Gulf Coast Automation Group ยท 2 months ago
Electrical Engineer- Embedded Hardware
Elmhurst, Illinois, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$105K/yr - $135K/yr
5+ years expGulf Coast Automation Group is a growing technology organization, and they are seeking an Embedded Hardware Engineer. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, and optimization of embedded systems for advanced human-machine interfaces and touchscreen technologies, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet customer and production requirements.
Staffing & Recruiting
No H1B
Responsibilities
Embedded Hardware development with various microcontroller systems
Circuit design for board communications and video interfaces: analog and digital signals, power budgeting and regulation, peripheral integrations and intrinsic safety
FPC and PCB design including schematic capture with Altium (layout and fabrication documentation a plus)
Create and maintain BOMs for components and alternates for production assemblies
Review all designs for manufacturability with our factories based on process/material capabilities
Administer internal and external environmental and safety qualification planning and testing as needed
Develop embedded firmware from low-level peripheral drivers to touch algorithms for touch performance optimization
Develop hardware and firmware for custom innovative human machine interfaces and test solutions
Perform touchscreen tuning with system parameters on multiple chipsets to meet customer specifications and requirements
Support manufacturing, sales and customers with technical support
Support field failure analysis and remediation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
5+ years of experience in new product development of embedded systems
Experience with Altium or other schematic capture and PCB layout software
Experience in analog and/or mixed-signal hardware design
Expertise with measurement and test equipment
Experience testing, troubleshooting, and/or solving ESD/RF/EMI/SNR issues
Experience with serial communication hardware: I2C, UART, USB
Competent in soldering and reworking fine-pitch components (0402 and above), or be willing to learn
Experience developing bare-metal firmware on ARM Cortex M or similar microcontrollers
Experience developing firmware in C/C++ and basic understanding of assembly
Experience writing specifications, design documents, test plans and reports, failure analysis reports, and user documentation
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Comfortable interfacing with customers and representing the company as a technical subject-matter-expert
Detail oriented with strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Some travel is required (up to 10%, mostly domestic)
Preferred
Experience reading 2D and 3D mechanical CAD design files
Knowledgeable in power conditioning and designing a system for low power consumption
Experience with LCD Displays, Drivers, Backlight Inverters, and cabling
Proficiency in modeling, data collection, data analysis, and statistical analysis tools (e.g. Matlab, Python, R)
Experience troubleshooting firmware-related issues with the aid of debuggers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
Familiarity with source control systems, especially Git
Benefits
Health insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Company
Gulf Coast Automation Group
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2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase