The Role
Design and develop embedded hardware from prototype to production: create schematics and PCB layouts, build and test embedded systems and board-test firmware, troubleshoot EMI/EMC and environmental issues, and coordinate with manufacturers and team members.
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Summary:
The Electrical Design Engineer will have expertise in embedded systems design and development and worked for 2+ years on embedded systems teams. It is beneficial if this person has knowledge of electric power transmission and distribution systems.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Strongly Prefer:
The Electrical Design Engineer will have expertise in embedded systems design and development and worked for 2+ years on embedded systems teams. It is beneficial if this person has knowledge of electric power transmission and distribution systems.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in the research, selection, design, development and modification of digital and analog hardware, systems, and electrical components
- Build embedded systems including hardware, basic board test firmware
- Responsible for the development of embedded systems hardware, from prototypes to certification testing and production
- Coordinate with team members to establish basic design approaches
- Analyze and assist in developing approaches to meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and other requirements for new or improved products
- Create CAD schematics, PCB layouts, and detailed documentation for new products
- Conduct testing of existing and prototype product designs to diagnose malfunctions and make routine improvements or modifications to produce desired results
- Interface with outside resources such as PCB prototype houses and contract manufacturers.
Requirements:
- Minimum of bachelors' degree in electrical engineering (or related field), or military training equivalent.
- At least 2 years of embedded hardware development
- Experience with PCB and hardware interface design of embedded MCU or SOM
- Working knowledge of test tools; oscilloscopes, DMM, lab-type power supplies, serial port communications, and data analysis
- Troubleshooting experience such as board bring-up, EMI/EMC, or environmental issues
- Experience with wireless ISM communications
- Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
- Self-motivated and passionate about embedded systems
Strongly Prefer:
- Experience with mitigation of harsh electrical environment effects on MCU designs
- Experience in electric power industry
- Experience with hardware interfaces such as ethernet, RS-485, RS-232, I2C, SPI, and GPIO
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field (or military training equivalent)
- At least 2 years of embedded hardware development experience
- Experience with PCB and hardware interface design of embedded MCU or SOM
- Working knowledge of test tools: oscilloscopes, DMM, lab-type power supplies, serial port communications, and data analysis
- Troubleshooting experience (board bring-up, EMI/EMC, or environmental issues)
- Experience with wireless ISM communications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-motivated and passionate about embedded systems
- Experience mitigating harsh electrical environment effects on MCU designs
- Experience in the electric power industry
- Experience with hardware interfaces: ethernet, RS-485, RS-232, I2C, SPI, GPIO
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The Company
What We Do
Southern States, LLC is the world's largest manufacturer of high-voltage disconnect switches and a provider of essential products and services to electric utilities in the U.S. and Canada. The company specializes in high-voltage switching solutions and grid-resiliency technology designed to transfer bulk power, balance loads, and protect critical power infrastructure assets from damaging overcurrents, supporting the electric power grid for over a century.
