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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:
QUALIFICATIONS:
Senior Hardware Design Engineer
Peterborough, OntarioSenior 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;