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Senior Electrical Engineer

LOCATION: Burlington, MA NEXT HIGHER MANAGER: Team Leader-General Illumination COMPANY OVERVIEW Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, the new entity formed by Philips’ acquisition of Color Kinetics, transforms environments through new, dynamic uses of light. Its award-winning lighting systems and technologies apply the benefits of LEDs as a highly efficient, long lasting, environmentally friendly, and inherently digital source of illumination - reinventing light itself as a highly controllable medium. Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions also enables widespread adoption of LED lighting through OEM and licensing partnerships in diverse markets. The company is headquartered in Burlington, MA with offices in the UK and China. POSITION DESCRIPTION Designs and develops product concepts, electrical subsystems, circuitry, and switch mode power supplies for Color Kinetics. Can integrate digital electronics at the system level and has a broad understanding of EMI. Execute and manage product design from research and concept through production for advanced technologies including design, technology feasibility, prototyping, debug validation, testing and certification. Responsible for performing the tasks directly and working with others to ensure the project moves forward. Applies advanced technical principles, theories and concepts. Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts. Mentors and leads by example. Must be self-motivated, driven for success and willing to contribute to building team relationships. PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES / OBJECTIVES Provides engineering expertise in the areas of electrical, thermal and system level design throughout the organization. Must have experience interacting with mechanical engineers and inductrial designers. Executes and directly manages products and advanced technologies from concept to product release, including hands-on design, development, construction and testing of prototypes. Contributes towards the on-time delivery of well designed, high quality products. Recommends methods, and technologies for improvement based on manufacturing needs and capabilities. Assists in the development of technical specifications for future projects and technologies. Work to develop and execute technical roadmaps. Enforces high quality thought product cycle to ensue product reliability and safety. EXPERIENCE 5+ years experience Leads or owns some portion of a product design Works autonomously on multiple concurrent projects NATURE & SCOPE The Senior Electrical Engineer reports directly to a Project Team leader and is primarily responsible for providing electrical technical designs and support to on-going products currently in development and on technical roadmaps. Contributes to the development of new principles, concepts and system level designs. Is also responsible for taking these contributions and implementing them in new products. Helps develop methods and procedures within the electrical group and team to increase efficiency and flow of information. Not afraid to bring potential issues to surface and willing to be hands-on when needed. Must be able to take criticism constructively. Works under only general direction towards predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Works independently to pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Work is reviewed periodically for adequacy and direction in meeting objectives. Holds frequent design review meetings and has shown ability to manage up. REQUIREMENTS BS with at least 5 years of analog electrical, thermal, & mechanical packaging design experience. MS is a plus. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Experience in a team-based product development environment. Ability to work independently and multi-task in a dynamic, fast-moving setting. SPECIAL SKILLS Must Have: Schematic capture Sensor interfacing PCB layout Thermal management Hardware debugging Analog circuit design, including EMI DFA/DFM/PFMEA/DFMEA Power supply design, switching Embedded systems design HW/Mechanical integration Nice to Have: High speed comm ASIC design HW/SW integration Regulatory experience PROBLEM SOLVING The Senior Electrical Engineer works on complex technical problems and provides solutions, which require regular use of ingenuity and creativity. Must develop efficient and effective timely solutions to diverse and complex design problems. They should posses the ability to use logic to solve difficult problems and be able to seek out hidden problems. Must be honest with the analysis and does not stop at the first solution to a problem. The ability to learn on the fly and pick up new method quickly and finds these challenges exciting. ACCOUNTABILITY Product Design & NPDP Development Product Quality Planning and Scheduling Budgeting & Expense Control To apply for a position, please email resume and cover letter to careers@colorkinetics.com or fax to 781-418-9205. Resumes may be mailed to: 3 Burlington Woods Drive 4th Floor Burlington, MA 01803 No agencies or phone calls, please.