Senior Electrical Engineer - York, PA

Scope
The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for the planning, design and development of electrical test fixtures that are used in the development and manufacture of electrical medical products. The Senior Electrical Engineer must be a self-starter showing initiative to solve technical problems and may operate with moderate direct supervision.
 
Essential Functions
•    Contribute to the design & development of new products, engineering test equipment & manufacturing fixtures.
•    Participate in the product development cycle providing input on design for manufacturability design for testability, electrical best practices etc.
•    Design, develop and test electrical test fixtures to be used in engineering and production.
•    Verify the operation of test fixtures developed in engineering and repurpose/transition them for use in manufacturing.
•    Conduct feasibility studies, determine manpower and cost estimates, and develop engineering criteria that must be evaluated in manufacturing.
•    May prepare project development timelines and status reports for manufacturing engineering tasks in compliance with corporate and divisional design control requirements.
•    Integrate, test and deploy new electromechanical test systems in manufacturing
•    Participate in transferring products from engineering to manufacturing by monitoring & analyzing pilot production runs
•    Prepare verification and validation documentation as required.
•    Schedule and supervise the verification and validation of the performance of test equipment after deployment.
•    Schedule and perform fixture maintenance, repair, computer upgrades etc as required
•    Develop & update test and manufacturing procedures in compliance with corporate and divisional design and manufacturing control requirements.
•    Provide technical direction to technicians and production associates as needed.
•    Schedule and install test/manufacturing fixtures at off-site vendor facilities
•    Train Manufacturing/vendor personnel on the use of new test equipment/procedures
•    Support the process of continual process improvements
•    Participate in sustaining engineering efforts and communicate manufacturing issues to engineering.
•    Use computer-assisted engineering and design software such as LabVIEW and MATLAB and equipment to perform assignments.
•    Use electrical test equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, Spectrum Analyzers etc to debug problem with test and production equipment.
•     Performs other related duties as required.
 
Typical Background
Education:  
•    Typically requires Bachelor's degree in specified discipline plus 10 or more years relevant work experience or a Master's degree plus 7 or more years' experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Key Required Skills, Knowledge and Capabilities:
•    A capable Senior Electrical Engineer with 10 or more years’ experience in design and development of electrical hardware used in commercial/medical products.
•    Knowledge of a specialized nature within the field such as Digital/Analog circuit design, Labview, microprocessor firmware and/or FPGA development.
•    Ability to analyze sophisticated technical problems to determine an appropriate course of action to resolve issues and develop novel solutions
•    Curious to learn new techniques and keep up with the current state of the art in electrical development. Have the drive to leverage new techniques as part of the effort of continual improvement of existing processes and procedures to increase productivity and reduce overhead.
•    Comprehensive organization and analytical skills
 
Problem Solving:
•    Responsibilities are complex, requiring originality and judgment to identify and analyze problems, establish objectives and to evaluate programs.
•    Decisions involve solutions or varied courses of action based on limited information or consultation with colleagues or supervisors.

Key Behaviors Critical for Success in this Role:
Here at Dentsply Sirona, our vision is to transform dentistry to improve oral health globally.

Every day, we empower millions of customers by proudly creating innovative solutions for healthy smiles.

Our Operating Principles guide our daily activities:

• We approach customers as ONE company, and they are the core of everything we do.
• We create innovative solutions that customers love to use.
• We think and act with positive intent and the highest integrity.
• We operate sustainably in everything we do.
• We use our size and global breadth to our advantage.
   

Our Core Values define who we are:

• AGILE:
  • We innovate
  • We challenge ourselves constantly
  • We act quickly
• ACCOUNTABLE:
  • We hold ourselves and each other accountable.
• RESPECTFUL:
  • We listen.  We foster diversity and inclusion.
  • We respect the communities in which we live and work.
• COLLABORATIVE:
  • We are good partners.
  • We learn from each other.  We are one team.  We have fun.
• TRUSTWORTHY:
  • Our customers can rely on us.
  • We can rely on each other.  We empower our people.