Hardware Assembler Job Description Sample

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking an R&D Embedded FW/HW Design Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team that is designing and developing advanced components, subsystems, and systems for national defense programs. General responsibilities for electrical engineers range from conceptual design, detailed design (a combination of analog, digital, embedded firmware, schematic capture, board layout), analysis, overseeing fabrication of hardware, defining and executing qualification/testing plans, field support, as well as project management. Successful candidates will work in a team environment with opportunities to acquire increasing levels of responsibility.

• On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Design analog front end signal conditioning circuits to prepare an analog input for digitization;

• Programming of FPGAs or microcontrollers to collect/organize data from various ICs/sensors via any manner of serial/parallel communication protocols (e.g., SPI, I2C, USB, 8b10b) and disseminate that data in a multitude of ways (e.g., serial outputs such as USB, UART, NRZL, biphase);

• Perform hands-on test and debug of circuitry;

• Develop documentation of a given design and give technical presentations to peers/managers;

• Design and develop specific manufacturing design requirements (i.e., PC board material, trace impedances, routing requirements, PC board stack-up, etc) and oversight of the manufacturing of PC boards;

• Create software allowing customers to configure or download data from our embedded instrumentation systems, and view and analyze that data in novel ways;

• Develop a system-level understanding of the collected data and support for anomaly resolution.

This position involves being a member of 3-10 person interdisciplinary design teams and supporting multiple programs/teams simultaneously. Travel to test facilities can be common feature of the job, depending on the program being supported, the job may require up to 25% travel.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Technical knowledge and competencies appropriate to the position.

• Thorough knowledge of and applied experience with scientific and engineering methods and with the discipline's standards for the ethical conduct of research.

• Thorough knowledge of and experience with designing, planning, and executing research, design, and development projects.

• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with implementing Sandia policies affecting research, design, and development activities, projects, or initiatives.

• Demonstrated ability to team across disciplines.

Qualifications We Require

• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline, or equivalent:

• higher degree (MS, PhD) in relevant discipline; or

• engineering or scientific experience and/or achievements that demonstrate the knowledge, skills and ability to perform independent research and development.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.

• Ability to travel.

Qualifications We Desire

• Active DOE Q security clearance;

• Demonstrated experience with circuit design and analysis;

• Demonstrated experience with embedded firmware design (preferably VHDL) and testbed development;

• Proven experience with design and analysis tools (e.g., Matlab and LabVIEW), analog simulation codes (e.g., LTSpice), and HDL simulation codes (e.g.,ModelSim);

• Hands-on experience testing and de-bugging circuitry, with clear mastery of tools such as oscilloscopes, logic/network/spectrum analyzers, function/pulse generators, etc.;

• Knowledge of and experience with PC-board layout tools (e.g., EAGLE PCB or Mentor Graphics), and PC-board fabrication and assembly design principals.

• An obvious passion for engineering and building new things;

• Strong communication skills (especially technical writing skills), interpersonal skills, and the ability to influence others;

• Ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines.

About Our Team

The mission of the Telemetry Systems Engineering Department is to design, build, test and implement weapon systems instrumentation for use in weapon development and stockpile evaluation programs. More specifically, we are responsible for developing flight data instrumentation systems to support DOD and DOE Joint Test Assembly flight tests. These tests are used to confirm the performance of nuclear weapon systems such as re-entry vehicles, cruise missiles, and bombs, and such testing is critical to Sandia's stockpile stewardship mission. We also provide non-weapon telemeter monitoring systems that can be used in challenging remote environments. Telemetry Systems Engineering employs electronic design engineers, mechanical design engineers and electronic technologists, as well as telemetry system engineers on our on-going and advanced telemetry projects.

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

• Extraordinary co-workers

• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

• Flexible schedules, generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

• These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) granted Q-level security clearance.

Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug testing, and a pre-employment background review that includes personal reference checks, law enforcement record and credit checks, and employment and education verifications. Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, rendering the inability to perform the duties assigned and resulting in termination of employment.

EEO

Equal opportunity employer/Disability/Vet/GLBT

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What Your Job Will Be Like

Are you passionate about research dedicated to keeping systems safe and thwarting cyber intrusions? Are you dreaming of a chance to develop protective technologies, conduct threat assessments, and analyze government, military, and civilian computer networks? If so, you will want to apply for this opportunity to join Sandia's unique multidisciplinary team committed to solving the information security challenges facing our nation. As part of our team, you will engage in work across the technology spectrum including embedded, mobile, desktop, and enterprise systems, as well as globally connected networks of networks.

