Electrical Engineer - Metrix Instrument Co., L.P.
Houston, TX 77001
About the Job
Who We Are
Metrix is the preferred supplier of industrial condition monitoring systems to many of the world's leading manufacturers and users of cooling towers, gas turbines, reciprocating compressors, and other rotating and reciprocating machinery. With headquarters in Houston, Texas, we operate in more than 40 countries via factory-direct sales and service professionals, along with a strategic network of instrumentation partners. We pioneered the concept of simple, affordable machinery protection with our seismic measurement technology. Initially focused on geophysical exploration, this technology also found abundant applications for vibration measurements on industrial machines and has been our focus for 50 years.
Your Role
The Electrical Engineer is part of the Houston based Engineering team, they will work on a combination of sustaining activities and engineering project, including new product development. Under supervision, the Junior Electrical Engineer performs a variety of engineering work in designing, planning, and testing of company- produced systems. The Junior Electrical Engineer may assist with in-house manufacturing / customer service training and project coordination.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Qualifications
Education & Experience:
Knowledge & Skills:
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Metrix is the preferred supplier of industrial condition monitoring systems to many of the world's leading manufacturers and users of cooling towers, gas turbines, reciprocating compressors, and other rotating and reciprocating machinery. With headquarters in Houston, Texas, we operate in more than 40 countries via factory-direct sales and service professionals, along with a strategic network of instrumentation partners. We pioneered the concept of simple, affordable machinery protection with our seismic measurement technology. Initially focused on geophysical exploration, this technology also found abundant applications for vibration measurements on industrial machines and has been our focus for 50 years.
Your Role
The Electrical Engineer is part of the Houston based Engineering team, they will work on a combination of sustaining activities and engineering project, including new product development. Under supervision, the Junior Electrical Engineer performs a variety of engineering work in designing, planning, and testing of company- produced systems. The Junior Electrical Engineer may assist with in-house manufacturing / customer service training and project coordination.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide fundamental technical support in design and development of various engineering tools and test programs, and specific assigned engineering projects.
- Assist with designing and testing electrical assemblies using CAD tools and lab test equipment
- Prototypes and modifies circuit boards for testing design concepts under senior electrical engineering supervision.
- Tests firmware code for design functionality.
- Research electrical components and availability.
- Reviews, develops, and prepares project documentation following standards, practices, and use of engineering tools as recommended by governing department.
- Communicates with customers, third-party project representatives, and other company departments to meet assigned project requirements and schedule.
- Provide data collection, input and data management for engineering studies, projects, and compliance requirements.
- Provide technical analysis, troubleshooting and solutions under the direction of an engineer or supervisor.
Qualifications
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- One-Three-year experience, either working or internships/co-op, preferred.
- Have analytical skills to recognize patterns in data, information, or events to draw logical Basic programming, skills in C or C++ desired.
- Ability to use standard electrical test equipment such as Oscilloscopes and Multimeters.
- Ability to efficiently use all Microsoft Office products.
- Vibration experience is highly desirable.
Knowledge & Skills:
- circuit devices. Schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout, and experience with low/micro power design a plus.
- Analog design: Strong analog hardware knowledge and troubleshooting skills. Experience with the design of analog filters and signal conditioning circuits is a plus.
- Microprocessors: Usage or technical knowledge of ARM, TI, MicroChip or Atmel.
- Embedded systems knowledge: Basic HW/SW integration testing, hardware performance tuning, embedded debugger tools. Working knowledge of C/C++ is desirable.
- Tools: experience with the following design tools a plus: Altium, Eagle, ORCAD, LTPICE, TINA, Eclipse, IAR, Kiel, Code composer.
- Technology: Understanding of Piezoelectric sensor technology.
We offer a generous compensation package that offers:
- Competitive salary
- 401(k)
- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- Health Savings Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Educational Reimbursement
- Competitive paid time off program
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