Kearfott Corporation
Senior Electrical Engineer - Black Mountain, NC
Kearfott Corporation, Grovestone, North Carolina, United States
Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation, a global Aerospace and Defense supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components. Kearfott has a very long history of innovation and excellence and is the go-to brand for many of our global clients. Kearfott is trusted, respected and plays a vital role in the success of America's aerospace and defense industries. With over a century of expertise & experience, Kearfott is dedicated to providing quality, reliability, and cutting‑edge technology to customers worldwide to meet their sea, land, air, and space navigation and guidance requirements.
Kearfott offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, sick leave pay, vacation pay, 401K, and Tuition Reimbursement. We also offer a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.
We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world‑class work force. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected world‑wide as a 'full service' provider.
For more information visit our website at www.kearfott.com
Exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer to work within our Motion and Sensors Division in Black Mountain, North Carolina. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and execution of projects utilizing embedded electronic controls for Kearfott's range of electromechanical devices: actuators and brushless DC (BLDC) motors, in the aerospace and defense markets. This position requires a solid understanding of analog and digital circuit design and layout, power electronics, high‑speed digital interfaces, FPGAs, DSPs, microcontrollers, DACs/ADCs, electric motor control theory, embedded software/firmware, system controls and overall system mathematical modeling.
The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for reviewing and interpreting customer requirements, both technical and programmatic, and assessing the level of effort required to fulfill them both in terms of time and material from an electronics perspective. This position is also responsible for contributing to sales proposal efforts, prototype development and other New Product Introduction (NPI) activities culminating in the transition of new products into production.
Essential Functions Product/Project Lifecycle Engineering
Develops electronic architectures and implements specific design for control of specific Kearfott components and systems
Understands manufacturing and overall design trade‑offs (practical, realizable implementation of designs)
Develops and validates system performance models and predictions
Participates as a member of a cross‑functional project team including software engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, program managers, technicians, and sales/customer support staff
Supports product improvement/cost reduction initiatives
Performs and/or coordinates design analyses using Matlab, Mathcad, and Pspice (or other computer‑aided engineering/simulation tools)
Prepares, maintains, and adheres to project schedules and specific electronics project management tasks, as required
Business Development Support
Travels, as required, to support market development and customer needs
Supports electronics cost proposal activity
Supports and fosters relationships with our customers' engineering teams
Required Skills Critical Competencies
Technical versatility in electronics design, electronics hardware/software integration, and system electromechanical integration
Experience in industry standards such as DO-254, DO-178C, MIL-STD-882E is a plus
Knowledge of relevant DO-160, MIL-STD-461, IPC and IEC standards for electronics development
Efficiently executes design and/or proposal analyses using Altium, Matlab, Mathcad, and Pspice (or other computer‑aided engineering/simulation tools)
Electronic components and test equipment (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, etc.)
Systems engineering (requirements‑based design and project execution)
Analog and digital circuit design
Printed circuit board (PCB) layout, manufacturing and assembly processes
Electromagnetic interference and susceptibility design methods
Experience with lightning protection
Customer‑centric attitude
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to motivate and lead cross‑functional teams
Action‑oriented, responsive, thorough, and attention to detail
Accepts and positively responds to constructive criticism to improve personal and project performance
Requirements
B.S. in Electrical Engineering required; M.S. in Electrical Engineering preferred
Minimum 4+ years of direct/related experience required in digital motion controls and power electronic design, including experience in the following:
DC and AC Motors
Rotary and linear power transmission components (gears, ballscrews, etc.)
Various position feedback devices (resolvers, RVDT/LVDT, encoders, etc.)
DSP/FPGA based servo systems
Must be a U.S. Citizen
This is an on‑site role (100%) at our Black Mountain NC facility (Relocation assistance is available)
Equal Opportunity Employer Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
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Kearfott offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, sick leave pay, vacation pay, 401K, and Tuition Reimbursement. We also offer a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.
We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world‑class work force. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected world‑wide as a 'full service' provider.
For more information visit our website at www.kearfott.com
Exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer to work within our Motion and Sensors Division in Black Mountain, North Carolina. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and execution of projects utilizing embedded electronic controls for Kearfott's range of electromechanical devices: actuators and brushless DC (BLDC) motors, in the aerospace and defense markets. This position requires a solid understanding of analog and digital circuit design and layout, power electronics, high‑speed digital interfaces, FPGAs, DSPs, microcontrollers, DACs/ADCs, electric motor control theory, embedded software/firmware, system controls and overall system mathematical modeling.
The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for reviewing and interpreting customer requirements, both technical and programmatic, and assessing the level of effort required to fulfill them both in terms of time and material from an electronics perspective. This position is also responsible for contributing to sales proposal efforts, prototype development and other New Product Introduction (NPI) activities culminating in the transition of new products into production.
Essential Functions Product/Project Lifecycle Engineering
Develops electronic architectures and implements specific design for control of specific Kearfott components and systems
Understands manufacturing and overall design trade‑offs (practical, realizable implementation of designs)
Develops and validates system performance models and predictions
Participates as a member of a cross‑functional project team including software engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, program managers, technicians, and sales/customer support staff
Supports product improvement/cost reduction initiatives
Performs and/or coordinates design analyses using Matlab, Mathcad, and Pspice (or other computer‑aided engineering/simulation tools)
Prepares, maintains, and adheres to project schedules and specific electronics project management tasks, as required
Business Development Support
Travels, as required, to support market development and customer needs
Supports electronics cost proposal activity
Supports and fosters relationships with our customers' engineering teams
Required Skills Critical Competencies
Technical versatility in electronics design, electronics hardware/software integration, and system electromechanical integration
Experience in industry standards such as DO-254, DO-178C, MIL-STD-882E is a plus
Knowledge of relevant DO-160, MIL-STD-461, IPC and IEC standards for electronics development
Efficiently executes design and/or proposal analyses using Altium, Matlab, Mathcad, and Pspice (or other computer‑aided engineering/simulation tools)
Electronic components and test equipment (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, etc.)
Systems engineering (requirements‑based design and project execution)
Analog and digital circuit design
Printed circuit board (PCB) layout, manufacturing and assembly processes
Electromagnetic interference and susceptibility design methods
Experience with lightning protection
Customer‑centric attitude
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to motivate and lead cross‑functional teams
Action‑oriented, responsive, thorough, and attention to detail
Accepts and positively responds to constructive criticism to improve personal and project performance
Requirements
B.S. in Electrical Engineering required; M.S. in Electrical Engineering preferred
Minimum 4+ years of direct/related experience required in digital motion controls and power electronic design, including experience in the following:
DC and AC Motors
Rotary and linear power transmission components (gears, ballscrews, etc.)
Various position feedback devices (resolvers, RVDT/LVDT, encoders, etc.)
DSP/FPGA based servo systems
Must be a U.S. Citizen
This is an on‑site role (100%) at our Black Mountain NC facility (Relocation assistance is available)
Equal Opportunity Employer Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
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