Electronic Hardware Specialist - Waterloo, Canada - University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo

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Waterloo, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Overview:

Term: 12 Months

The Faculty of Science supports an innovative research and teaching enterprise through technical facilities such as Science Technical Services (STS).

STS department is comprised of; an electronic shop, machine shop and vacuum pump shop.

STS is a critical organization for the Faculty of Science with in-house expertise to design, fabricate and repair parts and equipment for research and teaching.

The responsibilities of the Electronic Hardware Specialist include client consultation, job estimation, technical support, design, fabrication, construction, and service of various scientific instruments.

Responsibilities:

Interact with faculty, students and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds and provide technical consultation to them. Diagnosing and debugging problems with experiments, suggesting ideas to improve teaching and research labs setups and enhance the data quality is also an important goal. Often teaching and demonstrating the electrical/electronic and mechanical concepts is necessary
Design, construct, test and service specialized research and teaching instrumentation including analog, digital electronics and interfacing.

Design and construction will comprise:

low-noise preamplifiers for various probes, sensors and detectors, high-speed amplifiers, signal generators of various shapes and frequency, power supplies, motion, temperature or pressure controllers, etc.

Use specialized software such as AUTOCAD or Electronic CAD packages during design phase and PCB software (Printed Circuit Board) to prepare component layout. Use dedicated programming software to operate precision CNC Mill to produce the boards
Demonstrate mechanical dexterity to build enclosures, packaging, shielding, etc. Proficiency in using variety of small tools and some lathe and mill machining is necessary
Work in team environment on large projects involving both electronic and machining group
Test and service specialized research and teaching instrumentation including analog, digital electronics, and interfacing
Foster a team environment via encouraging colleagues to contribute ideas and collaborate on new and complex projects
Makes recommendations for continuous improvement through enhanced methods, specialized equipment and tooling
Assist client in purchases of electronics parts from electronics store
Oversees parts inventory, order parts that are low in inventory
Maintaining order of the workstation, shop and storeroom

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Master degree or relevant industrial experience is an asset
Area of specialization should encompass one of the following areas: communication systems, powersystems, control systems and robotics; or digital hardware; or analog hardware, radio frequency, circuits, and systems
10 years of experience as hardware engineer/designer
Expertise in electronic, analog and digital knowledge
Experience in working with different measurement instruments
Experience with hardware design procedures and software packages related to the area of specialization
Proficiency in design, schematic capture, simulation and layout of electronics
Knowledge of computer interfacing with measurements instrumentation is required
Strong organizational, problemsolving, and analytical skills are essential
Highspeed digital circuit design
Analog circuit design
Designing and implementing electronics hardware system
Ability to design, analyze and, solder PCBs
Assemble and test prototype
Realworld handson troubleshooting with electronics and mechanical assemblies
Excellent time management skills with the ability to efficiently balance competing priorities
Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Willingness to take initiative to improve processes
Good communication skills
Familiar with various communication protocols such as Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C), Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), Universal Serial Bus (USB), Universal asynchronous receivertransmitter (UART)
Radio Frequency experience, including matching, Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), and Mixer

Equity Statement:
The University of Waterloo is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples.

The University of Waterloo is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River.