PCB Hardware Engineer

Company: Nesco Resource
Location: Carson
Posted on: July 1, 2025

Job Description:

The candidate will work 5 days onsite in Carson, CA from day one. The required experience level is a minimum of 10-15 years. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Analyze customer requirements and validate them through analysis, modeling, prototyping, or based on previous product performance. Create and maintain hardware requirements specification and hardware interface control documents. Perform SPICE analysis of circuits using Altium/OrCAD PSPICE tools. Conduct analysis and MATLAB/Simulink modeling to generate control algorithms. Analyze and design magnetics for EMI filters, boost/buck inductors, and other input/output filters. Perform component selection and manage obsolescence. Design circuits and capture schematics using Altium/OrCAD tools. Create hardware design documents covering design analysis, notes, and guidelines followed. Provide inputs to PCB layout design. Perform worst-case load analysis (DC Load Analysis) on circuit designs. Conduct component derating and thermal analysis. Analyze design performance margins. Bring up PCB boards as per circuit design. Create PCB board-level functional test procedures for circuit functional blocks. Develop design verification test procedure (DVTP) documents. Perform electronics hardware testing to ensure requirements are met and generate test reports (DVTR). Independently find or create solutions to problems requiring research, resourcefulness, and creativity. Understand, follow, and promote company policies and procedures. Review and process engineering changes in the development of water and waste systems and equipment. Utilize sound technical problem-solving skills to support ongoing and new products. Follow sound engineering principles to ensure designs meet airworthiness standards, customer requirements, and internal standards. Perform research and/or testing for new development. Present technical findings and trade studies. Assess and create standard work and lead or support improvement projects at the group or company level. Independently own or lead a team for small/medium-sized projects. Review, check, and approve work done by peers and lower-level engineers. Provide guidance and training to lower-level engineers. Understand how various groups work together and navigate through the company. Interface with existing suppliers and OEM customers and may interface with new ones. Approve, review, and process any engineering changes and data produced in the functional group. Lead ongoing and new projects using sound technical problem-solving skills. Summary The Principal Electronics Engineer will be responsible for the research, analysis, design, development, testing, debugging, and modification of electronics equipment such as VFMDs (Variable Frequency Motor Drives) for vacuum generators and air compressors (ACIM/BLDC), AC/DC Power Converters (3-?), 28V DC Valve Controllers, and W&W System Controllers for the commercial aerospace industry. This leadership position will involve participating in and leading improvement activities at both the group and company level. Must-Have Skills Schematics Capture and Layout Tools (e.g., Cadence, Altium, Mentor Graphics). High-Complexity Electronics Design (PCBs, Embedded Systems, Power Electronics). Circuit Design & Analysis (SI, Simulation, Power Integrity, Timing, Thermal). Analyze product efficiency, transient and dynamic operating, and load conditions, Electromagnetic design analysis. High-Reliability Design (Redundancy, Fault Tolerance, MTBF, HALT, FMEA). DC-DC converter, Active Rectifiers, Gate Drives, Voltage/Current Sensor Circuit designs, EMI filter designs. Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis. Hardware Verification and Validation of requirements. Hardware Testing - Bring-up, Functional, Environmental, and EMI. Understanding of communication protocols CAN, ARINC, SPI, RS-232, etc. Self-Motivation and Continuous Learning. Aerospace Standards RTCA/DO-254. Aerospace Testing Standards RTCA/DO-160. Application Questions Could you elaborate on your experience with designing and developing complex circuits involving FPGAs, processors, and protocols like CAN, SPI, RS-232, and ARINC? Do you have experience with electrical circuit simulation tools such as PSPICE or MATLAB/Simulink for analog or digital control system design? Have you worked on designing EMI filters and DC-DC converters, including incorporating active rectifiers, gate drives, and voltage/current sensors? Have you contributed to designing products that meet military standards, particularly those requiring robust circuit card designs? Which tools have you used for schematic capture and PCB layout, and what is the highest number of layers in the boards you've designed? What level of experience do you have with bring-up testing and EMI/EMC qualification testing for complex electronic products? Have you applied aerospace standards like RTCA/DO-160 or RTCA/DO-254 in your work? If so, could you explain how you ensured compliance? Benefits Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services. Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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