Electrical Engineer I

Electrical Engineer I

Universal Instruments is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced automation assembly equipment. Our solutions are used to build some of today's most advanced electronic products. Universal Instruments is a cost effective enabler of the fast-moving electronics industry road map. From cell phones, tablets or advanced computing platforms, 5G infrastructure, internet of things, cloud computing and storage as well as wearable’s, sensors, MEMS, industrial, automotive, military and medical applications, our innovative solutions play an integral role in driving the future of technology!

The Role

• The Electrical Engineer for Hardware Development will design and develop various mixed signal motion controllers and other peripherals used in next generation of high performance automated assembly equipment.
• Design challenges include small form factor, analog sensing, motion control, and mixed signal design.

 What You’ll Do

• Work with engineers to provide technical collaboration.
• Individual contribution on one or more projects. 

What You’ll Bring

• 0-2 years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of Analog / Mixed Signal circuit design with understanding of concepts like noise, mismatch etc.

Education

Ideal Candidate Will Demonstrate the Following

• Light knowledge of high-precision voltage regulators, op-amps, comparators, buck switching converters, LDOs
• Knowledge of design suites such as Altium, for schematic entry, layout and Spice simulations
• Propensity to develop, debug, verify and characterize the design of electronic, electrical and electro-mechanical circuits and integrated systems.
• Interest in hardware/firmware design using processors, FPGA, sensors, actuators, mixed signal analog and/or digital circuits via schematic entry, layout, simulation, and optimization.  Design of the functional circuit is supported by analytical calculations and circuit simulation.
• Interest in hands-on design, review, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, verification and validation testing as well as manufacturing start-up support.
• Review product test methods, fixtures, and results for test efficacy and product qualification. 

Skills

• Academic experience with PCB design software (Altium preferred).
• Academic experience with tools such as Xilinx Vivado or ISE for FPGA design
• Laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, multimeters, data acquisition, power supplies, soldering, etc.

Physical Demands:

• Requires the ability to use a computer on a frequent basis.  
• Position requires the ability to understand and interpret detailed documents and drawings.
• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and in giving presentations.  
• The ability to travel to other company sites may occasionally be required <10%.

Universal Instruments is an EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled employer

Target Annual Base Pay:  $70,000 - $77,000 + Robust Benefits