What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineer position at Synapse-ITS?
Description:
Position Title: Electrical Engineer
Salary Classification: Exempt
Reports to: Manager of Engineering
Supervises: N/A
Summary:
The Electrical Engineer will develop and support our industry-leading traffic products. The successful candidate will help create products that allow the visually impaired to safely experience the world on their own terms.
JOB DUTIES: Include but are not limited to the following:
- Maintain and enhance electronic designs for existing product lines.
- Own the electronic system design cycle from requirements through launch and beyond.
- Design, develop, test and debug electronic designs.
- Integrate, verify and validate new product designs and design changes.
- Perform design reviews.
- Interface with a cross-functional engineering team.
- Support the Tech Support team with intimate product knowledge.
- Contribute to a fun and innovative work environment.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:
- Degree in Electrical, Electronic or Computer Engineering
- 5-8 years of experience
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium.
- Circuit simulation.
- DFx Experience (e.g. Assembly, Manufacturing, Test, etc.)
- Experience in microcontroller based digital design.
- Experience in basic analog design.
- Knowledge of wired communication interfaces, such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB and Ethernet.
- Knowledge of wireless technologies, such as Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi.
- Experience with oscilloscopes, multi-meters and similar tools, to debug and validate electronic designs.
- Familiarity with PCBA manufacturing processes.
- Experience qualifying designs for EMC/EMI compliance.
SOFT SKILLS:
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational and follow-up skills.
- Solid problem-solving skills. Highly technical, quickly grasping how things work.
- Presents technical concepts, ideas, and information in terms that both engineers and non-engineers can understand.
- Motivated by continuous learning and development.
- Functions well in a small company/startup environment. (High visibility, accountability and development velocity)
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and collaboratively with a cross functional team.
- Disciplined engineering approach.
- Differentiates value added activities from waste.
- Demonstrates systems thinking.