About the position
The position involves designing PCBs and PCBAs used in manufacturing testing and automation. The role requires defining digital design elements, such as CPLDs, FPGA, and microcontrollers, and their interaction with other hardware and software blocks. The candidate will select PCB materials with respect to application, applying the latest technologies while considering performance. Additionally, the role includes selecting analog, digital, and RF components from multiple sources, focusing on high-speed performance and usability for test and automation applications. The candidate will negotiate performance requirements and pricing with vendors, collect and clarify product specifications, and distill them into requirements for testing and automation. The position also involves architecting new test system approaches, ensuring adherence to documented processes, and providing sustaining engineering for the production test process, including test process improvements. Mentoring other hardware designers, participating in product design reviews, and supporting operations metrics such as on-time delivery and quality are also key responsibilities. The candidate is expected to ensure a high standard of ethics, professionalism, leadership, competency, and quality across the department.
Responsibilities
- Design PCBs and PCBAs used in manufacturing testing and automation.
- Define digital design elements, like CPLDs, FPGA, uC and their interaction with other hardware and software blocks.
- Select PCB materials with respect to application, applying latest technologies, primarily considering performance.
- Select analog, digital, and RF components from multiple sources, focusing on high speed performance, usability for test and automation application.
- Negotiate performance requirements and pricing with vendors.
- Collect and clarify product specifications and distill them into requirements for testing and automation.
- Architect new test system approaches, considering cost, timeline, performance, and maintainability in manufacturing.
- Define functional description of designs which is used for firmware and software development.
- Ensure adherence to documented processes.
- Provide sustaining engineering for the production test process, including test process improvements.
- Mentor other hardware designers, review designs, and coach them to achieve test and automation objectives.
- Participate in product design reviews.
- Support operations metrics such as on-time delivery and quality.
- Ensure a high standard of ethics, professionalism, leadership, competency, and quality across the department.
Requirements
- Master of Engineering or Science in EE, Physics or related field.
- 10+ years of related experience.
- Deep understanding of the analog and digital high speed (> 50GHz) electronics concepts.
- Understanding of digital electronics and communication.
- Development process on the level of system architect.
- Ability to be innovative, use data based decision-making, and be self-motivated, influential and persistent.
- Strong interpersonal/teaming skills and ability to excel in cross-organizational, cross cultural, global team environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong ability to drive actions and solutions through cross-functional teams.
- Ability to deal effectively with differences of opinion, influence, and negotiate to achieve business objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to understand high level goals and translate them to actionable plans.
- Demonstrates good judgement in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
- Ability to create project work plans, oversee many tasks simultaneously and monitor progress.
Benefits
- Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
- Assistance or accommodation due to a disability.