To support Sandia's national security missions, our cybersecurity scientists and engineers engage in a variety of research areas including:

• Manual and automated reverse engineering, vulnerability assessment, and malware analysis

• Intrusion prevention/detection and response, penetration testing, and forensics

• Network operation, information protection, and resiliency

• Authentication and authorization

• Cryptography

• Threat intelligence

• Modeling, simulation, and emulation

• Data science, information theory, and streaming and behavioral analytics

• Hardware/software trust and assurance

• Real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded systems, including Internet of Things (IoT)

• Virtualization (system and network) and cloud technologies

• Mobile devices and smart technologies

• Autonomous systems

• Industrial control systems and SCADA systems

When applying to this requisition, you may be interviewed and/or hired by one of several cybersecurity-focused organizations.

Qualifications We Require

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

• Experience with assembly or operating system programming, application layer programming, Dev-Ops programming, and/or network layer programming

Qualifications We Desire

• Graduate degree(s) in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Forensics, or Mathematics

• Experience conducting research resulting in creative technical solutions

• Experience in reverse engineering, malware analysis, formal methods, deciphering known and unknown file formats, data structures, and network protocols

• Experience with one or more of the following: network design, implementation, administration, database systems, webservers, application servers, firewalls, network devices, data science/analytics

• Experience auditing code in C/C++, Java, Python, assembly, or other languages

• Strong analytical skills

• Familiarity with secure-system design principles and information assurance principles

• Well-developed leadership skills with the ability to prioritize and execute in a disciplined and focused manner

• Strong oral and written communication skills, ability to explain complex ideas clearly and concisely

• Active DOE Q security clearance

About Our Team

Sandia is a world-class leader in cybersecurity. Today, cybersecurity is a daunting national security problem, and we're applying decades of expertise to the task. As the most networked nation on earth, the United States is extremely vulnerable. Through technology and analysis, we help secure the nation's critical energy and communications infrastructures against natural and malicious disruption. We assess physical and cyber vulnerabilities and conduct large-scale analyses to understand infrastructure interdependencies and guide efforts to improve resiliency. We develop technologies for preventing disruption and enhancing recovery in vital cyber systems.

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

• Extraordinary co-workers

• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

• Flexible schedules, generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

• These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) granted Q-level security clearance.

Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug testing, and a pre-employment background review that includes personal reference checks, law enforcement record and credit checks, and employment and education verifications. Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, rendering the inability to perform the duties assigned and resulting in termination of employment.

EEO

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

• Assemble a wide range of diverse hardware for testing and troubleshooting commercial, military and space products.
• Produce STE, test fixtures and interface test adapters (ITA) which meet performance, cost, and manufacturability goals.
• Contribute to program responsibilities that include Specialized Test Assembly, cable routing, prototype builds of fixtures, ITA,  and custom boxes
• Providing feedback to design engineers on documentation, part procurement assistance, material status and inventory of parts.
• Work closely with Operations, Production, and R&D on continuing to build our test capabilities for new products while improving existing test devices and methods

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2 + years experience required
• Must have knowledge in interpreting Schematics and Assembly drawings
• Microsoft Suite Efficiency
• Strong Mechanical Aptitude
• Ability to lift 50 lbs (physical required upon hire)
• Attention to detail and focused
• Good communication skills
• Comfortable working in a fast paved, rapidly changing, short turn-around environment
• Pass background check  

• Soldering, Certified to J-STD-001 
• Agile (Configuration Management Database)
• SharePoint
• JIRA

L3 Space & Sensors is a division of L3 Technologies and we are located in Cincinnati's northern suburb of Mason, Ohio.

Our Space & Sensors business has an impressive history and is an established pioneer in space exploration and defense technology. We are a Center of Excellence and world renowned for our expertise in the areas of infrared detection and space avionics. It's no wonder we are consistently named in Fortune's 500 listing.

At L3 you will have the opportunity to work with highly recognized engineering and manufacturing teams who are engaged in the design, development, and building of highly-sophisticated electronics equipment that are used in a variety of defense and commercial applications.

We are currently seeking an Electronics Assembly Technician.

