Embedded Electronics Engineer — Houston, Hands-On

Heath Consultants, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Heath Consultants is seeking an Electrical Engineer III in Houston, TX to join our Product Engineering team. You will design, develop, test, and support sophisticated embedded electronic instrumentation used in the natural gas utility industry.

This hands-on role spans electronics, embedded firmware, instrumentation, sensing, and systems engineering, taking products from concept through prototype, testing, manufacturing, and ongoing improvements. In-office work in Houston is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 4–7 years of experience in an R&D, manufacturing, or engineering environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in embedded electronics, instrumentation, sensing, or related product development.
• Proficiency with electrical CAD tools such as Altium.
• Experience developing or supporting embedded systems and electronics.
• Strong technical problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to create clear, professional technical documentation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, product management, and other cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded and real-time systems.
• Work within modern engineering development processes using tools such as GitHub, Jira, and Visual Studio.
• Implement power converter and control system simulations using MATLAB, Simulink, and PSpice.
• Troubleshoot electrical, firmware, and system-level problems with a structured, root-cause approach.
• Evaluate design tradeoffs involving cost, performance, reliability, manufacturability, and schedule.
• Translate customer and field needs into engineering requirements and practical technical solutions.
• Support product development through hardware requirements definition, R&D design, verification/validation, and manufacturing transfer.

Skills

Embedded electronics

C/C++

Python

MATLAB

Firmware development

Altium

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

GitHub

Jira

Visual Studio

PSpice

Job description

Heath Consultants is seeking an Electrical Engineer III in Houston, TX to join our Product Engineering team. You will design, develop, test, and support sophisticated embedded electronic instrumentation used in the natural gas utility industry.

This hands-on role spans electronics, embedded firmware, instrumentation, sensing, and systems engineering, taking products from concept through prototype, testing, manufacturing, and ongoing improvements. In-office work in Houston is required.