Electrical Engineer - Sustaining

Metrix Vibration; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k)

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Health Savings Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Educational Reimbursement

Competitive paid time off program

Job summary

A leading technology provider in Houston, Texas, is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Sustaining to ensure the reliability and quality of its electrical products. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience. Key responsibilities include designing, optimizing, and testing electronic systems, troubleshooting issues, and working closely with cross-functional teams. The position offers a competitive salary along with benefits, including health insurance and 401(k).

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in analog and digital circuit design, embedded system design, and test system development.
• Experience in an electronics manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of industry standards (e.g., IEEE, ISO, IEC).

Responsibilities

• Analyze and improve existing analog and digital circuits within electronic products.
• Debug and enhance embedded systems firmware/software.
• Design and maintain test systems for validating product functionality.

Skills

Analog circuit design

Digital circuit design

Embedded systems

Troubleshooting

Programming (C/C++, Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCad

LTspice

Cube IDE

Job description

Electrical Engineer - Sustaining

Metrix Vibration is the preferred supplier of industrial condition monitoring systems to many of the world’s leading manufacturers and users of cooling towers, gas turbines, reciprocating compressors, and other rotating and reciprocating machinery. With headquarters in Houston, Texas, we operate in more than 40 countries via factory‑direct sales and service professionals, along with a strategic network of instrumentation partners. We pioneered the concept of simple, affordable machinery protection with our seismic measurement technology. Initially focused on geophysical exploration, this technology also found abundant applications for vibration measurements on industrial machines and has been our focus for 50 years.

Your Role

As a Sustaining Electrical Engineer with expertise in analog and digital circuit design, embedded design, and test systems, you will play a critical role in ensuring the continued performance, reliability, and quality of our electrical products. Your responsibilities will encompass troubleshooting and resolving issues in existing electrical systems, optimizing designs for cost and performance, and developing and maintaining test systems to ensure product quality and functionality.

Responsibilities

• Analog and Digital Circuit Design
  • Analyze and improve existing analog and digital circuits within electronic products.
  • Develop new analog and digital circuit designs or modifications to meet evolving product requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure compatibility with other system components.
• Embedded Design
  • Debug and enhance embedded systems firmware/software.
  • Implement firmware upgrades and patches to address performance or security issues.
  • Optimize embedded code for efficiency, power consumption, and reliability.
• Test Systems Development
  • Design and maintain test systems for validating product functionality and quality.
  • Develop automated test scripts and procedures.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to test systems and hardware interfaces.
• Product Sustaining
  • Investigate and resolve hardware and software issues reported by customers or internal teams.
  • Collaborate with R&D teams to incorporate improvements and design changes into existing products.
  • Provide technical support to production, manufacturing, and quality assurance teams.
• Documentation and Reporting
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of design changes, test procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
  • Generate reports and documentation for product improvements and issue resolution.
• Cost Optimization
  • Identify opportunities for cost reduction while maintaining or improving product performance and quality.
  • Work with suppliers to select cost‑effective components and materials.
• Compliance and Standards
  • Ensure that product designs and modifications comply with relevant industry standards and regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5 years experience in analog and digital circuit design, embedded system design, and test system development.
• Experience in an electronics manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in relevant tools and software (e.g., firmware development, Altium, KiCad, C/C++, Python).
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex electrical issues.
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulations (e.g., IEEE, ISO, IEC).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in cross‑functional teams.
• Detail‑oriented with a commitment to maintaining high product quality.

Skills / Knowledge

• Hardware design: selection and design with microprocessors, microcontrollers, DSPs, and other digital circuit devices; schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout, especially low‑power design.
• Analog and digital design: experience designing analog and digital filters and signal‑conditioning circuits.
• Microprocessor knowledge: working familiarity with STM32.
• Embedded systems knowledge: basic HW/SW integration testing, hardware performance tuning, embedded debugging tools; working knowledge of C/C++.
• Tools: ability to use standard electrical test equipment (power supplies, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators, impedance analyzers); experience with LTspice, Cube IDE.
• Technology: understanding of piezoelectric sensor technology.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work with little direct supervision.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good documentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to proceed on own initiative for most phases of work; requires only general direction for new activities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 401(k)
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Reimbursement
• Competitive paid time off program

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