Hardware Engineer at R.H. Sheppard Co, Inc. in Rochester Hills, Michigan

Job Description:

R.H. Sheppard Co, Inc.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Hardware Engineer
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Position Overview:

This Hardware Engineer position is to provide electronics hardware support at R.H. Sheppard, Rochester Hills, MI; responsible for electronic circuit design, analysis, validation and trouble-shooting. This position would provide general electrical engineering support of all electronic products; with primary focus on steering systems. The following responsibilities are considered essential job functions:

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Creates, develops and troubleshoots analog circuit design.
• Creates, develops and troubleshoots digital circuit design.
• Conducts SPICE simulation including Worst-Case (WC) and Monte-Carlo (MC) analyses.
• Determine design trade-offs and perform tolerances analyses.
• Conducts digital timing analyses.
• Writes/modifies basic scripts/firmware for facilitating board-bring up tests, analyzing CAN data logs, etc.
• Creates, conducts and supports electronic FMEAs & fault tree analyses (as req).
• Complete Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT) studies.
• Conducts packaging analysis and supports mechanical design.
• Supports supplier selection and provides supplier development support.
• Creates all component documentation including design, product and test specifications.
• Support electronic manufacturing; including process FMEA, control plan, function test, in-circuit test.
• Creates test plans and supports all electronic tests including EMC.
• Perform environmental & reliability testing.
• Perform basic PCB lay-outs
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Excellent organization skills with a capability to prioritize time and resources to achieve the completion of tasks / goals.
• Ability to assimilate data quickly
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills and a positive/proactive work ethic.
• Must possess a strong set of interpersonal skills to ensure success in a cross-functional, team environment developing solutions through collaboration.
• Formulates new processes and strategic thinking and leads the development of new core processes to enhance business unit performance.
• Ideal candidate is a self-starter with a high level of energy.
• Strong problem solver with demonstrated project management skills
• Familiar with CANalyzer, Mentor Graphics PADS or Dx Designer.
• Familiar with automotive best practices and standards; such as SAE standards, DIN standards, IPC standards and IEEE methods.
• Supports new projects and programs in anticipation of business needs. Supports teams in planning and decision making.
• Capable of performing in a highly stressful environment.
• Influences and motivates others, provides direction, removes barriers, supports high impact teams.
• Manages self and others with a sense of urgency
• Desire to learn new tools and develop a cross-functional skill set.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Master’s Degree in Engineering a plus
• Six Sigma Blackbelt Certification a plus

Experience:

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience required.
• Experience with defining and documenting electronic hardware requirements, based on higher order requirements, such as functional specifications, regulatory requirements, and safety requirements.
• Experience with electronic hardware design tools such as schematic capture tools, PCB design tools, timing analysis tools, and signal integrity tools.
• Experience simulating circuit performance using SPICE, Mathcad, or Matlab.
• Experience with rapid prototyping embedded systems or printed circuit board assemblies for proof-of-concept demonstrations.
• Experience in using scripting languages such as ARDUINO or Python for prototyping embedded systems.
• Experience in communication networks (J1939, J1587, ISO 14229, J2497, LIN a plus, SPI, I2C, UART, USB, Bluetooth, WiFi).
• Experience with tools such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, emulators, probes.
• Experience in developing hardware test plans and test cases (module, integration, systems, functional, performance, and stress).
• Experience with test automation tools a plus.
• Experience in using Vector CANalyzer, CANdela, CANDiva, CANope, CANoe tools a plus.
• Experience using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software such as TeamCenter a plus.
• Experience in electronic product development and release of printed circuit board level electronic hardware for commercial vehicles, automotive, or aerospace industries a plus.
• Experience with developing electronic hardware systems that address high availability requirements and/or meet functional safety standards such as ISO26262 a plus.

Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States

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