Role Summary/Purpose

The Electronics Assembly Technician will perform the mechanical assembly of space avionic boxes using various types of hardware and tools. The Assembly Technician fabricates Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) and cable wire harnesses, conformal coating, and soldering.

Essential Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical assembly using various types of hardware and tools.

• Use lean manufacturing concepts in assembling product.

• Maintain configuration control on all product assembled.

• Maintain control over material being used in the fabrication process.

• Solder (Leaded and Surface Mount Components) on CCA's.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Minimum of a high school degree; Associate's Degree in a technical or engineering field is preferred.

• Prior manufacturing experience is preferred; electronics experience is a preferred.

• Ability to follow work instructions and read mechanical drawings.

• Basic computer skills including familiarity with Excel.

• Strong written and interpersonal skills, such as communicating well with customers, management, engineering and manufacturing as well as other disciplines of the organization.

• Strong planning/organizational skills with ability to prioritize work assignments.

• Ability to work individually and in a team oriented environment.

• Able to attain J-STD-001 solder certification within 30 days subject to class availability.

Our employees enjoy a generous benefit package which includes the following:

• Competitive Pay

• 9/80 Work Schedule (with every other Friday off)

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

• Health Savings Plans

• Life and Disability Insurance Plans

• Retirement Savings Plans

• Paid Time Off

• Various Voluntary Benefits

L3 is a publicly held company traded under the LLL symbol. We have over 75 locations globally with more than 30,000 employees whose primary focus is on keeping our nation safe. Our high standards and aggressive growth goals also mean that our employees are eligible for numerous career advancement opportunities.

L3 is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V and we make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

does not have a Bachelors degree but must have equivalent exp.
Hardware Electrical Engineer needs 5 years experience

Hardware Electrical Engineer requires:

• BSEE: Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering
• Xilinx/Altera CPLD tools or similar.
• not a system engineer/ network position. this is a Hands-on position
• Electrical Eng with experience in designing and building circuit boards, motherboards. must have exp in Auto CAD designing.
• Implementing audio amplifier circuit and analog board design
• Implementing switching power supply design of DC/DC converters
• Experience with schematic capture software ORCAD
• Experience with thermal design and heat sinks
• Experience using scope, logic analyzer
• Experience with Labview
• Familiarity with Compliance standards (MIL, SAE, FCC, EN).

Hardware Electrical Engineer duties:

• Assist new product development through participation in designing and developing analog & digital hardware.
• Work mainly involves analyzing end of life parts and negotiating with vendors
• Implementing analog & digital designs using schematic capture software tool (Orcad) which include generating net lists, parts lists and printed circuit board layout.
• Design layout, component placement and trace routing.
• Developing guidelines for board layout
• Design and develop analog & digital hardware OR reviewing the designs/products from vendors
• Guide Mechanical design for enclosures
• Working closely with CAD designer, board fab & assembly vendors.
• intaining configuration management of HW items.

Senior Hardware Engineer - Advanced Hardware TeamSan Francisco, CA

Company Description

Dropbox is a leading global collaboration platform that's transforming the way people work together, from the smallest business to the largest enterprise. With more than 500 million registered users across more than 180 countries, our mission is to unleash the world's creative energy by designing a more enlightened way of working.Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Dropbox has more than 12 offices around the world.

Team Description

Our Engineering team is working to simplify the way people work together. They're building a family of products that handle over a billion files a day for people around the world. With our broad mission and massive scale, there are countless opportunities to make an impact.

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced server hardware engineer who can engage with our hardware technology vendors, partner with our internal customers to resolve our pain points & needs, and define & lead future hardware designs that will help scale our Dropbox Production Infrastructure that brings the best value to Dropbox users.

The Advanced Hardware Engineer role at Dropbox is a leadership role on Dropbox Hardware team! You will play a critical role in defining and developing future server architectures that will enable us grow our infrastructure more efficiently and reliably.

