Hardware Designer, Senior

Description

• Elaborate and present effective solutions to address department inefficiencies or problems.
• Track progress on all assigned technical tasks and provide concise, up-to-date status updates regularly.
• Communicate technical design issues and solutions clearly for review and approval by Hardware Engineering Managers.
• Plan all assigned hardware (HW) design tasks independently, providing completion estimates and identifying potential design risks.
• Ensure the safety and quality of hardware products while reducing deployment costs, contributing to greater product reuse and improved hardware quality.
• Prepare specifications for hardware components or devices and review HW architectures.
• Review relevant HW metrics to understand the performance level of HW design activities and participate in the HW Engineering Improvement plan.
• Make timely decisions by evaluating all relevant factors independently or collaboratively.
• Utilize all relevant HW development tools effectively.
• Promote a harmonious team environment and mentor junior members in the HW department.
• Stay updated with the latest developments in the field and maintain awareness of technologies in related disciplines.
• Interpret, identify, and document HW requirements to meet customer needs, within budget and schedule constraints.
• Research and analyze source information for design activities, extracting pertinent data and presenting recommendations.
• Deliver effective designs for products and processes with a superior level of logical reasoning, ensuring an understanding of both the product and its system-level functionality.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Hardware Design Engineering in URS or an equivalent industry.
• Demonstrated verbal skills to interact effectively and professionally across various forums.
• Mechanical design expertise using AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
• Strong understanding of engineering processes and design methodologies.
• Strong writing skills for preparing clear and concise reports and documents.
• Proficiency in schematic capture and circuit analysis, FPGA design, Micro-Controller design, modeling in MATLAB or equivalent tools, scripting languages, and electrical wiring diagrams (OrCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD 2D/3D).
• Demonstrate a high degree of initiative, resourcefulness, and breadth of knowledge beyond a primary discipline when solving problems.
• Demonstrate intimate understanding of Chorus 2.0 requirements and contribute to their improvements.
• Expertise in Embedded Systems Architecture and Design, Mechanical Design for the transportation industry, and design for manufacturing rugged equipment for deployment in harsh conditions.
• Professional Engineering Designation desirable for Intermediate Designers and Technical Specialists.
• Interact confidently and professionally with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Maintain high professionalism in job performance and interactions with others.
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

Benefits

• Maternity/Parental/Adoption top up pay
• Company provided Life Insurance, STD and Employee Assistance Plan
• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period
• Annual Incentive plan
• Company paid holidays - 3 weeks of vacation, Holiday closure, personal emergency leave days and sick days
• Health, Dental and Vision plans - 100% of premiums are company-paid

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance