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Lead I&C Hardware / FPGA Design Engineer

Lead I&C Hardware / FPGA Design Engineer

GE VernovaWilmington, NC, US
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I&C Hardware Engineer

The I&C hardware engineer works within the I&C engineering team and is responsible for designing and implementing I&C electronic hardware and software for I&C systems for nuclear power plants. The I&C hardware team has strong interfaces with electronic software design and plant system operations. This role requires technical problem solving, strong hardware design skills and effective communication / collaboration with other teams within the GEH business functions.

Roles and Responsibilities

The hardware and test engineer is responsible for the delivery of high-quality engineering electronic hardware designs and testing strategies. Work scope typically includes the following essential responsibilities :

  • Develop creative solutions and reduce complexity to create accurate and effective solutions for complex engineering problems.
  • Typical hardware activities will include creating a design from requirements and helping define requirements where necessary.
  • Design activities include schematic design, component selection, PCB layout, PLD / FPGA design, performing simulation / module testing, PLD / FPGA code reviews, and integration testing of the design. This also includes design verification of these same activities.
  • Documenting designs by creating design specifications, performing PLD / FPGA code reviews, and writing test reports.
  • Engage customers to define scope, review results, and discuss technical risks.
  • Work with the technical leader to establish an effective work plan, including time estimates, schedule estimates, requirements, and work processes.
  • Apply engineering fundamentals and 1st order engineering principles to establish and / or confirm expected performance.
  • Provide clear and complete analysis documentation in accordance with GE engineering procedures.
  • Manage time effectively to provide quality deliverables within the expected project timeline. Communicate effectively to leadership the status of work activities.
  • Effectively manage multiple priorities.
  • Develop system verification and validation test requirements to ensure products meet system specification and performed this in a leadership role.
  • Develop testware, test plans & procedures to implement requirements.
  • Perform testing to support component failure analysis including report generation.
  • Interface with designers and validate their outputs.
  • Generate and verify test documentation.
  • Prepare manual and automated production test procedures for components, assemblies and instruments.
  • Drive compliance with GEH and industry-based systems lifecycle processes, participate in design and technical reviews and promote continuous improvements.
  • Support documentation, analysis and resolution of conditions adverse to quality for services IC control systems through the GEH corrective action program.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer or software engineering from an accredited college or university or an associate's degree in electrical, computer or software engineering with at least 5 years of experience in the field.
  • Minimum 5 years of additional experience, including creating and maintaining electronic circuit boards and / or FPGA design.

    • Eligibility Requirement

  • The preferred work location for this role is at the GEH headquarters in Wilmington, NC; but highly qualified (US based) remote candidates will be considered within 200 miles of Wilmington.
  • This role will require a minimum of once-a-month travel to Wilmington, NC for onsite testing.
  • This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. government.

    • Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge and experience with PCB design, signal analysis and system verification tools (Altium, PSpice, SystemVerilog, UVM, etc.)
  • Knowledge and experience with common HDL languages and PLD / FPGA development tools (Quartus, Vivado, ModelSim, Questa, etc.).
  • General knowledge and experience of schematic design, PCB layout, and PCB manufacturing.
  • Experienced in product, instrument, system design, verification, validation and qualification.
  • Solves technical challenges through application of common design patterns and identifying appropriate patterns for use in problem solving.
  • Experience in design verification and validation.
  • Leadership experience inside and / or outside the classroom.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills and ability to articulate clearly.
  • Contributes to creative solutions and challenges status quo.
  • Proactively learns new tools and identifies opportunities for improvement and promotes their adoption.
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