Senior Engineer / Tech Lead - Firmware

SUMMARY   This position is part of the Houston-based Engineering team and will support sustaining activities and engineering projects. The candidate would be expected to perform a variety of engineering activities including debugging, designing, and testing of company produced products.    RESPONSIBILITIES   Primary Responsibilities:

Provide technical support for products in current production. Modify, revise, and prototype existing analog, digital and embedded designs. Creation or modification of firmware in existing embedded designs. Creation of documentation associated with testing, debugging, and root cause analysis of faulty assemblies. Communication with customers, third-party project representatives, and other company departments to meet assigned project requirements and schedule. Provide data collection, input and data management for engineering studies, projects and compliance requirements. Provide technical analysis, troubleshooting and solutions under the direction of an engineer or supervisor.

Follow all company safety policies and procedures and organize work areas for efficiency and safety. Duties as required by engineering project teams. Provides status reports to management as required. Respond to change productively and handle other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS   Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering Five years’ relevant electrical engineering experience

Programming skills in C or C derivative languages.  DSP algorithm , Filters Microprocessors: Usage or technical knowledge of ARM, TI, MicroChip or Atmel. Embedded systems knowledge: Basic HW/SW integration testing, hardware performance tuning, embedded debugger tools.  Working knowledge of C/C++ is desirable. Tools: experience with the following design tools a plus: Altium, Eagle, ORCAD, LTSPICE, TINA, Eclipse, IAR, Kiel, Code composer. Technology: Understanding of Piezoelectric sensor technology. H ave analytical skills to recognize patterns in data Hardware design:  Selection and design with microprocessors, microcontrollers, DSPs and other digital circuit devices.  Schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout, and experience with low/micro power design a plus.  Analog design: Strong analog hardware knowledge and troubleshooting skills.  Experience with the design of analog filters and signal conditioning circuits is a plus.   Ability to use standard electrical test equipment such as Oscilloscopes and Multimeters. Ability to efficiently use all Microsoft Office products. Embedded systems experience is highly desirable.