Responsibilities

• Be the domain expert in server hardware; Participate in setting the company strategy around future hardware, talk about Dropbox hardware internally and externally, mentor junior engineers and help grow the next "hardware expert"

• Scope and provide deep analyses on next generation hardware technologies to satisfy our growth and technical requirements

• Build proof of concepts, define benchmarks, run tests and constantly able to develop prototypes to address performance/TCO/reliability issues

• Work cross-functionally to define & design next generation servers that will meet our reqs and delivers step-function improvement to our infrastructure's TCO, reliability or performance

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

• 10+ years of server hardware industry experience

• Solid understanding of X86 server architecture and server sub-systems

• Experience in server design process, from conception to production

• Experience in working with different type of vendors; commodity vendors and ODMs

• Experience with server embedded firmwares / systems; bios and bmc

• Working knowledge of Linux

• Exceptional ability in debugging designs and complex hardware bugs

• Ability to work independently with minimal direction

• Proficient in solving complex hardware problems and driving root cause analysis with minimal guidance

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills

Benefits and Perks

• 100% company paid individual medical, dental, & vision insurance coverage

• 401k + company match

• Market competitive total compensation package

• Free Dropbox space for your friends and family

• Wellness Reimbursement

• Generous vacation policy

• 10 company paid holidays

• Volunteer time off

• Company sponsored tech talks (technology and other relevant professional topics)

Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, Latinx, Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, Women at Dropbox, ATX Diversity (based in Austin, Texas) and the Dropbox Empowerment Network (based in Dublin, Ireland).

L3 Space & Sensors is a division of L3 Technologies and we are located in Cincinnati's northern suburb of Mason, Ohio.

Our Space & Sensors business has an impressive history and is an established pioneer in space exploration and defense technology. We are a Center of Excellence and world renowned for our expertise in the areas of infrared detection and space avionics. It's no wonder we are consistently named in Fortune's 500 listing.

At L3 you will have the opportunity to work with highly recognized engineering and manufacturing teams who are engaged in the design, development, and building of highly-sophisticated electronics equipment that are used in a variety of defense and commercial applications.

We are currently seeking an Electronics Assembly Technician.

Role Summary/Purpose

The Electronics Assembly Technician will perform the mechanical assembly of space avionic boxes using various types of hardware and tools. The Assembly Technician fabricates Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) and cable wire harnesses, conformal coating, and soldering.

Essential Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical assembly using various types of hardware and tools.

• Use lean manufacturing concepts in assembling product.

• Maintain configuration control on all product assembled.

• Maintain control over material being used in the fabrication process.

• Solder (Leaded and Surface Mount Components) on CCA's.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Minimum of a high school degree; Associate's Degree in a technical or engineering field is preferred.

• Prior manufacturing experience is preferred; electronics experience is a preferred.

• Ability to follow work instructions and read mechanical drawings.

• Basic computer skills including familiarity with Excel.

• Strong written and interpersonal skills, such as communicating well with customers, management, engineering and manufacturing as well as other disciplines of the organization.

• Strong planning/organizational skills with ability to prioritize work assignments.

• Ability to work individually and in a team oriented environment.

• Able to attain J-STD-001 solder certification within 30 days subject to class availability.

Our employees enjoy a generous benefit package which includes the following:

• Competitive Pay

• 9/80 Work Schedule (with every other Friday off)

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

• Health Savings Plans

• Life and Disability Insurance Plans

• Retirement Savings Plans

• Paid Time Off

• Various Voluntary Benefits

L3 is a publicly held company traded under the LLL symbol. We have over 75 locations globally with more than 30,000 employees whose primary focus is on keeping our nation safe. Our high standards and aggressive growth goals also mean that our employees are eligible for numerous career advancement opportunities.

L3 is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V and we make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Are you passionate about building cool devices and technologies? The Surface Team focuses on building devices that fully express the Windows vision. A fundamental part of our strategy is having desirable and powerful devices that enable the experiences people want, and elicit their excitement. Creating these devices involves a close partnership between hardware and software engineers, designers, and manufacturing. We are currently building the next generation and Surface needs you!

Minimum Requirements:

• EE or CS degree

• Minimum 5 years' experience in system/electrical engineering

• familiarity with test equipment, including oscilloscopes and power supplies

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with a scripting language (PowerShell, C#, C++, Python, etc)
• Working knowledge of Windows software would be beneficial

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

As part of the Surface design verification team, we are looking to hire a candidate who will be responsible for the creation and execution of design validation solutions in our tablet devices. The area of responsibility spans system, software, and electrical engineering. Typical work areas may include component and system validation in one of the following technical areas: audio, battery, camera, display, Motherboard, Power, RF Wireless communications (LTE/WiFi/BT/NFC/etc), Storage, Sensors, Touch, Thermal.