R&D Electrical Engineer - Principal R&D Electrical Engineer

Halliburton - Houston, TX

Part-time,Full-time - Mid Level

Houston, TX

Support Activities for Mining

About the position

The Principal R&D Electrical Engineer position at Sperry Drilling, a Halliburton Product Service Line, involves developing and sustaining electronics for downhole tools used in extreme drilling environments. The role requires independent work on various electrical engineering tasks, including FPGA architecture development, circuit design, testing, and documentation, while collaborating with project management and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain electronics used in Sperry downhole tools.
• Work independently on electrical engineering tasks such as developing FPGA architecture, analog and digital circuit design, circuit analysis, and characterization.
• Participate in characterization, qualification, modeling, analysis, design, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and design reviews for new and existing electronics designs.
• Report on planned and completed development activities, providing estimated completion dates and prompt reporting of issues.
• Communicate with project management, supervisors, electrical and software groups, and other team members.

Requirements

• Experience with implementing FPGA code in VHDL.
• Understanding of common data acquisition systems building blocks and components (analog to digital converters, DAC's, microprocessors, DSP, FPGA's, Flash, etc.).
• Experience with sensor acquisition systems circuit design and analysis.
• Solid understanding of common acquisition system terminology and requirements: SNR, common mode, noise analysis, accuracy, precision, resolution, bandwidth, range, sample rate, aliasing, etc.
• Experience with analog, power, and digital circuit design and analysis.
• Strong background on common analog circuit building blocks/components (amplifiers, filters, LDO, feedback circuits, switches/MOSFETs, transformers, inductors, etc.).
• Understanding of digital communication circuits and systems.
• Understanding of power supply circuits and control systems.
• Experience with using standard electronics lab equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, impedance analyzers, power supplies, and function generators.
• Experience with troubleshooting and system debugging.
• Experience using Python and Matlab programming and ability to develop scripts for automated testing and data analysis.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage in addition to life and disability insurance plans.
• Paid Vacation Days, Paid Holidays, and the ability to purchase additional days off.
• Retirement and Savings (401K) Plan with matching contribution.
• Family Care program including paid time off to care for sick or injured immediate family members, adoption reimbursement, paternal and maternal leave for baby bonding and more.
• Employee Job Referral Bonus Program.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program.