Job Title: Hardware Design Engineer – Electronics

Job Description

The Hardware Design Engineer – Electronics develops and maintains complex electronic circuit board assemblies for industrial controllers, ensuring they meet stringent regulatory, electrical, and mechanical requirements. This role combines hands-on circuit board layout, component selection and lifecycle management, and cross-functional collaboration to support new product development, production line needs, and long-term reliability of industrial generator controllers.

Responsibilities

• Develop electronic circuit board assembly designs of moderately broad scope, including mixed-signal, microcontroller-based controllers, power converters, and radio frequency applications.
• Create circuit board layouts that meet electrical, mechanical, and environmental requirements, including compliance with third-party certifications and applicable industry standards.
• Develop and maintain department subject matter expertise and best practices in circuit board design and assembly technologies.
• Participate in electronics hardware design peer reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve design quality and compliance.
• Analyze and resolve vendor component change and obsolescence notifications, and implement design updates to ensure continuity of supply.
• Maintain production drawings, electronic circuit board design files, and data for all electronic circuit board assemblies to support manufacturing and lifecycle management.
• Maintain and update the database of electronic components and circuit board footprints, including approved vendor part numbers and alternatives.
• Use and refine circuit board assembly design best practices, including risk assessment, design for environment, and design for manufacturability and serviceability.
• Work in a cross-functional team environment to analyze and mitigate component change and obsolescence issues affecting existing products and new designs.
• Use standard electronics laboratory tools, such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and digital multimeters, to analyze, debug, and document proper operation of electronic circuits and systems.
• Support cross-functional teams in analyzing and resolving electronics circuit board assembly production issues, including electromagnetic compatibility and signal integrity concerns.
• Meet with vendors and internal customers to discuss, document, and resolve technical issues related to electronic circuit board assemblies and components.
• Optimize circuit board layouts to meet EMC test performance and regulatory requirements, including FCC, UL, CSA, and CE standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of hardware designs to reduce warranty issues and improve robustness, particularly in the areas of electromagnetic noise and high-speed digital design.
• Demonstrate strong abstract reasoning and problem-solving by documenting problem-solving processes, test data, and design decisions in a clear and traceable manner.

Essential Skills

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• 4+ years of experience designing circuit boards for industrial controllers that meet FCC, UL, CSA, and CE requirements, including standards such as UL6200, UL1010, and UL2200.
• Proven experience designing and laying out electronic circuit boards for industrial control applications.
• Hands-on experience with circuit board layout for mixed-signal, microcontroller-based controllers, power converters, and radio frequency circuits.
• Strong knowledge of electronic components, circuit board technologies, and industrial control electronics.
• Ability to develop circuit board layouts that meet electrical, mechanical, and environmental requirements, as well as third-party certification standards.
• Experience optimizing EMC performance of high-speed circuits to meet regulatory and design requirements.
• Experience laying out high-speed memory buses, such as DDR3, in controlled-impedance designs to meet timing tolerances of high-speed microprocessors and memory devices.
• Familiarity with EMC, FCC, UL, CSA, and CE compliance requirements for electronic hardware.
• Proficiency using standard electronics laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and digital multimeters, for debugging and validation.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and mitigate component obsolescence and vendor change issues in a production environment.
• Strong abstract reasoning and problem-solving skills with the ability to clearly document analysis, data, and design decisions.
• Experience with multilayer circuit boards, including designs with eight or more