Senior Hardware Design Engineer

at  Aversan

SENIOR HARDWARE DESIGN ENGINEER

Peterborough,Ontario
A Hardware Designer requires advanced formal engineering education, superior problem solving skills and independent decision-making ability. Responsibilities include designing and implementing electronic hardware systems in a team setting. Systems typically require the design and development of both analog and digital circuits. This position reports to Hardware Engineering Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent combination of training and experience
• Strong experience with in electronic product design and reliability analysis, including digital and analog building blocks;
• Experience with Orcad, Matlab, VHDL design and experience on DO-254, DOORS, PSPICE are assets.
• Technical and hardware qualifications (DO-160 and DO-254) experience. Background from Control systems (Engine Control, Landing and Steering Controls an asset), Avionics, Aerospace, Medical Device or other high reliability products would be a definite asset;
• Leadership/management experience
• Proven experience working with standards, processes and work procedures in a structured design environment;
• Familiarity with RTCA, Inc. certification standards;

• Support technical/commercial proposals and assist with preparation of estimates, schedules, compliance matrixes and costing for new bids
• Analyze customer needs/requirements to create hardware development plans and hardware verification plans
• Analyze and specify hardware development environment (HDE), verification environment, debugging and profiling tools
• Develop, deploy and support DO-254 processes, reviews (SOI), development plans and review checklists
• Analyze user’s requirements and create a detailed hardware architecture and formal structured design
• Perform electronics, hardware FPGA design and mechanical engineering design
• Design electronic circuits, components, systems and equipment from detailed designs to meet EMC/EMI requirements and performance
• Prepare material costs and timing estimates, reports and design descriptions for electronic systems and equipment
• Perform circuit analysis and traceability from user’s requirements to formal design and implementation
• Support and inspect the installation, modification, testing and operation of electronic components, systems and equipment
• Debug and troubleshoot hardware circuits
• Determine FMEA at Board and Component levels
• Integrate hardware into embedded system environment, including test bench and on aircraft at customer sites
• Work with product development teams – product/systems and/or Software Engineers and engineering support in a leadership role
• Produce and manage work packages and submit status reports to Hardware Engineering Manager
• Participate and support on program risk assessment and mitigation
• Supervise the work of junior designers and/or other engineering employees
• Provide presentations to customers on hardware design and operation
• Other duties as assigned