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Position: Electronics Engineer – PCB Design & Embedded Firmware
Location: Avon, CT
Job Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Department: Engineering
Reports to: Head of Product & Engineering
Location: Avon, CT
Job Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Department: Engineering
Reports to: Head of Product & Engineering
What You'll Do
- Design and change PCBs for new and existing products, from schematic capture and layout through simulation and validation
- Develop embedded firmware in C and C (and Assembly where needed) for microcontrollers and microprocessors, for both stand-alone and IIoT/cloud-connected products
- Make sure new designs integrate cleanly with our elevator phones, video, texting, load sensing, and other safety products
- Build prototypes and production runs using pick-and-place, laser cutting, CNC, and other in-house equipment
- Design hardware and firmware that meets ASME A17.1, UL, ADA, FCC, and cybersecurity requirements
- Apply secure design practices to build reliable products for demanding elevator environments
- Work closely with electrical, software, and materials engineers on integrated solutions
- Troubleshoot customer technical issues and support products in the field
- Use generative AI tools to speed up schematic design, firmware development, simulation, and testing
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, or Mechatronics/Robotics Engineering, Electronics Engineering Technology, or a related field
- At least three years designing and releasing commercial electronics, ideally sensors, telecommunications, audio, or industrial controls
- Experience with PCB design tools
- Experience programming in C/C
- Experience on microcontroller platforms such as STM32, PIC, Arduino, or Raspberry Pi, etc.
- Knowledge of analog and digital electronics, power management, signal integrity, and communication interfaces (UART, I2C, Ethernet, cellular)
- Clear writing and comfort explaining a circuit to people who are not engineers
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience or training in mechanical engineering and metallurgy
- Assembly language programming
- Elevator, life-safety, or ADA communication products.
- Telephone-line interfaces, speakerphones, or two-way audio.
- Load cells, strain gauges, or rope-tension measurement.
- Experience in a small manufacturing company rather than a large aerospace staff.
- Customer support or field applications engineering experience
- Experience with sensors, video integration, or voice systems