Project Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

S&C is the innovative leader in switching, protection, and control systems for the electric power industry. We are very well-established, having provided products for the electric power industry since 1911, and we are also pioneering today’s sophisticated smart-grid products.  S&C’s Applied Grid Solutions group is responsible for product development, product quality, product operations support, and product issue resolution. The Electronic Hardware group within Applied Grid Solutions is responsible for producing hardware electronic designs with high reliability.

In this position, you will report to the Manager-Electronics Hardware.  This position is based in Alameda, CA. 

The work associated with the position includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Design, Simulate and Troubleshoot Digital & Mixed signal electronic circuits
• PCB board layout design of mixed signal hardware platforms
• Create Schematics & Update Schematics with selected components using standard CAD tools. Prefer Cadence tools
• Write Functional specifications and documentation of digital hardware designs (technical content generation)
• Create Test plans, execute digital hardware testing & generate detail test results
• Design of Production testing and help in test fixture development
• Design for High Reliability
• Occasional travel up to one week is required

To select this job as one of interest to you, at a minimum, you must have the following:

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering with 6 plus years’ Industrial experience required. MS degree in Electrical Engineering preferred
• Proficient in design of digital circuits as well as embedded systems hardware design using Digital Signal processors (Prefer TI), Microcontrollers (Prefer ARM) and FPGAs.
• Experience with high speed digital design & FPGA design flow
• Proficiency with computer programming languages like C, Verilog … etc. and with Mathematical analysis tools like MATLAB, Mathcad, and Excel with Analysis Tool Pak
• Proficiency with lab instrumentation (Scopes, DMM, Logic analyzers, Network Analyzer etc.)
• Proficiency in use with Standard interfaces like SPI, I2C, RS232, USB, Ethernet, Bluetooth, ZigBee, etc.
• Should have worked in a R&D environment
• Should be flexible to do design, simulate, test and validate complex mixed signal boards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be self-motivated, well organized, able to work in a group setting and productive with minimum supervision

Relevant Experience Required:

Six plus years’ industrial experience in designing digital circuits as well as embedded systems hardware design.

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S&C is a global company providing equipment and services for electric power systems. Founded in 1911, the Chicago-based company designs and manufactures switching and protection products for electric power transmission and distribution. S&C’s Engineering teams design solutions for a portfolio of products for a wide range of customers including electric utilities and industrial/commercial power users. S&C offers broad opportunities for advancement, excellent education and training programs, a challenging work environment, and a strong package of pay and benefits.

The Human Energy of S&C has been built on the principles of integrity, enthusiasm, and sustained energy. These are the traits that S&C has always looked for and found when seeking people to join our 100% employee-owned team. S&C would not be where it is today without the diversity of our team members and business partners. We consider our diversity to be a core strength of our company, and we aspire to align our team-member demographics with the populations in which we live and work. To realize this vision, we seek to facilitate the career development of minorities, women and all team members through events hosted by our Inclusion, Diversity, Engagement and Awareness (I.D.E.A.) Group, Women’s Empowerment Group and other S&C affinity groups.

S&C has a proud and longstanding tradition of providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Further, S&C is committed to taking affirmative action to ensure that qualified females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities can pursue equal employment opportunities. For information regarding equal employment opportunity, please see http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.