ELECTRICAL ENGINEER II, Jacksonville, FL

About LSI

LSI is an employee-owned company and employs dynamic teams of professionals - people with the finest technical expertise, a level of passionate creativity, and a truly visionary outlook who deliver innovative training solutions that exceed our customer's expectations. Everyone at LSI has a personal stake in our success.

LSI has over 400 training and training support experts, engineers, and craftsmen on staff who develop state-of-the-art high-fidelity training devices, complex computer-based, highly interactive distributed learning products, and comprehensive, dynamic technical publications. LSI employee-owners collaborate to deliver training products and services for a myriad of programs and customers, using leading edge technology and proven processes.

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General Summary

The Electrical Engineer II designs and develops electrical systems and components. They apply mathematical and engineering principles to their designs to find a balance between cost with function. They conduct research on new products to innovate system architecture. Their work requires judgment in the evaluation, selection, application, and adaptation of components. They will typically use these skills autonomously with limited feedback.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepares electrical drawings and specifications and delegates drafting work to drafters.
• Prepares specifications for purchase of materials and equipment.
• Communicates with vendors/manufacturers to source components.
• Inspects and tests components, both vendor and competitive.
• Troubleshoots issues on training devices with the assistance of engineers or technicians.
• Must be capable of safely handling government-furnished equipment and materials.
• Must be available to work a standard weekly schedule with overtime as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Non-Essential Job Functions

• May be asked to perform Programable Logic Controller (PLC) coding.
• May be asked to program Arduino IDE.
• May be asked to layout/design Printed Circuit Board (PCB) parts.
• Assists in the creation of estimates for customer contract quotations.
• Assists in the creation of a work breakdown structure (WBS) in order to feed into an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for project management tasking.

Job Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of electrical theory and engineering techniques.
• Ability to read and interpret a schematic is essential.
• Expertise with lab tools (multimeter, power supplies, etc).
• Great computer skills with Microsoft Office applications.
• Possesses working knowledge of connectors, terminals, wiring, and circuit protection.
• Working knowledge of common serial communication protocols (RS232, RS482, RS422, ARINC-429, etc).
• Experience in reverse-engineering.
• Working knowledge of both AC (single and three phase, 60-400Hz) and DC electrical systems.
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance when required by the contract.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline from an ABET accredited school, Electrical Engineering is strongly preferred.
• Eighteen (18) months of direct LSI experience, or two (2) years of other relevant engineering experience.
• Some experience with CAD software is desired, AutoCAD experience is preferred.
• Prior military avionics maintenance experience preferred.

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.