Hardware Engineer
- Lebanon, TN
- $110,000-115,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the design and development of embedded electronics hardware for our products, including schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, and BOM creation.
- Design and optimize power supply circuits to meet the specific requirements of each project, ensuring efficiency, stability, and safety.
- Utilize Altium Designer software to create and maintain schematics and PCB layouts, ensuring the highest quality designs.
- Ensure that all hardware designs comply with relevant UL standards, certifications, and safety regulations.
- Conduct and participate in FMEA activities to identify potential failure modes, assess their effects, and implement appropriate design mitigations.
- Apply design for reliability principles to enhance product longevity and minimize maintenance requirements.
- Oversee the fabrication of prototypes and perform thorough testing and validation of hardware designs, diagnosing and resolving any issues that arise.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of hardware designs, including schematics, PCB layouts, design decisions, and test results.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in embedded electronics hardware engineering, and contribute ideas for process improvement.
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in embedded electronics hardware design.
- Proficiency in Altium Designer software for schematic capture and PCB layout.
- Strong knowledge of power supply design principles and experience with power management ICs.
- Familiarity with UL standards and the ability to design for compliance.
- Experience with FMEA and risk assessment.
- Track record of designing for reliability in embedded systems.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Professional certifications or memberships related to electronics engineering.
- Experience with high-speed digital circuit design.
- Knowledge of EMI/EMC considerations.
- Familiarity with design tools such as SPICE simulation software.
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