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Heath Consultants Incorporated · 4 days ago

Embedded Software Engineer - Electronics

Greater Houston

Part-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

An excellent understanding of control theory as applied to power conversion and motion control (design-oriented analysis)

Experience developing embedded and real-time systems in C, C++ or FPGA Design (Verilog and/or VHDL)

Ability to implement power converter or control system simulation using state-of-the-art tools (such as Matlab/Simulink/PSpice)

Comprehensive understanding of circuit board design for power electronics application, such as analog signal processing and gate driver circuits.

Deep understanding of electrical engineering principles in both analog and digital domains with the ability to leverage this understanding to quickly isolate issues and faults.

Ability to guide and oversee layout designers, and provide clear layout constraints (PC board stack-up, component placement, high speed routing, etc.) and proficiency in using Electronic CAD tools such Altium etc.

A demonstrable ability to perform trade studies and tradeoff analyses.

Demonstrated technical leadership and facilitation skills

Excellent problem solving & troubleshooting skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrated ability to understand customer use scenarios, conceptualizes technical solutions, explain concepts to development engineers, test and evaluate designs and prototypes.

Ability to manage outside suppliers and manufacturers as related to system and project level activities.

Familiarity with the Standards, Regulations, and Guidance associated with the development and manufacture products related to the gas, electric, and water utility markets

Qualification

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RTOSFPGAPortable instrumentationDesign for Intrinsic SafetySensor designElectrical CAD ToolsLab equipmentTroubleshootingMicroprocessorRTL codingHardware developmentVerification/validationHigh-level architectureProduct development cycleMotion controlsDesign best practicesMicrosoft OfficeTeamworkCommunicationProblem-solvingMentoringProfessional Engineer License

Required

BS or MS degree in appropriate engineering discipline (e.g. Electrical, Computer, or Electronics Engineering) required.

5 years in a Manufacturing / Engineering environment and job experience in instrumentation product development and be comfortable in a teamwork environment.

Strong experience with RTOS and custom FPGA.

Strong experience with development of portable instrumentation and measuring devices.

Experience with design for Intrinsic Safety preferred.

Experience with design for sensor, transducer, IR or similar capabilities.

Proficiency with Electrical CAD Tools such Altium etc.

Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscope, power supplies, and spectrum analyzers.

Extensive troubleshooting experience, determining causes of failures on circuit boards down to component level and methods of correction.

Experience with Microprocessor (PIC, AVR, ARM) and RTL coding for FPGA.

Experience with developing hardware, verification/validation requirements and specification document.

Established lead in the high-level architecture and design of electronic systems.

Play a key role in all phases of the product development cycle which includes requirement/definition, design and development, verification (such as unit tests) and traceability matrix, and transfer.

Maintain awareness of new component developments and emerging technologies relevant to motion controls and use/recommend them for new designs where appropriate to achieve cost, performance and size goals.

Set the standard for design best practices and collaborate with engineering, the firmware and software design teams to yield outstanding new products.

Provide technical oversight and review support to development teams during product design and development.

Coach and mentor lesser experienced engineers.

Skills in Microsoft office specifically in Excel and Word. Typing and communication skills.