Senior Hardware Engineer

Senior R&D Hardware Engineer

OVERVIEW

LayerZero Power Systems is a leader in mission-critical power management, providing high-end industrial solutions for Fortune 100 clients in the financial and tech sectors. To support our sustained growth and the complexities of high-volume production, we are seeking a highly skilled Senior R&D Hardware Engineer to join our team in delivering "Best in Class" reliability and uptime.

PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate will take complete ownership in new product development projects, application and production engineering of existing products, and the processes that bring them to fruition with a focus on printed circuit boards. This individual works alongside technical managers and other electrical, software, and mechanical engineers, taking complete ownership of complex system-level architectures and multi-disciplinary engineering challenges. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing their work product for design review, and for contributing to design review of other’s work. Planning and process monitoring throughout the product development cycle are integral to the position’s responsibilities, as are specification, design, prototyping, testing and QA/QC of product.

Embedded real-time systems, signal conditioning and acquisition hardware, microcontroller and digital signal processor circuit design, programmable logic design, communications, embedded databases, PCB design and layout, power electronics, electromechanical systems, and human interfaces are all aspects of core competency in this role. The successful candidate will be expected to lead and contribute to this broad range of engineering disciplines.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

This position embodies the following primary duties:

• Create product platforms consisting of analog and digital circuits, solid state power electronics, electromechanical and electrochemical systems, embedded real-time systems, manufacturable product parts, and user interfaces.

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for hardware product platforms and lead these projects across departments to ensure cohesive system architecture.

• Design circuits to implement significant new features and bug fixes to existing product platforms.

• Complete layout of complex, multi-layer (> 12 layer) PCBs.

• Test/validation at the PCB and system levels.

• Select components and compile bills of material for designs, working alongside procurement and vendors to mitigate lifecycle risks and sourcing constraints.

• Participate in and lead design reviews both in person and via on-line tools.

• Provide high-level product technical support.