Electronic Design Engineer at Epiroc

Mission:

To innovate and create cutting-edge electronic solutions that enhance functionality, efficiency, and reliability across our industry.

Main Responsibilities or Functions of Job:

• Design and develop electronic systems for Mernok’s current and future Proximity Detection Systems
• Develop embedded applications for microcontrollers / microprocessor in control systems
• Design Electronic applications - from schematic capture, PCB layout to test, planning and implementation to meet requirements, using good engineering practices
• Support and maintain existing product designs
• Develop component qualification processes for extreme environments
• Continually improve Mernok’s design methodology and development processes
• Define internal interfaces between parts of the electronics
• Consider system aspects that may affect the electronics, including noise and power distribution.
• Implement the design in hardware, firmware and software
• Test the hardware and implement corrections as necessary
• Generate production data packs and product support documentation
• Maintain existing products in terms of software changes, PCB updates, firmware changes and documentation
• Simulations of the design at various levels
• Assist production to deliver high quality product
• Assist clients when required
• Assist with installations
• Derive requirements for the complex electronics
• Ensure external interfaces match the specification, including voltage level and timing.
• Synthesize, place and route, etc. designs
• Program complex electronics
• Test the final hardware and implement corrections as necessary
• Perform system safety analyses and identify safety verifications required
• Verify that safety features and controls are successfully implemented
• Identify if complex electronics can cause a hazard or are part of a hazard control
• Ensure that design errors in complex electronics are considered as a failure mode
• Assess tools used to design and implement complex electronics
• Review subsystem requirements for proper decomposition from system requirements

Required Skills and Capabilities:

• Assess implementation against requirements and design
• Ensure development and supporting processes (e.g. Configuration Management, ESD) are in place and followed
• Review choice of parts; Provide guidance on preferred parts
• Ensure electronics are assembled / manufactured to acceptable standards
• Perform or witness testing at various system and subsystems
• Ensure software tools used for complex electronic design and programming are archived and controlled
• Ensure complex electronic designs are captured in the Configuration Management system
• Ensure problem reporting, tracking, and corrective action occur for all systems
• Ensure changes to complex electronic designs are reviewed, evaluated for impacts, and approved
• Provide official builds for formal programming / testing
• Ensure compliance with company’s OHS policies and actively promote safety within the work environment
• Should be able to follow structure and standards but still be innovative
• Must be able to perform under pressure
• Willingness to work beyond normal office hours when required..

Education and Experience:

• BEng (Electronic) or BEng (Computer)
• 3-5 years experience
• Must be able to excel in a team of designers and independent enough to handle smaller projects alone

Behaviours:

• Problem Solving
• Innovative Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Adaptability
• Project Management
• Continuous Learning
• Professionalism