Electronics Engineer

A full-time position in our Research & Development Department has become available. The successful candidate shall be a senior Electronics Engineer with extensive experience, who will be involved in the design, development and support of a variety of advanced electronic instruments throughout their full life-cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Digital and analog electronics design for embedded real-time systems. Complex architectures involving multiple, tightly-coupled modern processors and/or DSPs.
  
• Responsible for the full life-cycle of hardware targeted to extensive use in rugged environments: requirements, system architecture, design, PCB layout & routing, signal integrity, simulation, verification, manufacturing (liaison), testing & qualification, systems integration, maintenance.
  
• Development and maintenance of comprehensive design documentation, test plans and test procedures.
  
• Active collaboration within the R&D team to address hardware–firmware integration issues.
• Design under the context and constraints of long product lifespans. Active collaboration with purchasing in the sourcing of components.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
  
• Strong fundamental knowledge of high-speed circuit and multi-layer PCB design.
  
• In-depth experience with FPGA designs, high-speed devices and protocols.
  
• Hands-on troubleshooting experience using modern test equipment: scopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, etc.
  
• Familiar with both modern and legacy tools for design, implementation and verification:
  
  • Circuit and board-level design: eProduct Designer – DxDesigner (ViewDraw, ViewDRC, ViewNavigator, ViewSIM Netlister, Parts Lister, ViewPCB, Export EDIF for Xilinx); Fusion (ViewSIM). Highly-proficient in VHDL.
    
  • PCB layout: PowerPCB with BlazeRouter.
    
  • Gerber file verification: GC-Prevue (GraphiCode).
    
  • Xilinx design entry: ViewDraw; Xilinx ISE, Xilinx Vivado.
    
  • Others: LP Viewer.
    
• Solid working understanding of the embedded firmware in complex systems and its interaction with the hardware.
  
• Sound mechanical aptitude and understanding of electro-mechanical systems.
  
• Thorough knowledge of standards and practices for work in electronics (e.g., ESD, EMI, RF design considerations).
• Experience with instrumentation for airborne applications in rugged environments an asset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Meticulous attention to detail. Inquisitiveness, enthusiasm, and strong desire and effort to learn.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a resume to: rms@rmsinst.com.

Please, no agencies or phone calls.

Electronics Technologist

New full-time opening in our Production, Service & Quality Control Department. We are looking for a senior Electronics Technologist with extensive experience, who will work closely with R&D and engineering personnel, supporting a variety of advanced electronic instruments.

Responsibilities:

• Prompt, in-depth learning of the electronics in a comprehensive line of products used in a variety of embedded applications. Sound understanding of electro-mechanical and embedded-firmware aspects in such systems.
  
• Assembly and testing of sub-assemblies, modules and complete systems.
  
• Troubleshooting and repair at the sub-assembly and component level.
  
• Quality control (QC) of finished products.
• Generation and maintenance of detailed documentation of production, testing, and QC procedures.
• Design and production of auxiliary hardware in support of R&D activities.
• Acceptance inspection and testing of major components, parts and sub-assemblies.
• Preparation and execution of experiments in support of R&D activities. Analysis of test results and writing of technical reports.
• Participation in functional testing within the development cycle of new products/features.

Requirements:

• College graduate in an Electronics Technology program.
  
• At least 10 years of relevant experience.
  
• Good, solid understanding of analog and digital electronics.
  
• Extensive experience troubleshooting electronics, down to the component level, based on schematic drawings and with minimum supervision.
  
• Intuitive in isolating faults and identifying problems; self-motivated and self-sufficient.
  
• In-depth familiarity, at the operational level, with a variety of advanced test equipment.
  
• Sound mechanical aptitude and understanding of electro-mechanical systems.
• Thorough knowledge of standards and practices for work on electronics.
• Exposure to the design and production of systems targeted for rugged, demanding (airborne) environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Inquisitiveness, enthusiasm, and strong desire and effort to learn.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a resume to: rms@rmsinst.com.

Please, no agencies or phone calls.