Principal System Engineer

The Principal System Engineer for Energetiq's Laser-Driven Light Source (LDLS™) business unit is responsible for technical leadership of the LDLS product line. They design, develop, and enhance new and existing products/product lines. Evaluates and recommends specifications and ensures products meet the technical and functional requirements. Recommends and follows reliable, efficient, and cost-effective procedures. Performs feasibility, functional, and quality testing of designs. Works with other members of the engineering staff to ensure project milestones are met and that projects are completed according to established timelines.

• Act as an individual contributor and direct the work of others when appropriate as the technical lead for the product line
• Ensure compliance to company policies, including the NPDI stage gate process
• Work closely with product managers to gather customer requirements and develop project initiation documents
• Partner with R&D Scientists to reduce new technology to practice
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Quality, Procurement, and Manufacturing organizations to ensure that the needs of all stakeholders are satisfied in the development process
• Independently manage projects and/or support Project Management by activities such as work breakdown, cost estimation, resource planning, schedule creation, risk management, design review leadership, progress monitoring, and team motivation
• Articulate goals, roles and responsibilities, assumptions, and expectations to cross-functional extended project teams, internal resources, and consultants
• Work to proactively remove project obstacles, identify and manage issue escalations, and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities
• Communicate technical and project information effectively to stakeholders (such as periodic project updates and communication with customers for new business/support/escalation resolution activity)
• Develop and maintain relationships with consultants as needed to fill capability gaps or expand resource capacity as needed

• Minimum bachelor's degree in applicable field such as Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Systems, or Physics/Optical Engineering (Masters preferred)
• 10+ years of relevant hands-on design engineering experience (individual contributor),
• Technical proficiency in one or more of the following areas: Laser, Plasma, Optical, Electrical, Mechanical (including thermal), and/or Software/Firmware Engineering
• Willing to travel internationally up to 25% of the year
• Japanese language is a plus
• Skilled in several of the following competencies: Requirements Engineering/Analysis, Engineering Analysis (including Risk), Effort and Material Cost Estimation, Design Tolerancing and Optimization, Mathematical Analysis, Modeling (CAD and/or other), Product Design, Prototyping, Project Management (Stage-Gate), Design Reviews, Engineering Management (including matrix management), Performance Reviews, Supplier Selection/Management, Project Prioritization, Communication (including presenting technical information to internal and external stakeholders), Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Quality Assurance Processes, Design for Reliability, Design for Manufacturability, Standard Office SW/tools