Computer Hardware Design Engineer

Job Specification

Sealevel Systems, Inc.

Computer Hardware Design Engineer

Overview

Sealevel Systems, Inc., is an industrial computer design and manufacturing company, providing rugged and reliable computing and I/O solutions to customers since 1986. Our story began with serial communication innovations and continues with I/O interfaces and cutting-edge industrial computers - engineered and manufactured at our headquarters in Liberty, South Carolina.

The company is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer for the Engineering Department with a particular focus on high-end computing chip-down design of x86 and ARM CPUs.

This position will develop next generation industrial computing and input/output products for a wide range of applications.

As part of the Sealevel Engineering Team, you will design leading edge solutions for off-the-shelf standard products and custom, ruggedized systems for use in industrial, defense, energy, transportation, public safety, and other critical industries.

Reporting Relationship

The position will report to the Director of Engineering.

Objectives and Responsibilities

Participate in all aspects of new product development including product definition, cost estimation, schematic design, proto@type implementation, and validation testing.

Work closely with management to define project requirements and schedule

Oversee cost analyses for new products to achieve defined goals

Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project cost

Perform component research and selection. Establish and maintain relationships with component vendors and FAEs

Participate in peer reviews of schematics, PCB designs, cables, mechanical packaging, and specification compliance.

Work closely with firmware and software engineers to define and develop embedded firmware and software to support designs.

Work closely with test engineers to test and debug proto@type designs, integrate and test with Windows, Linux and other embedded OS and software as needed.

Work closely with test engineers to ensure proper function and performance of products is achieved.

Aid in the resolution of hardware/software compatibility issues.

Collaborate with manufacturing to ensure a smooth transition from design to production

Assist the Technical Support Department with resolving customer and product issues.

Other duties as assigned by the Director of Engineering.

Competencies

Must have real world design experience with x86 CPU (Intel preferred, AMD also helpful) and system designs.

Must have strong grasp and knowledge of UEFI BIOS, Embedded Controllers and other embedded firmware commonly used and critical to x86 embedded system operation.

Design experience with common computer expansion buses including:

PCI Express GEN1-GEN4

PCIe Expansion Cards

PCIe/NVMe based solid state drives

Ethernet standards including but not limited to:
10/100/1000Base-T

10GbE, (including 10GBase-T, 10GBase-KR, XFI, XAUI, SERDES)

SFP+ Fiber Optic Transceiver modules and Direct Attach Cables

USB downstream and upstream ports
USB2.0 (Low Speed, Full Speed, High Speed)

USB3.1/3.2 up to GEN2 Speeds.

SATA Disk Drive Interfaces

General knowledge of legacy expansion interfaces like PCI, ISA, IDE, LPC, etc

Design experience with common embedded communication busses and devices including but not limited to:

I2C

I3C

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