Job Description
Job Overview:
Electrical Engineer
Houston, Texas
Schedule: Full-Time (M-F)
Reports to: Bernie Boos
Role Summary/Purpose:
The Electrical Engineer is viewed as the subject matter expert for electrical circuitry products in our New Product Development Engineering group. Demonstrates accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives contribute to established team of engineers supporting the measurement of natural gas. Must be comfortable in a fast-paced environment and capable of integrating requirements from the various stakeholders and have ability to balance the needs of cost, quality and time-to-market all while maintaining the rigor and processes needed within the engineering design process. Contributions are expected at the individual and team levels. The candidate must be able to self-start and begin producing production worthy simulations and designs with little guidance.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Identify, design, evaluate, and introduce engineering solutions to meet near term and long-range business and engineering needs.
- Provide technical consultation on product problems throughout the business including supplier and field support.
- Lead and provide the key technical direction to large projects with critical business impact.
- Maintain an active role in developing and defining the state of technical specialty, i.e. battery driven low power circuitry, in order to anticipate, apply, adapt or develop technologies for product introduction, quality, performance, cost improvements and problem resolution in meeting current and future business needs including adherence to schedules and estimated costs.
- Support other Dresser businesses, internal & external customers, and suppliers as required.
- Provide technical consultation to cross-functional teams throughout the business to improve or resolve manufacturing, product center, supplier, or field issues
- Effectively communicate and provide recommendations through analysis, preparation, and presentation of technical data to internal and external Dresser customers.
- Use knowledge and expertise to market winning proposals in anticipation of business product needs.
- Prepare invention disclosures to protect technology that gives the business a competitive advantage, as well as protecting the intellectual property rights of the company.
- Provide technical guidance, direction and training to new and experienced engineers, specialists, technicians, and co-ops.
- Ability to work in high pressure, fast paced environment.
Technical Requirements:
- BA/BS Degree in Electrical Engineering or Equivalent, with 10+ years of experience in electronics development for instrumentation and testing electronics.
- Must understand electronic components and be able to design analog and digital circuits.
- Experienced and familiar with low power microcontrollers and how they work and integrate with a battery-operated electronic circuit (STM32, TI-MSP430, Nordic NRF53, Arm Cortex-M4, Coretx-M0 device) ...
- Hands-on experience with analog and digital design, board layout and qualification, programmable logic and control system development, especially for electromechanical devices.
- Experience designing, prototyping, and testing analog and digital circuits
- Experience in electrical troubleshooting and circuit analysis
- Experience in using Hardware testing tools such as oscilloscope, DMM, logic analyzer, etc.
- Strong competency with printed circuit design (Required: Altium, Nice to have: Cadence or ORCAD)
- Strong experience with design documentation, revision control, and document organization.
- Collaborate with software and firmware developers in overall product development.
- Experience with submissions to regulatory compliance to i.e. UL/CSA/TUV/CE. Specialties in Intrinsic Safety (C1D1 and C1D2) a strongly desired.
Desired Characteristics:
- Strong preference for a person with experience with Technical Regulations and Specifications including, but not limited to, the following:
- Hazardous Location UL 121201, IEC 60079-0, 60079-11;
- 62368-1 audio video and comms tech equipment;
- IEC 61010-1 Safety Requirements or electronic equipment for measurement and laboratory use;
- NFPA 70 National Electrical Code;
- IPC-A610E Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies;
- IEC 60086-4 Primary Batteries - Part 4: safety of lithium batteries
- Gas meter & corrector performance specs:
- ANSI B109.3
- MC S-G-08
- EN 12480
- OIML R137-1
- Measurement Instrument Directive
- Good understanding of basic multidisciplinary engineering fundamentals and experience working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Good ability to analyze, interpret, and improve testing methods and instructions.
- Control theory applied to data acquisition and laboratory system/subsystem control.
- The ability to function well both independently and as part of an integrated team
Dresser is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
