Senior Hardware Engineer

R esponsibilities :

• Analyze and review product requirements from the product marketing and architecture team, resolve queries, sign off the requirements, and complete design documents in discussion with all stakeholders.
• Review design documents with Software, Architecture, and test teams and promptly address queries.
• Design, Develop, and sustain electronic control boards utilizing embedded microprocessors with analog and digital circuitry for Residential, Commercial, and Refrigeration HVAC equipment.
• Develop specifications, rules, and best practices for verification and validation of hardware systems
• Test the electronic controls to verify they comply with the stringent quality and reliability requirements of Lennox Industries
• Prepare a reliability test plan in discussion with the reliability team and coordinate the testing. Address any issues through design updates and retesting.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement design changes to ensure product integrity.
• Interact with Mechanical design engineer for enclosure design, DFMEA, FEA, fitment analysis, tolerance analysis, etc.
• Interact with suppliers to find the best components for the application while containing component costs.
• Prepare bill of materials, Gerber files, and all required drawings for the Contract manufacturer to manufacture the product.
• Serve as the project engineer for the new product design to deliver the desired product on time while communicating with the other departments within the Lennox organization.
• Communicate project results to the Controls Team leadership staff and program management office.

Qualification

• A Bachelors degree in Electrical / Electronics Engineering is required, with 3 to 7 years of experience in the design of analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuitry and embedded microprocessors using through-hole and surface mount technologies
• Experience in converting high-level marketing requirements into design requirements and preparing detailed design documents.
• Experience in utilizing schematic capture and PCB layout software to document your design
• Experience with circuit simulation and PADs PC board layout software
• Capable of performing general soldering; operation of scopes, meters, and general lab equipment
• Proficient in speaking and writing in English
• Can think creatively with the ability to develop and implement new processes and procedures
• Must have demonstrated the capability to multi-task and work on several projects at the same time
• Need excellent collaboration and teaming skills
• Experience in the HVAC or appliance industries is a plus
• Experience in the design of refrigeration controls is a plus
• Experience building electronic devices with contract manufacturers is a plus
• Experience with high-speed signal integrity checking is a plus.
• Experience with environmental and transient condition testing of the electronic controls is a plus
• Experience in the motor control/inverter drive design is a plus.