Senior Electrical Engineer — Rugged Embedded Systems Lead

AMETEK, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Abaco Systems in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, develop, test, and lead electrical systems including SBCs, FPGA/DSP carrier boards, sensor processing modules, and I/O products. You will translate customer requirements into robust engineering solutions and drive innovation in product architecture, development processes, and emerging technologies.

The role leads one or more technology areas, performs board bring-up, validation, and debugging, and collaborates with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant electrical or embedded hardware design experience.
• Experience leading complex engineering efforts or technical domains.
• Ability to work independently and own deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Single Board Computer (SBCs), FPGA/DSP Carrier boards, and I/O products following established development processes
• Work cross-functionally with Product Management and Engineering to create derived requirements for circuit board designs
• Responsible for digital circuit design including state of the art Intel and ARM processors, DDR memory, FPGAs, MPSoC’s, and RFSoC’s
• Responsible for design of high-speed digital interfaces such as DDR4/5, PCIe, multi-Gigabit Ethernet
• Use Mentor Expedition Dx tools for schematic capture
• Select components to meet electrical, functional, ruggedization, and reliability requirements.
• Pivot quickly with new approaches, when necessary, in response to customer feedback and test results.
• Perform initial board bring up and testing
• Perform verification and validation testing including regression testing during the lifecycle of the product
• Support existing products with technical and life-cycle changes and updates. Troubleshoot/debug issues that come up during validation testing and after product release to drive quick resolutions
• Design and architect system backplane and I/O solutions
• Perform and support signal integrity analysis
• Prepare source, binary, and documentation files for use in a manufacturing environment
• Design power systems to meet noise, performance, and size goals
• Release final product into production, and support project manager with closing out internal process deliverables
• Adopt and drive compliance with Abaco Engineering processes and standards, generate and drive support of best-practices, and drive efficiency through improved processes
• Identify technical and program risks and drive mitigation strategies

Skills

Leadership

Independent worker

Debugging

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Mentor Expedition

Lab equipment

Schematic capture

Job description

Abaco Systems in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, develop, test, and lead electrical systems including SBCs, FPGA/DSP carrier boards, sensor processing modules, and I/O products. You will translate customer requirements into robust engineering solutions and drive innovation in product architecture, development processes, and emerging technologies.

The role leads one or more technology areas, performs board bring-up, validation, and debugging, and collaborates with