Electrical Engineer

CAMECA is a world leading supplier of microanalytical and metrology instrumentation for research and process control. Our instruments measure elemental and isotopic composition in materials down to atomic resolution and equip government and university labs as well as high-tech industrial companies around the world.

Reporting to the Electronics Engineering Manager, your main mission is to optimize the DFC (design for cost) and manage the obsolescence of electronic components, board and chassis of a surface micro-analysis instrument.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze and reduce the design cost of electronic parts (PCB and chassis) during its development:
• Oversee quotation
• Provide feedback to get a cost optimized design
• Measure the cost difference between old and new versions
• Give supply alternatives to purchasing dept
• Provide or suggest whenever possible more cost effective design
• Maintain and update the SiliconExpert database (3000 parts imported from the design database) which is used for managing component obsolescence (it provides the life status of the parts):
• Identify and check the parts which have an unknown or wrong reference
• Fix wrong references can be easily fixed
• Investigate references which have unknown counterparts in SiliconExpert
• Provide alternatives to identify obsolescent part, either autonomously or with in collaboration with headquarter colleagues

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master degree in analog electronics
• 3 years of experience in electronic design

GENERAL SKILLS

• Good analog electronic skills
• Painstaking and meticulous
• Familiar with electronic terminology, particularly part references including small details in reference that may impact heavily part functions
• Ability to understand mechanical drawing
• Good proficiency with Excel

Nice to have :

• Purchasing experience
• Automotive or Aero background
• Cost reduction experience