Available Position

·        Electronics Engineer

1.        Perform activities concerned with design, testing and manufacture of electronic components, products and systems for robotic end effectors and force/torque sensors.  You will work independently, individually as Project Leader or with other engineers, designers, technicians and Manufacturing personnel to complete design projects.  You will communicate with managers, Operations and Sales staff concerning your design project. 

2.        Investigate and resolve technical problems involving product performance and assembly, production equipment or facility systems affecting production. 

3.        To provide electronic and software support and development for existing and future electrical products and general electrical engineering support for the entire company.   This includes:

·         Developing improvements in current electronics.

·         Developing custom products for unique customer applications, including design and cost estimation.

·         Support and troubleshoot current electronic designs.

·         Electrical schematic creation and entry.

·         Checking of the electrical portion of electromechanical drawings.

·         Use appropriate engineering tools such as design reviews, FMEA, DFA, in the successful completion of design projects.

4.        Follow up on building of test prototypes and released products to verify design to customer and project specifications, develop new ideas based on the results and write reports to document the testing. 

5.        Determine and establish specifications and standards and write manuals, manufacturing and inspection instructions, specification sheets and technical reports for new and existing products.

6.        As a Project Leader you will coordinate all phases of development including creation, prototypes, testing and analysis.  Establish and monitor adherence to time lines and schedules.  Complete all project documentation required, direct the efforts of assigned support personnel as required ensuring on time project completion, being responsible for tracking the cost of components with minimizing cost as a design criteria and work closely with all areas of the company to successfully complete the projects.

7.        Work with component suppliers, manufacturers, outside labs and other service providers as needed to assure the most cost effective, robust designs are implemented.

8.        Discuss and consult with customers, applications engineers and the Sales staff to determine all the technical specifications for a project.  Continue customer interface and support as required during the design, production, implementation and trouble shooting of the product, including travel to suppliers or customers as required.

9.        Proactively develop and protect intellectual property through the use of patent disclosures, non-disclosure agreements, patent applications, professional ethic and other means as required.

10.     Other duties as assigned.

      Job Requirements/Skills:

BS or MS degree in electrical engineering

Must have design experience with

-          analog components and circuits, required for the  precision measurement of low voltages

-          Embedded systems hardware

-          embedded firmware using assembler and C/C++

-          DC/DC converters

-          Serial bus networks (CAN, RS485, Ethernet)

Must be familiar with PCB layout requirements for low noise precision analog circuits

Must be proficient with design for EMC/EMI compliance

Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.

Must have demonstrated proficiency in schematic entry using Orcad Capture

3 to 10 years work experience in a related field is required. 

The following skills are a plus:

·         Experience with PCB layout design using PADS

·         Experience with industrial field bus networks (DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, EtherCAT)

·         Experience with Freescale 8/32 bit micro controllers and CodeWarrior

·         Microsoft Visual Basic

      Also include in your reply answers to the following questions:

1.        Explain from your experience why you are the best candidate for this position.

2.        What organization and time management skills do you use to complete product design projects?

3.        Provide an example of an innovative design you were involved with and describe your role.

4.        Describe the type of products you have designed. And how your designs contributed to the success of the product.

Resumes for this position with answers to the questions should be emailed to designjobs@ati-ia.com