Electrical Engineer in Plano, Texas at Synapse ITS

Position Title: Electrical Engineer

Salary Classification: Exempt

Reports to: Manager of Engineering

Supervises: N/A

Summary:

The Electrical Engineer will develop and support our industry-leading traffic products. The successful candidate will help create products that allow the visually impaired to safely experience the world on their own terms.

JOB DUTIES: Include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain and enhance electronic designs for existing product lines.
• Own the electronic system design cycle from requirements through launch and beyond.
• Design, develop, test and debug electronic designs.
• Integrate, verify and validate new product designs and design changes.
• Perform design reviews.
• Interface with a cross-functional engineering team.
• Support the Tech Support team with intimate product knowledge.
• Contribute to a fun and innovative work environment.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

• Degree in Electrical, Electronic or Computer Engineering
• 5-8 years of experience

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium.
• Circuit simulation.
• DFx Experience (e.g. Assembly, Manufacturing, Test, etc.)
• Experience in microcontroller based digital design.
• Experience in basic analog design.
• Knowledge of wired communication interfaces, such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB and Ethernet.
• Knowledge of wireless technologies, such as Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi.
• Experience with oscilloscopes, multi-meters and similar tools, to debug and validate electronic designs.
• Familiarity with PCBA manufacturing processes.
• Experience qualifying designs for EMC/EMI compliance.

SOFT SKILLS:

• Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational and follow-up skills.
• Solid problem-solving skills. Highly technical, quickly grasping how things work.
• Presents technical concepts, ideas, and information in terms that both engineers and non-engineers can understand.
• Motivated by continuous learning and development.
• Functions well in a small company/startup environment. (High visibility, accountability and development velocity)
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and collaboratively with a cross functional team.
• Disciplined engineering approach.
• Differentiates value added activities from waste.
• Demonstrates systems thinking.