Electrical Engineer

Ametek - Huntsville, AL

Full-time - Entry Level

Huntsville, AL

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Electrical Engineer at Abaco Systems is responsible for the design, development, testing, and implementation of electrical systems and components. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to create innovative solutions that meet project requirements and industry standards, while also troubleshooting and optimizing existing systems for efficiency, safety, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Single Board Computer (SBCs), FPGA/DSP Carrier boards, and I/O products following established development processes
• Work cross-functionally with Product Management and Engineering to create derived requirements for circuit board designs
• Responsible for digital circuit design including state of the art Intel and ARM processors, DDR memory, FPGAs, MPSoC's, and RFSoC's
• Responsible for design of high-speed digital interfaces such as DDR3/4, PCIe, multi-Gigabit Ethernet
• Research and select suitable components to create the electrical design
• Perform required updates to current prototypes and production designs based on customer feedback and test performance
• Perform initial board bring up and testing
• Perform verification and validation testing including regression testing during the lifecycle of the product
• Support existing products with technical and life-cycle changes and updates
• Troubleshoot/debug issues that come up during validation testing and after product release to drive quick resolutions
• Design and architect system backplane and I/O solutions
• Perform and support signal integrity analysis
• Prepare source, binary, and documentation files for use in a manufacturing environment
• Understand basic networking concepts such as IP addressing, firewalls, and routing
• Release final product into production, and support project manager with closing out internal process deliverables
• Perform work in compliance with Abaco Engineering processes and standards

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 0-3 years of experience in electrical engineering hardware design

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Mentor Expedition flow and EDM server (preferred), or other schematic capture and layout tool
• Familiar with standard lab debug tools (oscilloscope, signal generator, spectrum analyzer, multi-meter, etc.)
• Experience using Embedded Linux a plus
• Experience with low-level software development (C/C++) a plus