Career Opportunities: Electronics Engineer

Position Title

Electronics Engineer

Active – FULL TIME REGULAR

Round Rock, TX US

POSITION SUMMARY

The electronics engineer will be responsible for designing, updating and testing boards and developing firmware. This position will require a strong background in PCB design and a firm grasp of circuit design. The electronics engineer must have experience designing boards that contain FPGA’s or CPU’s or be capable of demonstrating the knowledge to successfully design a board containing an FPGA or CPU. This role will require experience programing FPGA’s and an expertise in Verilog design.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct and direct product design and development, establishing new design guidelines and tools including FPGA programs, occasionally developing design methods outside established standards.

• Own the full FPGA design, including logic implementation, data movement and analysis, test benches, compilation, and timing analysis.
• Effectively testing and diagnosing issues when developing new board designs solving failures if they occur after release.
• Display an aptitude towards FPGA algorithms and an understanding of effective pipelining of data.
• Design systems to communicate data between multiple chips or boards. Must be familiar with various communication protocols.
• Design board layouts to reduce interference, minimize footprint and meet all design requirement
• Develop detailed documentation on board designs and Verilog.
• Collaborate with embedded software team to adapt firmware to meet the products needs.
• Prepare engineering reports covering topics or issues involving various products or technical fields, with contribution from various individuals including external consultants or subject matter experts. Some reports may be distributed outside the company.
• Direct the development of new products by coordinating the creation of specifications, prototype design, creation and execution of validation tests, reviewing and preparing supporting documentation.
• Execute and manage execution of tasks according to orders or project schedules, striving for 100% on-time completion. Provide timely reports on project status.
• Compliance with all Company policies is required, including adherence to Company ISO 9001 Standards and compliance with Company Affirmative Action Plan and Company Safety procedures.
• Compliance with applicable Company policies concerning maintaining a drug free workplace is required.
• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Other functions as required (non-essential functions).

SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND FREQUENCY OF CONTACTS

The position requires daily contact with all levels of TWMC and customers including Engineering, Marketing, Factory Operations, Supply Chain, Service and Accounting.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Engineering or Physical Science

• Master’s or PhD. degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Professional certification or license preferred.
• Minimum of three years of experience Writing in Verilog
• Three to five years of experience using applicable industry standards.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

As required, based on job responsibilities, education and customer specific needs.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to program in Verilog
• Ability to design board layouts and select electrical components
• Ability to diagnose electrical issues with board designs
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as d.
• Ability to write reports, white papers, and correspondence.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Proficiency of statistical tools.
• Drive to learn new skills, acquire knowledge and apply to practical situations.
• C++ experience is preferred

LANGUAGE SKILLS

The ability to read, analyze, and interpret manufacturing drawings, repair specifications, test results, and technical journals; respond to inquiries from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community; and communicate effectively in the presence of top management, customers, trade associations, and other public groups.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, algebra, permutations, calculus, and differential equations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to identify a solution to a problem involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

General supervision will be provided. Must be a self-starter with the ability to work effectively and take ownership of assigned projects in a fast paced environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

MANAGEMENT DISCLAIMER

TECO-Westinghouse’s Management reserves the right to revise, change or modify the duties and responsibilities of this position at any time to meet business and organizational needs. This position description may not list all duties for this position. The incumbent in the position may be asked to perform other duties. This position description is not a contract for employment and either the incumbent or TECO-Westinghouse may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.