JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking Principal Hardware Design Engineer who will be responsible for participating in the research, design and development of instruments for testing in the electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry.  The products being developed will require the Engineer to employ a broad array of skills covering many areas of hardware design.  As such, this person should have some familiarity in the following areas: Microprocessor designs, FPGA development (Verilog), analog measurement, analog filtering, digital filtering, A/D implementations, current and voltage amplifiers.  We are looking for someone who has significant design strengths in small signal measurement, signal filtering topologies, and instrumentation.  The Engineer is responsible for running simulations, where appropriate, to evaluate designs.  The Engineer is responsible for all part selections, schematic capture, and supervising the board layout.  Responsibilities will include participating in the system design, experimentation, and prototyping of concepts for evaluation.  The Engineer must be able to participate in a team environment, while managing their own assigned responsibilities.  This role will be based in our Marlborough, MA office reporting to the Director of Engineering.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• May have architectural oversight on product development.
• Help bring new technologies into product architectures as solutions to the implementation of the product.
• Innovate new product features based on ability to transform technical possibilities into practical realities.
• Develop design specifications for hardware design and enhancements.
• Develop schematics.
• Run simulations, where appropriate, to evaluate designs.
• Supervision of board layouts.
• Effectively develop timelines for assigned work.
• Debug and bring-up of new boards.
• Work with software engineers to refine interfaces between different assemblies.
• System integration and development in team environment.
• Lead Design verification and testing of the completed design.
• Participate in project team meetings.
• This employee will be a member of design teams that will review all decisions as a whole.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in analog circuit design with a focus on instrumentation.
• Familiarity with Microprocessor designs, FPGA development (Verilog), analog measurement, analog filtering, digital filtering, A/D implementations.
• Design Experience with power amplifiers and switch mode power electronics (DC/DC, DC/AC)
• Familiarity with various simulation tools (SPICE, PSIM, ModelSim).
• Ability to provide constructive feedback and insights on others’ designs.
• Ability to express ideas clearly in both written and oral communications.
• Ability to independently plan and organize one’s own activities.
• Significant Experience with small signal measurements, and digital signal processing techniques.

 PREFERRED EXPERIENCE (Not Required):

• Experience with power amplifiers.
• Familiarity with Xilinx or Altera FPGA development tools (ISE Vivado/Quartus).
• Familiarity with a schematic capture tool and layout tool.
• Basic knowledge of Linux and firmware development (C/C++).
• Basic experience with PC software and tool development.
• Familiarity with MATLAB and one of the SPICE equivalents.