Senior Electrical Engineer - Operations

Electrical Design Defect Resolution

Zero Defect Team Support

Corrective Action & Design Improvement

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Business Impact

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in electrical design, hardware engineering, sustaining engineering, product engineering, failure analysis, or a related electronics role.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting electronic assemblies, Circuit Card Assemblies, or complex electrical systems.
• Ability to interpret schematics, PCB layouts, component data sheets, design requirements, tolerance information, and test results.
• Experience investigating product failures, developing root-cause hypotheses, and validating corrective actions through analysis or testing.
• Working knowledge of structured problem-solving methods such as A3, RCCA, 5-Why, Fishbone, 8D, or PDCA.
• Ability to collaborate and influence across Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Experience working in a regulated or high-reliability industry such as aerospace, defense, medical, automotive, or industrial electronics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with avionics, displays, recorders, surveillance systems, or other high-reliability electronic products.
• Practical CCA design experience, including schematic development or review, component selection, PCB layout review, design-margin analysis, or design verification.
• Experience supporting electronics in production, sustaining engineering, reliability engineering, or manufacturing failure analysis.
• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT), and common electronics manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of IPC Class 3 workmanship expectations and AS9100-regulated environments.
• Familiarity with electronic failure mechanisms such as solder-joint reliability, thermal stress, component derating, intermittent connections, layout-induced sensitivity, tolerance stack-up, and test-induced failures.
• Exposure to Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or formal Zero Defect operating systems.
• Additional information
• Equal Opportunity Statement Acron Aviation is proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants with respect and dignity and to maintaining a workplace free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additional Information: Acron Aviation maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where allowed by law. Acron Aviation is an E-Verify employer

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Responsibilities

• Lead technical investigation of recurring defects with suspected electrical or electronic design causes.
• Analyze schematics, PCB/CCA layouts, component specifications, circuit behavior, interfaces, tolerances, and test data to identify failure mechanisms.
• Determine whether failures originate from design, component, supplier, manufacturing, environmental, test, or system interactions.
• Identify design-margin, component-derating, signal-integrity, thermal, layout-sensitivity, and test-access issues that affect product quality and yield.
• Develop technically sound recommendations that improve product robustness, manufacturability, and testability.
• Serve as the electrical engineering subject matter expert on the Recorders Zero Defect team alongside Product Quality, Manufacturing, and Test Engineering.
• Assess defect Paretos and production data to identify patterns that warrant electrical design investigation.
• Support investigation of defects across suppliers, incoming material, manufacturing, integration, calibration, test, and final acceptance.
• Contribute electrical design expertise to A3, RCCA, 5-Why, Fishbone, and PDCA problem-solving activities led by members of the Zero Defect team.
• Help the team distinguish symptoms from root causes and select corrective actions that prevent recurrence rather than rely on inspection, rework, or containment.
• Partner with Design Engineering to define, review, implement, and validate design-related corrective actions.
• Plan and support technical evaluations, experiments, and testing needed to confirm root-cause hypotheses.
• Assess the effectiveness of corrective actions using defect recurrence, RTY/FPY, retest, rework, and failure data.
• Provide design-informed recommendations for component changes, circuit improvements, layout updates, process controls, screening strategies, test conditions, and work instructions.
• Capture lessons learned and support application of improvements across related products and future designs.
• Work closely with Design, Product Quality, Manufacturing, Test, Supply Chain, Operations, and Program teams to resolve complex product issues.
• Translate complex electrical findings into clear technical conclusions, risks, and recommended actions for both technical and business stakeholders.
• Prioritize technical work based on safety, product risk, defect recurrence, yield, delivery, and cost impact.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cost of poor quality through permanent elimination of recurring electrical and design-related defects.