Senior Hardware Systems/ Board Design Engineer

Job Title: SR. HARDWARE SYSTEMS/BOARD DESIGN ENGINEER.

The successful candidate will be assigned as a member of a team responsible for

designing/integrating an embedded hardware/software system to control the functionality

of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC). Must have working knowledge and skills in the

following areas: developing board level digital and low noise analog circuits; system

level integration of hardware and software; Ability to translate product requirements into

product designs; effectively interpret and convey technical information, leveraging other

resources as required to complete projects; effectively prioritize and manage workload.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

- B.S in Electrical Engineering.

- 7+ years experience in board level design and debug.

- Experience with design & schematic capture tools.

- Embedded code design, assembly, C.

- I2C, SPI buses

- Mix-signal (Analog and Digital) circuits ADC.

- Familiarity with analog circuits, DC/DC, fan controllers, sensitive signals, low noise

design, battery/power circuits.

- Switching power supply design experience helpful, but not required.

- PCB physical mixed-signal design tools and simulation a plus

- Proficiency in using emulator/simulator, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, DVM, etc. Basic

manual dexterity (solder, crimp).

- Familiarity with; eCos - open source runtime system; RTOS - Realtime operating

system; DSP a plus.

- LabVIEW programming a plus.

- Basic Windows office computing applications

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Modification and Integration of existing embedded control hardware to scale up existing

system.

- Design & schematic entry of microcontroller board.

- Microcontroller firmware development.

- Manage board designs through outside PCB layout facility, including specification of

PCB layout constraints to achieve required electrical performance.

- Provide all relevant documentation including BOM, design simulations, user guide,

functional specifications & layout design guidelines.