Hardware Design Engineer II

Megger - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Dallas, TX

Repair and Maintenance

About the position

The Hardware Design Engineer II position is a critical role within our engineering team, located in our Dallas office. This position involves designing, modifying, and analyzing electronic circuits using industry-standard tools such as Orcad and PADS. The engineer will be responsible for creating and modifying wire harness and cable drawings, as well as generating Bills of Materials (BOMs) and initial prototypes. A significant part of the role includes collaborating with PCB layout designers to ensure that design constraints are met and that the layout adheres to specifications. In addition to design responsibilities, the Hardware Design Engineer II will perform safety analyses and write comprehensive reports on new products to ensure compliance with safety standards. The engineer will work closely with contractors to implement specifications for new designs and facilitate the release of new products. Collaboration is key in this role, as the engineer will interact with mechanical engineers to define design fit and with firmware engineers to debug and identify hardware or firmware issues. The position also requires hands-on skills, as the engineer will work with technicians to make design modifications and changes. Soldering skills are necessary for making modifications when required. The engineer will conduct failure analyses on production or customer units, testing and verifying solutions to issues, and writing Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) to implement these solutions. The ability to manage multiple design project tasks simultaneously is essential for success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Designs, modifies and analyzes design circuits using Orcad and PADS
• Creates or modifies wire harness and cable drawings, BOMs and initial prototypes
• Creates, modifies PCBs layout or submits design constraints to PCB layout designer
• Performs safety analysis and writes reports on new products
• Works with contractor to implement specifications to new designs and release new products
• Works with mechanical engineers and gives ideas to define design fit
• Works with firmware engineers to debug and identify hardware or firmware issues
• Works with technician to make design modifications and changes
• Has some soldering skills to make own modifications when necessary
• Performs failure analysis on production or customer units
• Tests and verifies the best case solution for issues and writes ECNs to implement solutions
• Keeps track, works on and strives to complete multiple design project tasks

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science / Masters degree
• Familiar with safety agency requirements for UL, CSA, IEC and FCC
• Knowledge of test equipment; scope, spectrum analyzer, DMM, etc.
• Knowledge of Excel/Word, SAPS, PADS, Orcad and other engineering software
• Good written and oral communication skills

Nice-to-haves

• Able to work with multi-discipline groups to develop designs and bring designs to completion
• Self-starter, organized, motivated, creative and able to multi-task
• Able to adapt to fast-changing technologies, environments and situations
• Able to keep focus and complete tasks and designs in a timely manner
• Eager to learn new skills