Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer

Peraton•Woodbridge, NJ

27d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will support the design, development, testing and operational phases of projects undertaken at PERATON Labs, the research and development arm of PERATON corporation. This position requires the successful candidate to work closely with a diverse team of engineering, scientific and technical staff to develop novel solutions in support of such projects.

Requirements

Diversified knowledge of principles and practices in engineering.
Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required.
BS with 8 or more years of experience, MS with 6 or more years of experience, or PhD with 3 or more years of experience (Experience must be with relevant work in a professional setting).
Experience with National Instruments equipment (cRio, cDAQ, PXI).
Experience implementing and updating design with National Instruments Labview.
Working with Analog and Digital IO data acquisition and control signals as well as signal conditioning techniques.
Experience with implementing designs for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
Experience in generating and reading State Machine, Logic, Flow, and Interconnection Diagrams.
Experience with reading and editing schematics, ICDs and process control diagrams.
Skilled in electrical circuit testing and analysis including prototyping sub-systems.
Familiarity with lab/bench hardware such as oscilloscopes, power supplies (AC and DC), and spectrum analyzers.
Ability to communicate designs through presentations and be comfortable providing material for review.
Experience with designing and troubleshooting cabling and interconnectivity.
Proficient in writing technical documentation in MS Word and PowerPoint.
Ability to be onsite five days a week when required.
US Citizenship

Nice To Haves

Experience with Experimental Physics & Industrial Control System (EPICS).
Experience with using version control and configuration management.
Experience with Linux operating system.
Experience with pneumatic controls.
Experience with Siemens PLCs.
Experience creating electrical sub-systems and prototypes for field deployable systems using fully customized designs, or adapter modules to connect to existing equipment.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and test of experimental and production Instrumentation & Control systems.
Providing technical oversight of staff when appropriate.
Providing Hands-on work to test electronics, software, diagnose failures and render repairs if needed.
Develop and review documentation packages including process control diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, drawings, and test plans.
Developing embedded computing and digital signal processing designs and applications.
Providing expertise in analyzing analog and digital circuitry with both known and unknown properties.
Preparing design review material such as presentation, simulation, analysis and other key communicable components for both internal and external design reviews.
Review design document packages for manufacturability , testability and design validation.