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Electrical Engineer - Sustaining

Metrix Instrument Co LP
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 1/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/7/2025

Who We Are

Metrix is the preferred supplier of industrial condition monitoring systems to many of the world's leading manufacturers and users of cooling towers, gas turbines, reciprocating compressors, and other rotating and reciprocating machinery. With headquarters in Houston, Texas, we operate in more than 40 countries via factory-direct sales and service professionals, along with a strategic network of instrumentation partners. We pioneered the concept of simple, affordable machinery protection with our seismic measurement technology. Initially focused on geophysical exploration, this technology also found abundant applications for vibration measurements on industrial machines and has been our focus for 50 years.

Your Role

As a Sustaining Electrical Engineer with expertise in analog and digital circuit design, embedded design, and test systems, you will play a critical role in ensuring the continued performance, reliability, and quality of our electrical products. Your responsibilities will encompass troubleshooting and resolving issues in existing electrical systems, optimizing designs for cost and performance, and developing and maintaining test systems to ensure product quality and functionality :

Analog and Digital Circuit Design

Analyze and improve existing analog and digital circuits within electronic products.

  • Develop new analog and digital circuit designs or modifications to meet evolving product requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compatibility with other system components.

Embedded Design :

Debug and enhance embedded systems firmware / software.

  • Implement firmware upgrades and patches to address performance or security issues.
  • Optimize embedded code for efficiency, power consumption, and reliability.
  • Test Systems Development :

    Design and maintain test systems for validating product functionality and quality.

  • Develop automated test scripts and procedures.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to test systems and hardware interfaces.
  • Product Sustaining :

    Investigate and resolve hardware and software issues reported by customers or internal teams.

  • Collaborate with R&D teams to incorporate improvements and design changes into existing products.
  • Provide technical support to production, manufacturing, and quality assurance teams.
  • Documentation and Reporting :

    Maintain comprehensive documentation of design changes, test procedures, and troubleshooting steps.

  • Generate reports and documentation for product improvements and issue resolution.
  • Cost Optimization :

    Identify opportunities for cost reduction while maintaining or improving product performance and quality.

  • Work with suppliers to select cost-effective components and materials.
  • Compliance and Standards :

    Ensure that product designs and modifications comply with relevant industry standards and regulations.

    Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field .
  • 5 years experience in analog and digital circuit design, embedded system design, and test system development.
  • Experience in an electronics manufacturing environment.
  • Proficiency in relevant tools and software (e.g., Firmware, Altium, KiCad, C / C , Python).
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex electrical issues.
  • Knowledge of industry standards and regulations (e.g., IEEE, ISO, IEC).
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
  • Detail-oriented with a commitment to maintaining high product quality.
  • Skills / Knowledge :

  • Hardware design : Selection and design with microprocessors, microcontrollers, DSPs and other digital circuit devices. Schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout, and experience with low / micro power design a plus.
  • Analog and digital design : analog and digital hardware knowledge and experience with the design of analog and digital filters and signal conditioning circuits is a plus.
  • Microprocessors : Usage or technical knowledge of STM32.
  • Embedded systems knowledge : Basic HW / SW integration testing, hardware performance tuning, embedded debugger tools. Working knowledge of c / c is desirable.
  • Tools : Ability to use standard electrical test equipment (Power supplies, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators and impedance analyzers). Experience with the following design tools a plus : LTSPICE, Cube IDE.
  • Technology : Understanding of Piezoelectric sensor technology.
  • Other Skills and Abilities :

  • Ability to work with little direct supervision.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Good documentation skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Ability to proceed on own initiative for most phases of work and only require general direction for new activities.
  • We offer a generous compensation package that offers :

  • Competitive salary
  • 401(k)
  • Health, vision, and dental insurance
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Educational Reimbursement
  • Competitive paid time off program
  • Privacy

    We are committed to the protection and promotion of your privacy. In connection with your application for employment with us at Metrix, please click on this link to view our Applicant Privacy Notice. (metrixvibration.com)

    Metrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

    Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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