JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Hardware Engineer is responsible for participating in the research, design and development of products for the electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry. This person will be tasked with running simulations to evaluate designs and responsible for all part selections, schematic capture, and supervising the board layout. The Senior Hardware Engineer must be able to participate in a team environment, while managing their own assigned responsibilities. This role will be based in our Marlborough, MA office reporting to Manager, Hardware Engineering

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for architectural oversight on some product development.
• Help bring new technologies into product architectures as solutions to the implementation of requested product functions.
• Innovate new product features based on ability to transform technical possibilities into practical realities.
• Develop design specifications for hardware design and enhancements.
• Develop schematics.
• Run simulations, where appropriate, to evaluate designs.
• Supervise of board layouts.
• Effectively develop time lines for assigned work.
• Debug and bring-up of new boards.
• Work with software engineers to refine interfaces between different assemblies.
• System integration and development in team environment.
• Troubleshoot test equipment problems.
• Participate in development programs that may include contracting houses.
• Specification and development of board test fixtures.
• Participate in project team meetings.
• Some amount of maintenance of existing products is required. This may include everything from part obsolescence to new features.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 5-7 years experience in circuit design and circuit layout.
• Familiarity with Microprocessor designs, FPGA development (Verilog), analog measurement, analog filtering, digital filtering, A/D implementations, control and power amplifiers.
• Familiarity with various simulation tools (SPICE, PSIM, ModelSim).
• An understanding of signal integrity concepts.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE (Not Required):

• Familiarity with Xilinx FPGA development tools (ISE and Vivado).
• Familiarity with Mentor Graphics DXDesigner schematic capture tool and Cadence Allegro layout tool.
• Basic knowledge of Linux and firmware development (C/C++).
• Basic experience with PC software and tool development.
• Familiarity with MATLAB.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of design for EMC compliance.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback and insights on others’ designs.
• Ability to express ideas clearly in both written and oral communications.
• Ability to independently plan and organize one’s own activities.