Senior Engineer / Tech Lead - Firmware

This position is part of the Houston-based Engineering team and will support sustaining activities and engineering projects. The candidate would be expected to perform a variety of engineering activities including debugging, designing, and testing of company produced products. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for products in current production.
• Modify, revise, and prototype existing analog, digital and embedded designs.
• Creation or modification of firmware in existing embedded designs.
• Creation of documentation associated with testing, debugging, and root cause analysis of faulty assemblies.
• Communication with customers, third-party project representatives, and other company departments to meet assigned project requirements and schedule.
• Provide data collection, input and data management for engineering studies, projects and compliance requirements.
• Provide technical analysis, troubleshooting and solutions under the direction of an engineer or supervisor.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Follow all company safety policies and procedures and organize work areas for efficiency and safety.
• Duties as required by engineering project teams.
• Provides status reports to management as required.
• Respond to change productively and handle other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• Five years’ relevant electrical engineering experience

Skills/Knowledge:

• Programming skills in C or C derivative languages.
• DSP algorithm , Filters
• Microprocessors: Usage or technical knowledge of ARM, TI, MicroChip or Atmel.
• Embedded systems knowledge: Basic HW/SW integration testing, hardware performance tuning, embedded debugger tools.  Working knowledge of C/C++ is desirable.
• Tools: experience with the following design tools a plus: Altium, Eagle, ORCAD, LTSPICE, TINA, Eclipse, IAR, Kiel, Code composer.
• Technology: Understanding of Piezoelectric sensor technology.
• Have analytical skills to recognize patterns in data
• Hardware design:  Selection and design with microprocessors, microcontrollers, DSPs and other digital circuit devices.  Schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout, and experience with low/micro power design a plus.
• Analog design: Strong analog hardware knowledge and troubleshooting skills.  Experience with the design of analog filters and signal conditioning circuits is a plus.
• Ability to use standard electrical test equipment such as Oscilloscopes and Multimeters.
• Ability to efficiently use all Microsoft Office products.
• Embedded systems experience is highly desirable.