Principal Engineer, Embedded Systems

Overview

Principal Engineer, Embedded Systems – $150K - $200K base, Smithtown, NY

Power Technology Associates, Inc. has been engaged by a Long Island client to identify candidates for a Principal Engineer, Embedded Systems position in the field of embedded systems for high voltage power solutions, including development, testing and validation.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on support/leadership of firmware and software design for high voltage power supplies. Languages used: C, Verilog, VHDL, Assembly, C++, C#, VB6, Java, WPF, and LabVIEW; firmware developed based on RTOS.
• Lead/support the preparation of technical documentation, such as circuit design, test reports, manuals, technical reports, release documentation, etc.
• Design, development, implementation, testing and documentation of complex firmware and software for high voltage power supplies across product markets.
• Review product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements and applicable specifications (industry standards and homologation requirements).
• Lead and support product development design reviews and approve design changes, specifications, and Software/Firmware releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Master’s preferred) with 10+ years of hands-on product and technology development in power conversion and management; high voltage power conversion experience is highly desired.
• 7+ years leading project development teams with manufacturing exposure and demonstrated technical leadership.
• Experience with FPGA design using Verilog or VHDL.
• Experience developing digital systems including ADCs, DACs, UARTs, RS-485, RS-232, embedded Ethernet, USB, microcontrollers, DSPs, RAM/ROM/EEPROM, switching low voltage power supplies, PWM, discrete logic, and FPGAs.
• Proficiency with emulators, debuggers, JTAG, IDEs, and other design/verification tools.
• Ability to translate product requirements into digital design architecture and collaborate with analog engineers, project leaders, manufacturing, and test teams.
• Experience creating ECNs and performing change control of firmware and software.

Contact

Bob Partridge

Employment details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Design
• Industries: Electrical Equipment Manufacturing, Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution, and Electric Power Generation