Hardware Engineer
Core
Design, verify, and maintain field-deployed weather monitoring hardware including PCBs, power systems, and sensor integration for outdoor warning units.
Role type
Senior Electrical Engineer (Hardware)
Builds
Unattended solar/battery-powered weather sensors, sirens, and strobe warning units
Domain
Hardware engineering, embedded systems, outdoor safety equipment
Required skills
Schematic capture, PCB layout, impedance/DFM verification, component sourcing, power system design, protocol integration (I2C, RS-485, Ethernet/IP), bench instrumentation, root-cause analysis, manufacturing process improvement
Preferred skills
Embedded C/C++, embedded Linux, cellular modems, Python scripting, ruggedized enclosure design
Technologies
Altium Designer, USB, Ethernet, Modbus, I2C, GPIO, Quectel
Responsibilities
Execute schematic capture and PCB layout; verify controlled-impedance nets and manage fab submissions; manage component sourcing and BOM updates; design and characterize 12V/24V power architectures; integrate sensors via expansion interfaces; reproduce and resolve field hardware issues; improve manufacturing processes and test fixtures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
