Hardware Engineer

Online Development - Knoxville, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Knoxville, TN

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Hardware Engineer at Online Development, Inc. (OLDI) plays a crucial role in a multi-disciplinary team focused on designing, implementing, and delivering innovative systems and solutions for the industrial automation market. This position emphasizes creativity, autonomy, and collaboration, allowing the engineer to have a significant impact on product development and enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure on-time releases of new designs and existing product changes
• Generate design plans for new product offerings and enhance existing products based on new business objectives
• Design, test, troubleshoot, and document product solutions
• Develop schematics, PCB layouts, BOMs, and complete assemblies
• Support Supply Chain sourcing and component selections
• Build and test prototypes for new product development
• Utilize verification and validation methods to demonstrate designs meet all design requirements with attention to quality and regulatory requirements
• Support testing via 3rd party test facilities
• Determine root cause for complex issues and develop practical, efficient, and permanent technical solutions
• Provide technical support to Test and Manufacturing departments
• Provide leadership and mentoring to team members

Requirements

• BS in Electrical or Electronics Engineering from an accredited college or university
• Two to five years of experience in related engineering field with electronic design, product development, and manufacturing release experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical problem-solving skills
• Team leader willing to take on assignments that are not always within core competency
• Experienced in designing, debugging, and supporting analog/digital circuits as well as real-time embedded electronics for both microprocessor-based, FPGA/CPLD and DSP hardware platforms
• Solid understanding of the PCB fabrication process
• Proficient in using schematic diagram development tools (e.g., ORCAD, PADS, Altium), PC board layout tools (e.g., ORCAD, PADS, Altium), and simulation tools (e.g., SPICE)
• Working knowledge of fundamental PCB layout concepts especially regarding EMC and ESD
• Skilled at using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and processor emulators/debuggers
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products, such as Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, and PowerPoint
• Experienced in product certification activities (e.g., CE, UL, etc.)

Nice-to-haves

• Firmware development experience including HDL design
• Industrial automation product development, Rockwell Automation experience is a plus
• Experienced in designing functional safety products in accordance with IEC 61508
• Experienced in designing secure products in accordance with IEC 62443
• Proficiency in the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP)
• Familiar with industrial automation protocols such as Modbus, Profibus, etc.
• Experienced in leading engineering projects and teams