Sr. Electronics Engineer
On-siteHouston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Design, simulate, and develop analog, digital, and power electronics for downhole logging and telemetry tools that withstand harsh geothermal environments. Lead high-temperature electronics tests, conduct lab experiments, and fabricate prototypes by wiring, soldering, and assembling custom circuits for signal conditioning and power generation. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate fabrication, installation, and verification while providing technical support to field operators. Execute design-of-experiments, analyze results, and write detailed reports to drive technology development for superhot geothermal applications.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 8 years' experience in a position of engineering and with direct input or technical leadership in electronic design or architecture
- Strong knowledge of electrical design principles and circuit analysis
- Experience working within high voltage safety environments
- Experience with design of high voltage assemblies (air, solid, and oil dielectrics)
- HV modulation protection circuits, high voltage/power sensors and interfaces, high isolation designs, opto-sensors, optical communication devices
- Analog circuit design (power supplies, amplifiers, signal conditioning, filters, transistor and op-amp circuits)
- Digital circuit design (logic circuits, communications protocols such as CAN, UART, I2C, LVDS etc.)
- Control system design (Simulink, PLC, etc.)
- Proficient in CAD and modelling software (HFSS, MATLAB, ORCAD, PSPICE, etc.)
- Microcontrollers, DSPs, and FPGAs. Development, programming, and deployment of embedded systems
- Expertise with downhole electronics, challenges, and troubleshooting
- Experience with downhole tool design, specifically high temperature
- Familiarity with SOI, SIC, and other high temperature electronics manufacturing
- High temperature electronic testing practices at 350C and beyond
- Experience in specifying, assembling, and testing electronics for surface and downhole equipment
- Experience with development, programming, and deployment of embedded systems (MCU, DSP, FPGA, etc.)
- Proficiency with electronic schematic capture and PCB layout software, preferably Altium Designer
- Proficiency in designing experiments, obtaining results, and writing detailed reports
- Experience with programming languages (Python, MATLAB, LabView, VHDL, C)
- Experience with operating data acquisition system in a lab environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify issues and develop practical solutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Ability to troubleshoot and recover from issues effectively
- Proficient in data acquisition and data logging techniques
- Ability to move from one worksite to another or travel to various job sites and locations to complete tasks
- The employee must be able to adjust to changing work hours and locations as needed considering the strong focus on external communications and relationships
- The employee must be able to lift, push, pull, transfer, or move items up 40 pounds at times for departmental needs
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering is preferred
- Bachelor's degree will be considered with suitable experience
- Supervisory responsibilities: May supervise the work of junior engineers, technicians or contractors to ensure work is completed in accordance with project requirements
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