Job Overview
The Senior Design Engineer is responsible for leading and managing the design, development, and implementation of electronic and embedded systems. This role involves utilizing extensive expertise and leadership skills, driving innovation, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and providing mentorship to junior team members, contributing to the success and advancement of complex engineering projects within Hubbell. The Senior Design Engineer may also review vendor capability to support product development. Responsible for the development and design of advanced Radio Frequency (RF) products for the AMI / Smart Grid industry.
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A Day In The Life
- Work in a strong team environment with innovators to achieve the best possible end product from all functional viewpoints.
- Serve as the RF/EMC technical leader and resource to synthesize design inputs from various stakeholders and implement RF solutions.
- Serve as the EMC technical leader and resource to all groups ensuring EMC is addressed throughout the development and life of the product.
- Active participant in review of requirements, design, test plans, procedures and reports related to EMC.
- Work with Systems Engineering and Product Management to define overall system design and performance targets.
- Generate and own documentation detailing systems RF HW specifications and requirements
- Be responsible for antenna and other RF chain components that create optimal RF performance across full system.
- Generate BOMs, schematics, RF block diagrams, test procedures and power consumption analyses
- Develop and implement strategies and procedures to validate RF system performance against requirements.
- Monitor, evaluate and incorporate new concepts, discoveries and industry advances into products.
- Ensure that all designs meet requirements of governing agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada (IC).
What will help you thrive in this role?
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (required)
Proficiency with a proven track record in working with designs utilizing microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, field-programmable gate arrays, high-speed A/D-D/A conversion, and power conversion (required)
Experience in high volume electronic products industry.
- Experience and technical capabilities:
- Software defined radio design
- Low power RF circuit design
- PLL (Phase Locked Loop) circuit design
- VCO (Voltage Control Oscillator) design
- RF amplifier design
- RF filter and matching design
- Modulation and demodulation design
- Receiver design using LNA (Low Noise Amplifiers)-down converters
- RF measurements
- Antenna design
- Link budget analysis
- Thorough understanding of EMC sources, transmission and susceptibility mechanisms, and mitigation through Hardware, Mechanical and Firmware design
- Diagnosis of RF/EMC issues via circuit and layout analysis, localized bench test, screen room and test chamber use.
- Pre-compliance testing
6-10 years of embedded hardware design experience on industrial products
Proficiency in CAD software and other relevant tools for electrical design, analysis, and simulation (required)
Experience with test equipment and measurement methodologies for electrical systems
Understanding design verification/validation and regulatory compliance testing (UL, CSA, FCC).
Experience with C/C++ and Python preferred.
Hubbell Incorporated
Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.
The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.
We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.
Hubbell Utility Solutions
Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.
Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.
The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.