COMPANY: This is an excellent opportunity to bring your electrical and software design expertise and experience to improve the technology and product offerings of this premier design and manufacturer of low and high pressure gauges, controllers, switches, meters and indicators with very diverse applications. Company enjoys a very diverse customer base with their largest client representing less than 2% of their sales. Company is constantly striving to stay on the cutting edge of technology in their product offerings and methods of lowering costs. As a result, there is tremendous potential for both personal and professional growth in this small company atmosphere with big company opportunities.
COMMUNITY: Company is located in a very desirable area of NW Indiana with low cost of living and excellent quality of life. The area offers excellent schools, shopping and recreational opportunities. Only one hour from Chicago with all it has to offer and yet in 10 minutes you can enjoy the surroundings of rural Indiana. It is also in close proximity to several colleges and universities for advanced educational opportunities.
DUTIES: Will report to the Manager of R&D and will be responsible for supporting our platform and product development with skilled and innovative firmware engineering. They will work closely with Mechanical and Electrical Engineers to provide core operational and communication firmware. Applications will range from simple data acquisition to wireless remote networking.
REQUIREMENTS: MUST HAVE A BS degree in Electrical Engineering; Computer Engineering or Computer Science with a Master degree a plus. MUST HAVE a minimum of 2-3 years experience programming in “C” (Assembly language, C++ a plus) along with 2-3 years experience developing embedded applications on various 8 & 16 bit microprocessors such as PIC, AVR, TMS430 or ARM. Would also like to see experience with RTOS, analog signaling and wireless and wired networking protocols (802.3; TCP/IP; 802.15.4 or Proprietary ISM). They should have a good understanding of the different layers of the communication stacks. Are also looking for practical experience with structured GUI, especially XML as well as Visual Basic or Visual C/C++.
This engineer will also be adept with engineering tools such as; debuggers, emulators, version control, compilers/assemblers, logic analyzers, DMM’s and oscilloscopes. In addition they will be accomplished at developing firmware requirements, design and design verification documentation. This person will be a hands-on engineer – someone that likes to “tinker”. They will be a self starter and will like what they are doing - have a very positive attitude and a high energy level.