Hardware Engineer

Hardware engineers must be fluent in the following: Altium Designer SPICE MS Office – Excel, Visio, Word, etc. Hardware engineers must be familiar with the following: Autodesk Inventor Ansys Electronics Desktop Enovia PLM Git (version control concepts and workflow) Azure DevOps Bonus if Hardware engineers are familiar with the following: Siemens/Mentor Graphics PADS and Xpedition Programming or scripting knowledge for operating and debugging hardware and test setups (C, C#, Python, LabVIEW, etc.) Responsibilities of Hardware engineer: Schematic Design - Support the creation of printed circuit boards by creating logical drawings of interconnected electronic components by: Select components Planning and implementation of analog and digital circuits Creation of component entries and assist in curation of the ECAD library (device symbols, footprints, models, and attributes) Conducting analysis, simulation, and calculations of electronic and electrical circuits 2) Layout Design - Support the creation of printed circuit boards by converting schematic diagrams into physically routed paths by: Creating and updating component footprints/land patterns in the ECAD design library Determining the optimal placement of components and PCB features for EMC/EMI performance, power integrity, signal integrity, thermal management, mechanical shock and vibration, manufacturing, assembly, and test processes Ensuring electronic components are compatible with and can be integrated with the mechanical product design Conducting analysis, simulation, and calculations for power integrity, signal integrity, thermal characteristics, and EMC 3) Hardware Test Engineering - Verification of electronic hardware through the following activities: Assisting in ensuring the hardware design satisfies the product functional requirements, performance characteristics identified in the high level design, detail design specification, and technical documentation Designing, planning, or setting requirements for necessary test equipment and/or test software Hardware module testing and verification including parametric, functional, EMC/EMI, environmental, or other engineering evaluation testing Authors and maintains the Electronic Test Specification documents 4) Drafting, Documentation, and Sustainment - Assist in the release and versioning of technical documentation Prepare schematic, fabrication, assembly, BOM packages for release in PLM system Contribute to and participate in reviews of reports, documentation and designs Assist in component lifecycle activities Assist in hardware drawing updates * MUST HAVE 7+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE * Job Types: Full-time, Contract Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per hour Experience: hardware engineering: 7 years (Required) Ability to Commute: Richland, MI (Preferred) Ability to Relocate: Richland, MI: Relocate before starting work (Preferred) Work Location: In person