ROLE PURPOSE
Pickering Interfaces is an established company developing next-generation test and measurement products for the automotive, aerospace, energy, and semiconductor industries. Pickering has a world-wide presence with design centers in the UK, Czech Republic and the US. We are currently looking for engineers for our US-based design center.
The Co-op Engineer will be involved in many aspects of the product development life cycle: design and building hardware prototype test fixtures, soldering components onto PCBAs, troubleshooting small microcontroller-based circuits using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, working with the hardware engineering team to perform verification testing on prototype hardware, and documentation. The candidate will participate in hardware and software design reviews and have the opportunity to get further involved with the hardware and software development team. The candidate will be mentored by a senior engineer. Experience in microprocessors, FPGAs, embedded operating systems and data acquisition is desirable.
Essential Functions:
Key responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Writing Test Software in Python for testing a complex hardware electronic system using off-the-shelf test equipment such as DMMs and oscilloscopes.
- Troubleshooting microcontroller based digital circuits and analog signal conditioning circuits
- Design and build of test fixtures
- Lab bench rework, soldering of small components onto PCBA prototypes
- Participate in the development of system architecture and detailed electrical design
- Reading and understanding of component data sheets to understand how components behave in circuit
- Troubleshooting with logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, microprocessor debuggers, communication protocol analyzers, with guidance from a senior engineer
- Collaborate effectively with other engineers to assist in prototype production and testing efforts.
Education and Skills
- Working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
- Experience with logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters and general electronic troubleshooting
- Excellent IT/computer skills and a willingness to learn new tools as they become relevant
- Good organizational and multi-tasking skills as well as strong written and verbal communication skills
- Flexibility and ability to self-start on new challenges, problem-solving
- Strong analytical skills and interest in understanding relevant concepts in electronic design and measurement science
