Waites Sensor Technologies, Inc. is hiring: Hardware Engineer in Austin

Hardware Engineer

This is a rare opportunity to develop cutting edge technology alongside our Engineering team!

What we are: Fun, fast-paced, client-focused, people-centric, inviting, flexible, and rapidly growing.

What we are not: Overly structured, exclusive, uncompromising, disengaged, or disconnected.

Company Description

We are a leading provider of wireless, mesh-networked, "Internet of Things" (IoT) sensors for industrial environments. Our cost-effective, plug-and-play products empower plants of all sizes to conduct predictive and preventative maintenance on mission-critical and secondary equipment in order to maximize uptime. Our innovative sensors, machine learning, services, and solutions have been revolutionizing this industry for the past 15 years.

Position Description

As a nimble and fast-moving organization, we are looking for someone awesome to help us design cutting-edge products providing predictive maintenance for some of the largest companies across the world. You will have the opportunity to solve unique, challenging problems and develop solutions across a wide range of products and technologies, while working alongside a team of talented self-starters in an entrepreneurial environment. The solutions you’ll be discovering will comprise technology ranging from low-level embedded development and digital signal processing all the way up to cloud instructure and machine learning. There are tremendous opportunities for career growth and development of new skills in this role.

As a hardware engineer, your primary responsibility will be to design, develop, and evaluate electronic hardware components and systems. You will be involved in various stages of the hardware development lifecycle, from conceptualization and design to prototyping, testing, and production. We are seeking someone that can work independently with little supervision, while also being a player and a coach for others on the team. You should have excellent organization and problem solving skills. The type of work we do is categorically awesome, and we hope to find the right fit, based on experience and culture, to take our engineering team to the next level!

Reports to: Chief Technology Officer

Location: Must live in Austin, TX or be willing to relocate

Travel: 5% travel, if any. There are occasional in-person technology summits for training, development, and team building.

Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. **Sponsorship is not available at this time.

As a Hardware Engineer, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop high quality hardware schematics and PCB layouts
• Produce relevant and accurate documentation
• Work closely with contract manufacturers to ensure product quality
• Conduct root cause analysis of hardware issues
• Work closely with product certification agencies
• Collaborate with internal developer teams

Required qualifications:

• Bachelors/Masters in Electrical Engineering or related degree
• 4+ years experience in hardware design
• Must be a cool human being and enjoy working on limit pushing projects
• Strong knowledge of digital and analog circuit design principles
• Proficiency using Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB layout
• Experience with hardware testing equipment
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• Excellent organization and leadership skills
• Stellar communication and proven problem solving skills

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience designing IoT devices
• Knowledge of RF principles
• Familiarity with industry standards and regulations related to hardware design and testing, such as FCC, ISED and CE practices/certifications
• Experience with modern revision control tools (i.e. SVN, git, etc.)
• Knowledge of selected programming languages (C, C++, Python, etc.)
• Understanding of mechanical design and materials

Why Waites?

At Waites, we offer an attractive base salary with a strong history of profit sharing. We are intensely customer-focused, with a culture that encourages hard work, fun, and mutual success. As we continue to grow, there will be many opportunities for professional advancement and development. If you are a talented engineering professional looking for an exciting new challenge, please apply with your resume to haley.runion@waites.net

Please note that we do not require assistance from third-party staffing agencies or recruitment firms at this time.

WST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.