What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hardware Engineer position at AFEX Fire Suppression Systems?
The role
You’ll own hardware from first schematic to production release: control electronics that live on heavy equipment and have to work every time. You’ll design boards in KiCad, build the test fixtures that prove them, and support our contract manufacturer through production. You’ll work closely with firmware, mechanical, and operations.
What you’ll do
- Design and validate analog and mixed-signal circuits: power supplies, signal conditioning, sensing inputs, and protection
- Create schematics and PCB layouts in KiCad, with design for manufacturing and test in mind
- Design and build production and engineering test fixtures, with Python and C to automate them
- Bring up new boards and debug hardware and firmware issues alongside the firmware team
- Manage revisions, BOMs, and release files in Git, and support the contract manufacturer during builds
- Find and qualify replacements for obsolete or hard-to-get parts
Must have
- 5 years of hardware engineering, with at least one design taken from prototype to production
- Strong analog and mixed-signal fundamentals: op-amps, ADCs, signal conditioning, power
- Schematic capture and PCB layout
- Hardware design around microcontrollers (STM32, ESP32, PIC, or similar)
- Working knowledge of SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN
- Python and C, enough to write test scripts and simple fixture firmware
- Comfort at the bench: oscilloscope, DMM, logic analyzer, fine-pitch soldering and rework
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
Nice to have
- Rugged or automotive design: 12/24 V vehicle power, load dump, reverse polarity, vibration, sealing
- Git for hardware projects
- Wireless module integration (BLE, Wi-Fi, 900 MHz, cellular)
- Cable and wiring harness design
- Certification experience (UL, FCC, CE, MSHA)
- Working under ISO 9001 or a similar quality system
You’ll do well here if you
own projects end to end, like moving between design, lab work and the production floor, and write down what you learned so the next person doesn’t have to relearn it.
Pay: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Electrical engineering: 5 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $80,000 - $120,000