Embedded Controls Engineer

About the position

The position involves designing and developing real-time signal processing and data communications, focusing on hardware and firmware development for embedded systems, as well as PC-based GUI development for user interfacing. Responsibilities include designing analog and digital circuitry for embedded systems, including schematic capture and printed circuit design, and providing sustaining engineering for existing and legacy products.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop real-time signal processing and data communications.
• Focus on hardware and firmware development for embedded systems.
• Develop PC-based GUI for user interfacing.
• Design analog and digital circuitry for embedded systems.
• Conduct schematic capture and printed circuit design.
• Provide sustaining engineering for existing and legacy products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science or related fields.
• Significant laboratory experience.
• Experience with embedded firmware development using C and assembly code (Microchip experience preferred).
• Proficiency in JavaScript and HTML for embedded web pages.
• Experience with C# (Visual Studio experience preferred) for PC-based applications.
• Familiarity with embedded communication protocols and interfaces such as TCP/IP, USB, CAN, SPI, I2C, and RS-232/422/485.
• Programmable logic design experience (Altera experience preferred) using VHDL or Verilog.
• Familiarity with general-purpose test equipment (oscilloscopes, waveform generators, etc.).

Nice-to-haves

• Master’s degree or higher in electrical engineering, computer science or related fields.
• Familiarity with common machine tool protocols, such as EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP and Profinet.
• Schematic capture and PCB design experience, preferably with the Altium design environment.