using C#, .NET 4.0/4.5, HTML-5
- Design experience using OOAD/UML
Qualifications for lead design engineer
- 2-5 years work experience in optimization of DSP algorithms/modules for a given DSP
- Candidates with higher experience may also be considered
- Area of expertise in either SERDES design or DDR IO+PHY design required
- In-depth understanding of the JEDEC DDR3/4 Architecture and Electrical specification OR in-depth understanding of IEEE and CEI SERDES standards required
- Ability to develop a timing budget from simulation and system analysis
- Expertise in creating test benches and running spice level analysis tools a must
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of lead design engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for lead design engineer
- Lead problem resolution activities for structural components within the battery and interfacing structures
- Support structures DREs to ensure that their components meet program imperatives
- Design and Release RESS structural components as workload dictates
- Sign off and track any deviations in builds from plan for structural components
- Generic knowledge on network, Web services and IT tools will be an added advantage
- Significant contribution to client- or R&D-projects for the whole project lifecycle (definition to successful delivery), explicitly during the definition and implementation phase
- Provides day-to-day administrative and technical supervision to a group of product engineers to execute development projects and provide comprehensive technical support related to product design for SLI lead acid batteries
- Proficient in PDM/PLM Tools – Pro/e
- Interpret customer needs (internal and external depending upon work area) to identify the relevant modifications and enhancements required to the product
- Use engineering software (Creo) to analyse problems and issues to determine the appropriate solutions and modifications required
Qualifications for lead design engineer
- Proficiency in engineering design software (Civil 3D, Navisworks, Revit)
- Minimum 5 years of experience with racing or race teams
- The candidate should have a good experience in developing and optimizing core signal processing algorithms (for video and imaging domain) in C and assembly-language/intrinsic programming for a DSP or DSP-like processor
- The candidate should have a good knowledge of processor ISA/architecture for at least 1-2 DSP and should have a very good grasp of the issues surrounding software performance tuning for the given DSP ISA/architecture
- The candidate should have a good experience in developing and optimizing DSP applications in C and assembly language for a DSP or DSP-like processor, and should have a good grasp of the issues surrounding software performance tuning
- Will have demonstrated successful completion of 5+ design projects as an individual contributor
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Lead Design Engineer Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a lead design engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for lead design engineer
- Progress the proposed modifications to resolve issues through the required approval routing process
- Follow appropriate engineering processes as determined upon area of work and implement test programmes and interpret results, approving or rejecting modifications as appropriate
- Lead design reviews and safety reviews on small projects or as delegated by the Engineering Department Leader
- This is a lead engineer position responsible for designing and developing OSA (Optical Sub-Assembly) for high speed fiber optics transceivers, using various technologies, such as DML, EML, MZM, Silicon Photonics, PIN, APD
- Lead all elements of design engineering including design reviews, design verification requirement & Spec developments and implementation
- Support management in identifying internal and external resources to support product development
- Execution of RFQs, Creation of 3D designs & drawings for parts & assemblies of exhaust system as per the standards of respective customer / internal standard
- Interact with Program development team & generate design concepts
- Conduct Kickoff Meeting for each program and understand the requirement
- Provide input for Resource capacity for execution of program
Qualifications for lead design engineer
- The candidate should have a good experience in understanding, developing and implementing core signal processing algorithms & optimizing them in C and assembly-language/intrinsic programming for a DSP or DSP-like processors
- BS and MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- At least 9 months of experience working on a design team in a senior capacity for spacecraft and drone testbeds
- Electronics and PCB design experience
- Electronics testing and troubleshooting skills
- Experience with embedded C and Python coding
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Lead Design Engineer Job Description
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of lead design engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for lead design engineer
- Utilize UG skills to design, check designs and run basic analysis as required
- Lead and Mentor DREs to deeply understand formability and tooling required to produce each part
- Mentor DREs to assess the cost impacts of each feature
- Transfer knowledge and best practices from Body Engineering to Battery Engineering
- Review pack designs prior to kicking off crashworthiness or durability CAE
- Provide trade study analysis as a decision tool for design trade-off activities
- Stay abreast of new material, forming, and joining technology and competitive products
- Support preproduction and production builds events as necessary
- Lead a Structures Sub-PDT
- Supplier oversight for all Structural Items
Qualifications for lead design engineer
- Proficiency in CAD (Solidworks) design
- Experience with rapid prototyping (3D printing) and designing for manufacturing (CNC)
- Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability in performing at a senior level on a team
- Demonstrated high level of independence and initiative
- Experience using Vicon or a similar motion capture system
- Experience with the Robot Operating System (ROS)
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Lead Design Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of lead design engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for lead design engineer
- Support Program Management and report-outs per EGM direction
- Communicate, coordinate and consult with engineering departments and stakeholders
- Support Change Control once designs are frozen on structural parts
- Issue tracking (PRTS)
- Build schedule and part fidelity
- Serve as primary liaison between QA and R & D and/or Operations on projects/programs requiring design control (for new product development)
- Provide direction to multi-disciplinary personnel involved in product development to arrive at solutions that support the company business objectives and quality standards
- Directly manage, through daily stand-up meetings, project schedules and workload of each DAS member
- Schedules DAS team members in a balanced way to ensure effective utilization of available time
- Coordinates with ITS leadership on training and development of ITS team members to ensure timely and accurate submittal drawing completion
Qualifications for lead design engineer
- Strong background in control systems
- Familiar with systems modeling and simulation
- Familiar with test driven development (TDD) practices
- Familiar with Version Control Management Software
- Hands on design experience in various analog IP like PLLs, data converters, serial interfaces
- Must have medical device experience