Embedded Hardware Engineer

About Us

Thomas Global Systems designs, manufactures, and supports highly engineered and reliable electronic systems solutions for commercial aviation, defense and other high-integrity transportation applications. For more than 65 years, Thomas Global has thrived by providing customers with trusted, innovative, and best value products and services. The company focuses on avionics, armored vehicle electronics, and specialized mission-critical electronics and training systems. Thomas Global operates high technology R&D, advanced manufacturing, and support facilities in Irvine, California and Sydney, Australia.

About the Role

The Embedded Hardware Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and testing electronic hardware components and systems for embedded applications. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that meet project requirements and industry standards. 

About You

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in hardware design, digital and analog circuitry, MCU application coding and proficiency in relevant tools and technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop Embedded Hardware systems, including schematic capture, component selection and PCB layout.
• Ensure designs meet project requirements, performance specifications and regulatory standards.
• Design and analyze digital and analog circuits for embedded applications including microcontrollers, sensors, power management and communication interfaces (eg Ethernet, CAN BUS, UART, SPI, I2C)
• Design the embedded application software/firmware architecture and are able to implement through low-level I/O programming.
• Build test hardware prototypes to validate design concepts and performance. 
• Conduct thorough testing and troubleshooting to identify and resolve hardware issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, firmware engineers and product managers, to integrate hardware components into overall system designs.
• Participate in design reviews, brainstorming sessions and problem-solving activities.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of hardware designs, specifications, test plans and results. 
• Ensure documentation is accurate, organized and accessible to relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure hardware designs comply with relevant industry standards, regulations and certification requirements (eg EMC / EMI, safety, environmental).
• Coordinate testing and certification activities as needed.
• Manage assigned tasks and projects effectively, including setting priorities, estimating timelines and tracking progress.
• Communicate project status, risks and dependencies to project stakeholders.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field.
• Advanced degree (Masters) is preferred but not mandatory
• Proven experience in Embedded Hardware design and development, preferably in a product development environment.
• Must be proficient in hardware design tools and software, including Altium, SPICE Simulation, MCU OEM SDK (eg Microchip Studio, TI CCS). 
• Cadence Allegro, OrCAD experience is highly desirable but not mandatory.
• Must have experience with configuration management tools (eg SVN, Gitlab)
• Strong understanding of digital and analog circuit design principles, signal integrity and PCB layout techniques
• Experience with RTOS, microcontroller/microprocessor-based systems, FPGA/ASIC design, and embedded system architecture.
• Familiarity with industry standards and protocols, such as USB, Ethernet, CAN and wireless communication (Eg Bluetooth, WiFi)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Experience with compliance testing and certification processes is highly desirable.

Working with us

Our people and culture are key to our purpose and success. We have a passion to perform and deliver exceptional results. Our leadership is open and collaborative, we hire talented people and trust them to be great. Our people are rewarded with competitive remuneration, engagement activities, recognition and opportunities for learning and development.