Job Description
Hardware Design Engineer required by CareerWise Recruitment for our multinational engineering client in Shannon, Co. Clare. Permanent position.
Responsibilities
1. Low-power circuit design, DC/DC converters, power management methods, and analogue design and mixed-signal board-level design.
2. Processor architecture, digital circuit design and embedded systems.
3. Sourcing, evaluating & selecting components for new & established designs
4. Various communications protocols such as I2C, UART, SPI, USB.
5. Familiarity with RF technology - antenna design, impedance matching, performance tuning of RF circuits - 345MHz, 433MHz, 868MHz, 2.4GHz
6. Experience integrating RF technologies such as Zigbee, Zwave, WIFI, BlueTooth.
7. Leading and driving design development from schematic capture, PCB layout through assembly, and test house validation
8. Robust designs for ESD/EMI immunities and RF de-sensitisation.
9. Partnering with software teams to define and implement firmware, drivers and algorithms
10. Interface between R&D and Supply Chain to manage components' obsolescence and alternatives.
11. Preparation of all Board Assembly files and Drawings for prototypes build and new product release.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
12. Have an honours degree, or post graduate qualification, in Electronic Engineering
13. 6+ years of experience in consumer product design, including circuit design, component engineering, integration, embedded systems, and debugging
14. Have strong leadership skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders across multiple disciplines
15. Have strong communication and documentation skills and ability to operate autonomously
16. Have a good understanding of manufacturing process including DFM and DFT for consumer products
17. Have a good working knowledge of the technical concepts involved in the development of products and processes
18. Familiarity with Altium Designer Suite will be advantageous