Principal Design Engineer Job Description
Principal design engineer
provides specialist skills and knowledge in key areas of discipline engineering, including design codes, engineering standard, and good engineering practice.
Principal Design Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Ensure compliance with corporate standards and policies
Contribute to Client Relationship Development with our key Water Company and non-Water Company clients with the strategic growth of both revenue and margin
The Individual
Responsible for establishing engineering test capabilities and for maintenance of engineering test equipment
Responsible for development and release of engineering design documentation
Contributes to Abbott's intellectual property portfolio, submitting records of invention and patent disclosures
Responsible performing assignments in accordance with AMO standards
Plan, manage, monitor and co-ordinate the pre-construction phase of the project
Take account of the General Principles of Prevention, any Construction Phase Plan and any existing Health & Safety File
Identify, eliminate and control forseeable risks
Principal Design Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Principal Design Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ASQ, CQE, CRE, CSQE, CQA, IP, PMP, FAA, DFSS, RHCE
Education for Principal Design Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the principal design engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Master's and Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Design, Science, Technical, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Technology
Skills for Principal Design Engineer
Desired skills for principal design engineer include:
Commercial availability and cost of materials
Discipline codes and standards
Applicable local
Federal/national statutes and guidelines
State/province
IC design
Bus protocols
Clocking
Debug
Interconnect
Desired experience for principal design engineer includes:
The candidate should have experience in applying principles of good software and interface design, and should have experience with at least one revision control system
Candidate must be self-motivated and capable of working independently
Candidate must have exp
Knowledge of imaging and computer vision applications and algorithms, and ability to develop these on embedded systems
Knowledge of computer architecture and DSP principles and programming in a multi-core environment
Proficiency in developing, optimizing, and debugging code on DSP platforms with good knowledge of C/C++ assembly programming
Principal Design Engineer Examples
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Principal Design Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of principal design engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for principal design engineer
- Participate in next-gen appliance ID commercialization work streams in partnership with design consultants, ensuring design intent remains in-tact and products reach market on-time – partnering closely with Engineering and Marketing counterparts
- Make recommendations for next-gen appliances, supported with trend insights and strategy inputs
- Present on design content material to Senior Leadership
- Lead front-end design of appliance, accessory, and packaging ID on innovation programs that are in the pipeline
- Lead the application of design methodologies for broad innovation problem solving
- Analyze design trends to create inspiring, actionable frameworks to guide design activities
- Lead content creation of design strategies and consumer experiences for innovation programs
- Design and facilitate highly productive brainstorm sessions and concept creation workshops
- Partner with Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Operations, Quality, R&D, and Retail Partners in both up-front phases and downstream activities to ensure Innovative ideas reach market
- Performs engineering analysis to predict the behavior of the proposed designs
Qualifications for principal design engineer
- Project planning and execution, and performing design tradeoffs to achieve performance, power, die size, and schedule targets
- MS + 12 years’ experience, or Ph.D
- Individual must have proven ability to achieve results in a fast moving, dynamic environment
- MS or equivalent preferred
- Understanding of Computer vision or machine learning applications and their optimizations for efficient implementation on embedded systems
- Expertise in algorithm modifications and optimizations for efficient processing including fixed point conversion, exploiting parallelism, balancing data transfer and computation
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Principal Design Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a principal design engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for principal design engineer
- Effectively implement cutting edge high sample rate (>1GSPS) ADC converter technology with analog input bandwidths > 2GHz
- Medical devices experience is a plus
- Will represent Design Engineering in technical customer discussions / meetings
- Raise perception of acumen in the industry by authoring or presenting papers, articles
- Lead the development and implementation of platform and product architectures in collaboration with senior technical staff
- Guide and oversee the development of system component requirements, interfaces, and specifications necessary to maintain the consistency and integrity of the architectures
- Manage product design and documentation at a system level
- Perform independent research and engineering studies
- Lead remote development teams
- Develop IP Patents, Technical Publications or White Papers
Qualifications for principal design engineer
- System Verilog experience and experience with UVM based functional verification environment development is required
- Prior RTL Design experience using Verilog is a must – so that the verification engineer is self-sufficient for most aspects of debugging
- Latest DDR Protocol experience is highly desirable
- AXI3/4 experience is a desirable
