Electrical Design Engineer Jobs in Kansas

INTRODUCTION

We are seeking a full-time Aviation Electrical/Design Engineer 2 at Garmin’s U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. Join a team designing innovative products that revolutionize flight through enhanced safety, performance, and features. You will apply your skills to create complex designs that include custom embedded systems, high speed interfaces, digital and analog processing, and a variety of sensor technologies using integrated and discrete solutions.

Aviation Design Engineers have ownership of the product design over its entire life from the concept phase, schematic and PCB design iterations, and throughout mass production. As well as working with a skilled, multi-disciplined engineering team, you will work with our on-site manufacturing center with capabilities that include PCB assembly, unit assembly, and acceptance testing.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Proficiently use troubleshooting and general EE tools (e.g. multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, schematic design and PCB layout programs, etc.)
• May perform as a technical leader or Project Engineer for small projects or sub projects as part of a greater project, following established procedures
• Design test boards and circuit modifications to test design improvements
• Source and analyze appropriate components to meet electrical engineering design needs
• Test circuits designed by other engineers and document the test results
• Find technical root cause and suggest corrective action for given problems
• Work with the factory team to understand design impacts on manufacturability
• Estimate level of effort, evaluate new options of similar technology, offer suggestions to improve processes, and provide comments and suggestions on some electrical design aspects in design reviews

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related field AND a minimum of 1 year relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Demonstrated ability with application of design standards and procedures to design and develop moderately complex analog, digital and/or RF designs including simulations, schematics, PCB layouts and evaluation
• Demonstrated ability with electrical engineering tools
• Demonstrated knowledge of design impacts on manufacturability

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)
• Previous work or internship experience with circuit design for consumer or aviation products

Garmin 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