Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer As Chemring Energetic Devices (CED) celebrates 50 years of building products that protect our country, protect the individual warfighter, and send rockets into outer space, our growth is creating new opportunities to expand our team with talented individuals who want to shape the next era of mission-critical innovation. CED is well situated in Downers Grove, Illinois - we are located a commuter train ride west of Chicago and a short drive from farmland. CED's current salary range for this role is $102,500 to $138,500 / year. At CED, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, location and geography. In addition to base salary, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. CED's benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts, plus a 9/80 work schedule allowing employees to enjoy alternating Fridays off.

Act as the technical point of contact and lead internal and customer driven technical meetings consisting of but not limited to System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Production Readiness Reviews (PRR), and US government safety board reviews Create and maintain product test reports, analyses, drawings, installation procedures, inspection procedures, test procedures, test reports, Specifications, Bills of Materials (BOMs), and Statements of Work (SOWs) Support legacy production jobs through disposition of nonconforming hardware, updating build documentation, supporting product improvement initiatives, and assisting in failure investigations Assist in proposal development by generating and reviewing management, technical, and cost proposal volumes Assist with the identification of project risk (cost, schedule, technical) for assigned engineering efforts Review customer requests, ensuring that they comply with project contractual agreements and protect against scope creep Provide project status updates, both internal and external Serve as a resource for early career engineers who seek answers to best-practice or program-related questions Perform the above functions in relation to project schedules throughout Concept, Design, Development, Pre-Production, and Production Actively participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives Other Job Functions Comply with government and corporate laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures Ensure 100% compliance with the Chemring Operational Framework, BACM, Code of Conduct and U.S. Code of Ethics and Business Conduct Special projects and other duties / responsibilities as assigned EducationBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; Masters preferred ExperienceMinimum of 5 years related experience in electronic system/device development, or 7 years equivalent experience and education in lieu of postgraduate degree Minimum of 7 years of experience modeling and simulation utilities including LTSpice and MATLAB/Simulink Minimum of 7 years of experience in module design including component selection, circuit analysis, circuit design, and layout Minimum of 7 years of experience participating in a test environment, including creating test procedures Project engineering experience is required

Involves sitting much of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Routine of computer. May reDisclaimerThe preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential job functions of this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Employees will be expected to perform other job functions and duties as may be needed and/or required.