- Prior experience in IP development teams would be an added advantage
- Excellent communication skills - verbal, written, listening, interpersonal - with the ability to transfer knowledge to others
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Principal Design Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of principal design engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for principal design engineer
- Identifies and engages third parties for development of technology solutions
- Defines Test Protocols
- Integrates using 3D NX models, mechanical & assembly drawings, and specifications in accordance with company standards
- Support mechanical, electrical, and pyrotechnic integration design across the SLS Booster
- Support Material Review Board (MRB) and booster build in Florida
- Prepare test & instrumentation drawings, test plans, reports, and perform tolerance analysis
- Prepare trade studies and milestone review presentations
- Prepare ICD, NxN interaction matrices and Interface Summary Sheets
- Prepare requirement specifications and provide verification reporting
- Perform preliminary structural analysi
Qualifications for principal design engineer
- Lead high speed IP (USB3, PCIE etc) development
- Also familiar with Matlab, IAR or Keil Tool software development tool chain
- Experience in Design tools, including Simulation, Design FMEA, CAD
- Proficiency in BOM selection and their relationship in final product quality, reliability and performance during package design phase
- Strong customer focus, proactive and able to work with minimum supervision
- Creative in new ideas and solutions
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Principal Design Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of principal design engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for principal design engineer
- Maintain & further develop a high degree of engineering knowledge within the department in order to nurture innovation
- Apply innovative and state-of-the-art engineering tools/methodologies/principles (sampling plan & study layout definition, data statistical analysis, mechanical design principles...) to design product components according to applicable Product Development Process and design control procedures by interpreting results and providing conclusions
- Give appropriate input on a regular basis (task definition, schedule update, budget needs...) to keep overall project technical schedule and budget up-to-date
- When needed, supervise and coordinate the activities of a support engineer on specific assigned work
- Proficiency in logic design, simulation
- Proficiency in Verilog and its simulation environment
- At least seven year experience working on digital IC development projects, excellent communication skills and the uncanny ability to both lead and contribute in a cooperative team environment
- Proficiency in logic design, simulation, synthesis, STA and testing
- At least ten year experience working on digital IC development projects, excellent communication skills and the uncanny ability to both lead and contribute in a cooperative team environment
- Custom layout design for PHY IP development - Understand design requirements and work closely with the design team and successfully deliver Analog layouts
Qualifications for principal design engineer
- Scripting and automation experience is a plus
- 4 year experience with application of CFD for component design
- You’re well versed in software design and build performant software solutions based on business requirements for both existing and new applications and technologies
- You have a strong background developing and enforcing performance standards for large scale solutions across the full stack with an understanding of network, hardware and software pitfalls and strengths
- You excel at performing design and code reviews
- Minimum 12+ years of design experience, preferably in PCIe Protocol area
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Principal Design Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of principal design engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for principal design engineer
- Achieve goals within budget within time deadlines
- Assist in the design & execution of Product Development Process (PDP) for all OSTA design or distributed products
- Demonstrate project management skills and interact and collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Provide leadership in understanding of the regulations to other disciplines within and outside the organization
- Support and/or lead Process/Design Validation/Verification activities and approach including software validation
- Support Manufacturing Engineering in the creation of DMR, DHR, routes, and bills of material, print changes, and specifications for in- house / external manufacturing
- Communicate effectively at all levels within Quality cross functionally with departments such as PD, Regulatory, Sales, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Marketing in order to provide quality input
- May be responsible for providing project direction, coaching, mentoring and supervision for design assurance quality engineers and/or technical team personnel
- Candidate will work on the design and integration of various subsystems into an ARM processor based MPU
- Hold spec reviews, code reviews, coverage analysis, to meet corporate ISO Quality goals
Qualifications for principal design engineer
- Design Knowledge for High speed digital & analog (Power supply, DSP, DDR ) electronic components and circuitry
- Knowledge of simulation (hyperlynx) and measurement techniques for DDR
- Experience with the design and manufacturing of precision sheet metal/machined components
- Experience designing complex plastic parts and tooling, including working with manufacturers and evaluating first shots and FAI parts
- Understanding of system level thermal management including fan and heatsink design, air baffling, thermal simulation, and thermal testing and analysis
- Familiarity with cost sensitive high reliability systems