About this role
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DUTIES:
- Perform digital and analog electrical hardware design for new products and sustaining enhancements.
- Create prototypes for evaluation and testing.
- Design, modify and evaluate electronic devices, components, assemblies, or circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices.
- Analyze products to establish worst case design operation and conduct experimental tests for design validation for environmentally extreme conditions.
- Contribute as a strong team player using technical and communication skills in global product development teams consisting of cross-functional team members.
- Provide engineering support to factory floor, product management and customers to help resolve technical issues.
- Perform maintenance activities which include developing system enhancements and in planning upgrades.
- Provide advice and analysis as a participant in product development teams.
- Communicate with good interpersonal skills, in a professional manner with peers, associates in other departments, suppliers and customers.
- Supervise, develop, implement and assure compliance with engineering policies and methods.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a four-year college or university.
- Minimum five (7) years relevant hardware design experience.
- Good understanding of Firmware design required, and three experience preferred.
- Experience in an electronics manufacturing environment.
- Vibration experience is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience in participating and leading new product development teams.
- Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, and DFMEA is a plus.
KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS:
- Hardware design: Selection and design with microprocessors, microcontrollers, DSPs and other digital circuit devices. Schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout, and experience with low/micro power design a plus.
- Analog design: Strong analog hardware knowledge and troubleshooting skills. Experience with the design of analog filters and signal conditioning circuits is a plus.
- Microprocessors: Usage or technical knowledge of ARM, TI, Microchip or Atmel.
- Embedded systems knowledge: Basic HW/SW integration testing, hardware performance tuning, embedded debugger tools. Working knowledge of c/c+ is desirable.
- Tools: experience with the following design tools a plus: Altium, Eagle, ORCAD, LTSPICE, IAR, Kiel, Code composer.
- Technology: Understanding of Piezoelectric sensor technology.
- Programming skills in C or C derivative languages.
- Ability to work with little direct supervision.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to proceed on own initiative for most phases of work and only require general direction for new activities.