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Electronics/Firmware Engineer - Product Design

Organization:
TESCO
Region:
United States, Pennsylvania, Bristol
End of contest:
February 4, 2018
  This job posting has expired
Type:
Full time
Category:
Engineer
Description
An engineering company, focused on providing custom solutions to utility companies across the country is looking for an Electronics/Firmware Engineer to support our growing electronics-based product line. We have provided custom equipment, products and services to utilities for over 30 years and have evolved into a full service solutions provider.  The following is a summary of objectives, activities, and responsibilities needed to be a successful candidate.

Position Objectives

The successful candidate will have the ability to conceptualize, design, test, and maintain new electric and electronic equipment or systems for use in testing electricity meters or ancillary components, with an emphasis on the writing and debugging of firmware for products using embedded controllers.

Key Responsibilities

Be an integral part of project teams, attend meetings, and offer expertise when needed.  This position will be responsible for ensuring consistent and timely execution of assigned design tasks.

  • Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, design, and layout digital and analog circuity, as well as to produce efficient firmware using state machine principals, with languages such as assembler, C and variants, python, etc.
  • Design and produce effective user interfaces using buttons, keypads, displays and beepers
  • Understanding of basic analog signal processing functions such as filtering, averaging, root-mean-square, power, and appropriate numerical algorithms for same
  • Read and understand complex specifications.
  • Knowledge of or aptitude for learning AC power services, revenue grade metering configurations, meter types, circuit loading, power factor, and AC harmonics.
  • Troubleshooting skills on the aforementioned components are a must.
  • Working knowledge of digital and analog circuit design and analysis, including circuit simulation, programming, power consumption, and noise mitigation.
  • Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills - communications skills must be effective and courteous, requiring high integrity when dealing with internal and external personnel and potential customers.
  • Strong organizational skills.  Self-Motivated with ability to work with minimum supervision.

Skills and Qualifications

  • Support the corporate Continuous Improvement Program by identifying and proposing all cost reduction and product improvement ideas.
  • Excellent time management, organizational skills, negotiation skills, and attention to detail.
  • Work with sales/marketing and occasional field trips to gain a better product use understanding and to help create new products

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Contact

TESCO

Canada

www.tesco-advent.com


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