Senior Hardware Engineer

Position: Senior Hardware Engineer

Reports to: Senior Manager R&D

Type: Permanent full time, 45 hours/wk, 9:30AM 7:00PM, Monday-Friday

Responsibilities:

Design ownership of assigned hardware products and assemblies.

Design and implement electronic modules and enclosures, both new and modifications to existing designs.

Analyze new hardware feature/product requirements, perform high level and detailed design, create the required design documentation, and lead/coordinate reviews by stakeholders.

Implement or lead design implementation by internal resources or external contractors. o Design for reliability, manufacturability, maintainability, and cost.

Ensure all required documentation is created to support the realization of prototype and production builds.

Coordinate prototype builds.

Perform/lead design verification testing. Ensure plans and results are documented.

Perform/lead the creation and management of assembly guides and work instructions for unit assembly.

Work with the production department to define and create the infrastructure and processes required to manufacture the new products.

Train or coordinate the training of production staff in the assembly and test of new products.

Ensure product compliance to required industry standards (E.g. IEC 60255-26 EMC, IEC 60255-27 Safety, ROHS, etc.).

Perform/lead component substitution investigations as required by End-Of-Life (EOL) or leadtime issues.

Direct/guide product change management and handoff to production.

Troubleshooting of hardware related development, production, and field issues that need enhanced support.

Work closely with production, hardware, firmware, software, and verification team members to bring products and features to market.

Ensure that issues found during verification/validation/production testing, or by customers, are resolved quickly and efficiently.

Provide task estimates and status updates as required.

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to more junior developers.

Provide technical support to customer service staff and end users as required for escalated issues.

Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, or related degree or diploma.

Strong understanding of electronic circuits used in power supplies, processor-based systems, communications interfaces, amplifiers, analog filters, ADCs, DACs, FPGAs, etc

Good understanding of thermal management.

Good understanding enclosure design and electronics packaging concepts.

Familiarity with Electrical power systems is a strong asset.

Familiarity and experience with FPGA development is a strong asset. VHDL preferred.

Familiarity with embedded firmware is an asset.

Passionate about creating excellent products.

Proven ability to drive projects and assignments to successful completion.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Able to provide creative and sound solutions to problems.

Able to evaluate solutions with a critical eye.

Excellent interpersonal, oral and written English communication skills.

Ability to work independently or closely with others. A team player.

Strong time management skills and able to work in a dynamic environment with multiple simultaneous assignments and priorities.

Proven ability to quickly learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.

Committed to personal growth and development of new skills.

Experience: 10+ years of relevant hardware development with experience in:

o Analog and digital circuit architecture, design, implementation, and troubleshooting. o High speed digital and analog PCB design and layout

o High performance microprocessors with associated infrastructure (memory, communications, etc.)

o Analog and digital interfaces with EMC/EMI compliance in harsh electrical environments. o Prototyping and formal design verification o Version and release management

Familiarity with digital signal processing concepts is a strong asset.