Sr. Hardware/Quality Assurance Sustaining Engineer

UNICOM Engineering, Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Hardware/Quality Assurance Sustaining Engineer to lead the design and verification of custom server solutions. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality and performance, while managing new product introductions and addressing hardware-related issues. The ideal candidate will possess strong digital circuit design skills, a solid understanding of electrical principles, and the ability to thrive in a collaborative environment. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will directly impact the quality and success of innovative technology solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred with 4-7 years of experience.
• Ability to understand basic electrical principles and thermal analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hardware components and systems for electronic devices.
• Perform in-depth design verification testing of hardware prototypes.

Skills

Digital Circuit Design

Electrical Principles

Thermal Analysis

Hardware Design Tools

Linux OS Proficiency

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Associate’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office Applications

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Tools

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Engineering Plano TX - PLANO, TX

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Sr. Hardware/Quality Assurance Sustaining Engineer

SUMMARY:

Coordinates the design, verification/qualification, quality and sustained engineering efforts associated with UNICOM Engineering’s custom designed servers as well as commodity servers and server components.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop hardware components and systems for electronic devices, including schematics, PCB layouts, and component selection.
• Release components for use in new and existing designs. Create documentation where required.
• Perform in-depth design verification testing of hardware prototypes, resolve design flaws, performance issues, and address quality deficiencies.
• Validate the performance of server electronics, mechanicals and user documentation against Application Deployment Requirements (ADR), Marketing Requirements Document (MRD) and/or Statements of Work (SOW).
• Define and execute test strategies for the qualification of electronic components and systems including but not limited to disk drives, peripheral cards, processors and memory.
• Manage new product introductions, and existing product changes using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools. e.g. Engineering Change Orders (ECO), Part Number Requests (PNR), Product Change Notifications (PCN).
• Support the validation and documentation of prototype platforms for use by customers in early-stage evaluations as well as provision systems for functional regulatory lab tests.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware-related issues during product development and post-production.
• Perform level 3 failure analysis to determine root cause on field returns and manufacturing yield issues requiring escalation from Support. Work directly with suppliers when required to address design or quality issues.
• Collaborate with quality engineers, manufacturing engineers, and production personnel at UNICOM Engineering to address product issues.
• Learn about company’s business as appropriate. Shows up to work on time and attends work as scheduled.
• All other duties as requested by supervisor or department head.

Qualifications

COMPETENCY QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If an employee does not meet the required competency level in any area, a required development training plan will be implemented.

Job-Specific Competencies:

• Preference - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent, plus 4-7 years direct industry experience.
• Associate’s degree in Engineering or equivalent, plus 8-10 years direct industry experience.
• Ability to understand basic electrical principles.
• Ability to understand basic thermal analysis of electronics.
• Strong understanding of digital circuit design and theories.
• Familiarity with electronic PCB bring-up and lab environment.
• Experience with hardware design tools and software.
• Ability to coordinate with a team of engineers to create, execute and review appropriate design, debug and design verification/validation test strategies.
• Demonstrate knowledge in the use of standardized computer system test software.
• Experience in the debug of electrical systems comprised of high-speed digital and analog power subsystems.
• Knowledge of PC based server systems, their architectures and the various peripheral components.
• Ability to generate accurate and thorough design verification/validation test plans.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of Linux OS operating in a server environment.
• Demonstrate proficiency in use of MS office applications, including Word, Excel, Visio, and Project.
• Ability to document, track and document project progress and work independently as well as on a team.

Management Competencies:

• Ability to manage product design and validation/qualification projects.
• Ability to coach and mentor junior engineers.

Core Competencies:

• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Ability to compose reports and correspondence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Know and follow established company core values.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; to sit, stand, walk; and to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

• Lifting Requirement: 50 pounds
• Lifting Limitations: 50 pounds

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.