Electrical EngineerFirmware Designer

Sherpa Design is a team of mechanical and electrical engineers designers machinists and additive manufacturing experts who thrive on pushing the envelope and equipping others to do the same. Since 2001 our platform of capabilities has grown from our core expertise of product engineering to include additive manufacturing precision machining NX training and Teamcenter solutions.

Sherpa is looking for anElectrical Engineer/Firmware Designer to join this role youll work with several of the best-known Fortune 100 companies on innovative technologies and products. You will get to explore and help develop technologies for a range of industries. It wont be boring.

What We Offer

At Sherpa youll discover:

We hire amazingly capable here brings impressive technical expertise thats a given in consulting. Beyond that we share a way of thinking expansively and supporting each other. It makes work exciting and enjoyable.

We keep bureaucracy in of our values is act with agility. We have designed our internal systems so that you spend your energy on the work that most lights your fire. No micromanaging no cumbersome approval processes just clear shared goals.

Our exposure builds we work with so many innovative companies across industries you can reach the equivalent of 5 years in-house experience in just 2 years.

About this Role

As an Electrical Engineer / FW Designer your focus will be collaborating with our team of Internal EEs developing next generation solutionsfor the AR/VR consumer products Defense and many other industries.

Youll be involved with and leading:

Integrating electronic modules to create rapid designs

Interfacing with and interpreting a variety of sensor packages

Developing FW solutions to integrate them all

Developing board layouts

Developing automated test and validation equipment

Data acquisition including optical benches

Soldering and electrical assemblies

The work is varied and rarely the same here at Sherpa. We anticipate more responsibility and advanced duties as you progress within our team. This position requires you to be in our facility with the lab equipment and fellow colleagues.

Basic Qualifications

Schematics and PCB development

Familiar with designing and building test bench systems for sensor and electronics modules

Strong programming skills (preferably Python and C/C)

Able to write test system software

Experience designing test fixtures

Enjoy soldering board assembly and rework

Possess great troubleshooting skills

Technical Competencies and daily duties

Able to communicate effectively regarding technical topics via conference calls online meetings and email communications with our customers team and sales/marketing

Able to use electrical test and measurement tools effectively (Oscilloscopes scopes multimeters signal generators etc.)

Able to prioritize work and tasks to meet schedule deadlines

Familiar with quoting jobs coordinating outside services vendors for tasks we outsource

Good at hand work and attention to detail

Experienced with PCB layout software (Altium preferred)

Keep schedules up to date and foresee potential problems to ensure on-time deliveries

Success Indicators

Ability to work collaboratively and deliver winning results in a small team environment with engineers

Self-driven learner able to grasp complex computer/math/software concepts quickly

Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook Excel Word) needed

Great at working directly with our customers to address needs and issues quickly

Experienced understanding of how electrical design and product development firms operate and their business drivers

Creative and likes to solve challenging problems

Good communication skills both written and oral

Self-starter who takes initiative and manages their schedule to align with production schedules and department needs

Works well in a team environment and thrive on collaboration

Knowledge seeker looking to expand skillset

Compensation and Benefits

This is a mid to experienced level position 3-5 years doing this type of work. Sherpa offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

Paid medical/dental/vision for employee and dependents

Paid time off (vacation & sick leave)

Paid holidays

Paid volunteer time off

SIMPLE IRA retirement with 3% match

Paid parental leave supplement to state paid leaves

Supplemental insurance (Aflac-like)

Professional development

Tenure recognition program including paid sabbatical after 7 years employment

Outdoor gear borrow program

Next Steps

If you share our innate curiosity about how things work and our drive to make them work better we look forward to hearing from you! Please send us your resume and share what excites you about this role.

*Important to note: Must be a US Person able to comply with US Department of State ITAR/EAR requirements for manufacturers in the government sector as a requirement for employment*.

**Actual candidates only; NO recruiters please**

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Manager