Electrical Engineer

Summary

National Signal is a manufacturer of highway safety equipment used to control and direct traffic on streets and highways. Also, area lighting equipment used for illuminating large areas such as parking lots and large events. This position has overall responsibility for new product development and enhancement of current products. This consists of design, manufacturing, managing R&D projects and driving continuous advancement and improvement of the company's products and processes. Our development team is seeking an experienced Hardware/Firmware Engineer who has hands on experience of electronics development, to help us design and define our products, as well as to bring those products from concept to production. The engineer will solve challenging engineering problems like selecting components, designing schematics, drawing layout, writing code, and debugging, in-order to fulfil the required functions of our products. The engineer will define test criteria and execute these test plans on functional prototypes to demonstrate the robustness of designs. The engineer will work with many cross-functional teams including project manager, designer, mechanical engineers, App developer, as well as numerous third-party vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers. This is a full-time position in our La Mirada, CA

Requirements

• BSEE, BSCSE, or other closely related field.
• 3+ years embedded electronic design and development experience in industrial controls using microcontrollers 32bit, 16bit, and 8bit.
• Electrical Engineering fundamentals (analog/digital design, signal/power integrity, etc.).
• Comfortable in a lab environment using oscilloscopes, logic analyzer DMM, etc.
• Capable of managing new projects from start to finish.
• Independent worker, creative thinker and problem solver very resourceful with strong organization abilities
• Hands on involvement in the design process
• Proficiency in C/C++, embedded C, OOP.
• Expertise in tools such as Keil uVision, Simplicity, or MXCUBE
• Standard software development tools and workflows (make, cmake, git, etc.)
• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB design in Altium.
• Background in membrane switch panel, user interfaces, and PCB design a plus.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Power Point.

Responsibilities

• Work on a project basis under the direction of the Engineering Manager to manage the development of new product design and implementation.
• Design and development of embedded microcontroller circuits.
• Design and development of firmware in embedded C, C/C++.
• Oversee corrections and/or improvements to mature products, including documentation, drawings, schematics, BOMs, ECO’s, and test procedures.
• Perform detailed design of analog, mixed-signal and digital circuits and perform or oversee layout of PCBs
• Circuit design, embedded firmware, PCB fab, PCB assembly, and troubleshooting

Pay: $72,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person