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Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Peterborough, Ontario


Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Peterborough,Ontario

A Hardware Designer requires advanced formal engineering education, superior problem solving skills and independent decision-making ability. Responsibilities include designing and implementing electronic hardware systems in a team setting. Systems typically require the design and development of both analog and digital circuits. This position reports to Hardware Engineering Manager.


RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Support technical/commercial proposals and assist with preparation of estimates, schedules, compliance matrixes and costing for new bids
  • Analyze customer needs/requirements to create hardware development plans and hardware verification plans
  • Analyze and specify hardware development environment (HDE), verification environment, debugging and profiling tools
  • Develop, deploy and support DO-254 processes, reviews (SOI), development plans and review checklists
  • Analyze user’s requirements and create a detailed hardware architecture and formal structured design
  • Perform electronics, hardware FPGA design and mechanical engineering design
  • Design electronic circuits, components, systems and equipment from detailed designs to meet EMC/EMI requirements and performance
  • Prepare material costs and timing estimates, reports and design descriptions for electronic systems and equipment
  • Perform circuit analysis and traceability from user’s requirements to formal design and implementation
  • Support and inspect the installation, modification, testing and operation of electronic components, systems and equipment
  • Debug and troubleshoot hardware circuits
  • Determine FMEA at Board and Component levels
  • Integrate hardware into embedded system environment, including test bench and on aircraft at customer sites
  • Work with product development teams – product/systems and/or Software Engineers and engineering support in a leadership role
  • Produce and manage work packages and submit status reports to Hardware Engineering Manager
  • Participate and support on program risk assessment and mitigation
  • Supervise the work of junior designers and/or other engineering employees
  • Provide presentations to customers on hardware design and operation
  • Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent combination of training and experience
  • Strong experience with in electronic product design and reliability analysis, including digital and analog building blocks;
  • Experience with Orcad, Matlab, VHDL design and experience on DO-254, DOORS, PSPICE are assets.
  • Technical and hardware qualifications (DO-160 and DO-254) experience. Background from Control systems (Engine Control, Landing and Steering Controls an asset), Avionics, Aerospace, Medical Device or other high reliability products would be a definite asset;
  • Leadership/management experience
  • Proven experience working with standards, processes and work procedures in a structured design environment;
  • Familiarity with RTCA, Inc. certification standards;

 

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