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Penn State University · 1 month ago

Hardware Research and Development Engineer

University Park, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$86K/yr - $164K/yr

2+ years exp

Penn State University is seeking a motivated and talented mid-level Hardware Engineer to join their Applied Signals & Systems Integration Department at the Applied Research Laboratory. The role involves providing hands-on leadership of project teams, technical management of research tasks, and mentoring entry-level engineers in sensor system development.

Higher Education

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on leadership of project teams

Provide technical management / leadership of research and development tasks

Mentor entry level engineers in sound engineering practices

Have an active role in the entire sensor development process

Participate in the specification of system requirements and hardware / software architecture design

Design analog and digital electronic circuits and circuit boards

Assist in the development of new projects and proposals

Collaborate with engineers across ARL to deliver complex sensor systems

Qualification

Hardware designProgramming in MATLABMixed Signal DesignAnalog front-end designAutomated testingCircuit modelingSchematic entryPCB LayoutSoftware developmentTestEvaluationMentoringCollaborationTechnical documentation

Required

Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science

5+ years of relevant experience (if filled as Research and Development Engineer - Advanced Professional)

2+ years of relevant experience (if filled as Research and Development Engineer - Intermediate Professional)

Automated testing and measurement, hardware calibration, hardware design, developing, and testing and integration

Programming in MATLAB, LABVIEW, C / C++, or Python

Mixed Signal Design

Analog to digital converters, and analog front-end design

Familiarization with circuit modeling and simulation methodologies

Ability to obtain a government security clearance

U.S. citizenship

Preferred

A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Schematic entry and PCB Layout using Altium Designer

Solidworks

Matlab, Labview, C, C++, and C#; design of DC-DC converters, AC motor drives, and control algorithms

Producing required technical documentation related to the design and building of complex systems

Modeling and simulation, software development, mechanical and power system design, test and evaluation of sensor systems

LINUX and Windows OS systems

Embedded systems to include FPGAs, microcontrollers, and similar entities

Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required