Principal Engineer

Company: DPI Labs, Inc.
Location: La Verne
Posted on: March 9, 2025

Job Description:

SUMMARY: This position is responsible for guiding engineering department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES: This individual has the responsibility and authority to carry out assigned tasks. Write and submit FAA documentation, filing, and perform annual program documentation review for FAA rules & regulation alignment. Guides department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures. Prepares engineering specifications and qualification plans for new product development efforts. Supports the team to ensure the company maintains a technical competitive advantage. Ensure designs follow sound engineering practices to meet performance, reliability, cost and quality goals. Directs the work performed by the team to assure quality, timeliness and within budget restrictions. Follows and refines the company product development process, conducts design reviews and interface with other engineers and departments to ensure an efficient transfer from design to production. Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts. Creates, follows and improves applicable processes. Provides support for marketing, sales application engineering and development activities. Advises management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations. Maintains awareness of current technology capabilities to allow effective utilization during development of design engineering processes and programs. Trains new and current engineering personnel and operators on new techniques and technology to be proficient with their works and skills. Performs other related duties as assigned. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Directs the work performed by the team to assure quality, timeliness and within budget restrictions. May perform some of the Engineering Manager's supervisory duties in that person's absence. Performs other related duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: Must have extensive experience with FAA processes, requirement, documentation and submittal. Experience with architecture and design of complex electronic hardware design and documentation of new products such as low-voltage power supply and complex controllers is mandatory. Experience with LED lighting design is required. Must demonstrate familiarity with aerospace certification requirements such as RTCA/DO-160. Experience with real-time and embedded applications is necessary. Demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills. AutoCAD or similar CAD exposure is needed. Must be proficient with the entire Microsoft Office Suite. Experience in high reliability aerospace electronics environment desirable. Custom manufacturing industry exposure is a plus. Familiarity with mechanical systems related to electronic device industry is desirable. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or advanced degree in electrical engineering from a four-year college or university. Minimum seven years' related experience. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must be proficient in reading, speaking, and writing in English. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Must have a solid foundation in mathematics such as is required by engineering degrees. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Position may require a driver's license. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Must be able to lift a maximum of 50 lbs. without harming oneself. This position requires bending, stooping, lifting, pulling, reaching, kneeling, standing and sitting for periods of time. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Machine shop / light manufacturing environment. The noise is usually quiet to moderate. Employment Type: Full Time Years Experience: 5 - 10 years Salary: $150,000 - $170,000 Annual Bonus/Commission: No

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