Medior/Senior Analog Hardware Engineer

HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær; Waalwijk; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

International working environment

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær in Waalwijk is seeking a Medior/Senior Analog Hardware Engineer to develop and sustain advanced electric power testing solutions. You will play a significant role in innovating high-performance circuits that are crucial to measurement technologies.

Successful candidates will have 5-10 years of analog design experience and a solid understanding of PCB design. We offer a collaborative environment with freedom and responsibility, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 5 - 10 years’ experience in analog design.
• Excellent understanding of analog components and design principles.
• Good knowledge of PCB design’s influence on noise and crosstalk.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain analog designs for data acquisition systems.
• Research new analog designs using simulation.
• Design and layout PCBs for analog systems.

Skills

Analog design

PCB design and layout

Circuit design using Altium Designer

Spice simulation

Communication skills

Tools

Altium Designer

LTSpice

Job description

Contribute to advanced analog development for cutting‑edge electric power testing systems trusted worldwide! This job provides an opportunity to further your career alongside passionate technology experts from around the world in the leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor, collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

In this medior/senior position, you’ll play a key role in developing high‑performance circuits that power precision measurement technologies used by leading companies worldwide. Your expertise will help drive innovation and ensure our products continue to set the standard for accuracy and reliability.

Primary Responsibilities

As a Medior/Senior Analog Hardware Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and sustaining our state‑of‑the‑art electric power testing DAQ solutions.

Your development activities

• Develop and maintain analog designs for different data acquisition systems.
• Research new analog designs with the help of simulation (e.g. LTSpice).
• Schematics design and layout of PCBs for analog systems.
• Set and verify specifications for data acquisition products.
• Define tests for production to automatically validate analog hardware.
• Keep in contact with (major) manufacturers to monitor trends in analog product development.
• Assist in the CE certification process and support during external certification, both for EMC as well as low voltage safety.

Professional Qualifications

• Min 5 – 10 years’ experience in analog design.
• Excellent understanding of analog components and design principles, for example circuits including Op‑Amps, analog filters, A/D converters, etc.
• A good knowledge of PCB design’s influence on noise, crosstalk etc. Optimum component placement and routing.
• Grounding and EMC design.
• Knowledge of design‑to‑cost.
• Experience in circuit design using Altium Designer.
• Usage of Spice‑simulation during the design phase.
• Good communication skills with other involved parties such as: ECAD, firmware, test department, QA, production, etc.

Personal Skills

• Good communication skills in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Team player, but also able to solve problems individually.
• Hands on, able to or used to work from prototype to production phase.
• Accurate, practical and result driven personality.
• Experience in working in international located development team is a plus.

We Offer

Freedom with responsibility is the framework for HBK’s employees. This allows for a good balance between work and family life and for constant development of professional and personal skills in an international and enjoyable working environment.

Company Overview

On 1 January 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged their activities into a new company called HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær). With more than 3,500 employees worldwide and production facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, the USA, China and Portugal and presence in 80 countries, HBK is a leading player in the test and measurement area. For further info please visit www.hbkworld.com.