Director Embedded Systems Engineering

About Us

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation a family owned business for over 75 years takes pride in powering progress in health security and quality of life. We are key partners with the worlds leading medical devices semiconductor scientific analytics and industrial systems manufacturers. When they want to push the limits of whats possible with high voltage applications they turn to us to make it happen.

While Spellman is not a household name our products are used to make and often power many of the most advanced technologies that make modern life possible. With design and manufacturing sites in North America Europe and Asia we have become the preferred provider of high voltage power solutions for OEMs pushing the boundaries of technology around the world by designing and producing the products they need to power progress.

As part of our continuous focus on offering highperformance and cuttingedge products and solutions to our markets the fields of advanced power conversion power management and controls and embedded systems are of strategic and critical importance. In this context Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp. is seeking a highly talented motivated creative and experienced engineering leader in embedded systems specifically in Power Electronics Power Management and Digital Controls encompassing development testing and validation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical

• Oversight of all Embedded Systems development activities for all Spellman products and platforms and all associated R&D. This includes providing technical direction workload management prioritization and daytoday technical expertise to teammates.

• Project planning for firmware/software development needs.

• Oversight of all firmware and software design for sophisticated high voltage power supplies (HVPS). This includes languages such as C Verilog VHDL Assembly C# VB6 Java and WPF as well as firmware development based on RTOS.

• Interface with peers in the Engineering team to implement desired features as described in product and application requirements.

• Oversight of the preparation of all technical documentation such as circuit diagrams manuals technical reports and release documentation.

• Support the review and interpretation of internal/external customer requirements.

• Oversee and improve the firmware and software release process including the use of revision control systems such as Tortoise SVN.

• Continuous research of the latest concepts in Embedded Systems development including DSPs MCUs FPGAs CPLDs and SOMs.

Leadership and Managerial Responsibilities

• Provide daily leadership expertise and coaching to our highly skilled and dynamic Embedded Systems/Digital engineering team in Hauppauge NY.

• Collaborate with the companys global engineering sales & marketing operations and quality teams to support common projects and overall company strategy.

• Develop and implement Embedded Systems Engineering strategies for current and future product and technology development projects in alignment with the companys overall objectives.

• Foster an engineering culture of high performance serving as a role model through leadership by example.

• Lead the Embedded Systems Engineering team with a handson approach focusing on project planning and management risk assessment and mitigation staff development and customer satisfaction.

• Execute product design and development projects using lean and risk management principles covering new product and technology development as well as existing product sustainability including performance quality reliability and cost improvements.

• Support the Sales & Marketing team and work directly with customers to identify product needs application details and product requirements providing support and technical expertise to pre and postsales teams and application engineering professionals.

• Align priorities and business needs with the Manufacturing and Quality departments driving a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Plan and formulate engineering programs and organize project teams according to project requirements and priorities.

• Engage in strategic discussions regarding products markets and technology/product roadmapping.

• Review product designs for compliance with engineering principles company standards customer contract requirements and applicable specifications including industry standards and homologation requirements.

• Lead and oversee product design reviews approving design changes specifications and software/firmware releases in accordance with Spellman engineering product development processes.

• Ensure timely project within the allotted budget.

• Ensure compliance with all Spellman and other governing security regulations.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering (Masters degree preferred) with 15 years of handson experience in product and technology development within the power conversion and management (power electronics) field. Experience in high voltage Xray power conversion technology is highly desired.

• Extensive knowledge of power electronics power conversion analog circuit design and a strong understanding of magnetic design principles for both low and high voltage applications is preferred.

• 7 years of experience leading an engineering team in a global company ideally with direct exposure to a manufacturing environment.

• Proven leadership abilities with a focus on both tactical and strategic business aspects.

• Ability to identify and enhance the strengths of team members providing coaching motivation and direction as needed.

• Commitment to fostering high performance and an environment of open collaboration and teamwork.

• Flexible customerfocused orientation with an emphasis on successful and seamless project as well as the strategic needs of the company.

• Passionate about collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (sales and marketing operations quality supply chain) customers and other company teams to drive a continuous and strong focus on value creation.

• Excellent project management skills and proficiency with engineering design and analysis tools in the fields of power conversion power management and digital and analog control.

• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally (approximately 10.

Our good faith estimate of the salary range for this role is $200000 $275000. Exact compensation may vary based on skills experience and other factors. In addition to base pay we offer a full benefits package.

This position requires onsite presence at Spellman High Voltage headquarters in Hauppauge NY. Relocation assistance is available.

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