R&D Electrical Engineer - Principal R&D Electrical Engineer

Job Duties and Qualifications

• The candidate will participate in developing and sustaining of electronics used in Sperry downhole tools.
• Candidate will work under the guidance of electrical engineering leads but will be expected to work independently on electrical engineering tasks such as developing FPGA architecture, analog and digital circuit design, circuit analysis and characterization, testing, and documentation. 
• Candidate will be expected to participate in characterization, qualification, modeling, analysis, design, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and design reviews for new and existing electronics designs
• Additional responsibilities include periodic reporting of planned and completed development activities, providing estimated completion dates, and prompt reporting of issues.
• This includes communication with different groups including project management, immediate supervisor, electrical and software groups, and other team members, etc.

Requirements:

• Experience with implementing FPGA (Field-programmable gate array) code in VHDL (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language)
• Understanding of common data acquisition systems building blocks and components (analog to digital converters, DAC’s, microprocessors, DSP, FPGA’s, Flash, etc.…). 
• Experience with sensor acquisition systems circuit design and analysis.
• Solid understanding of common acquisition system terminology and requirements: SNR, common mode, noise analysis, accuracy, precision, resolution, band width, range, sample rate, aliasing, etc.…  
• Experience with analog, power and digital circuit design and analysis
• Strong background on common analog circuit building blocks/components (amplifiers, filters, LDO, feedback circuits, switches / MOSFETs, transformers, inductors, etc.…)
• Understanding of digital communication circuits and systems
• Understanding of power supply circuits and control systems.
• Experience with using standard electronics lab equipment including multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum analyzers, Network analyzers, Impedance analyzers, power supplies, and function generators.
• Experience with troubleshooting and system debugging.
• Experience using Python and Matlab programming and ability to develop scripts for automated testing and data analysis.

Candidates having qualifications that exceed the minimum job requirements will receive consideration for higher level roles given (1) their experience, (2) additional job requirements, and/or (3) business needs.  Depending on education, experience, and skill level, a variety of job opportunities might be available, including R&D Electrical Engineer, Senior R&D Electrical Engineer, and Principal R&D Electrical Engineer.