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Mid to Senior Level Engineers in Dallas, TX

February 19, 2008

Job Title : Mechanical Engineers
Job Location : Dallas, Texas
Career Level : Mid (5-10 yrs), Senior (11+ yrs)
Job Type : Direct
Pay Type : Salary
Maximum Pay : $90,000
Minimum Pay : $65,000
Required Engineering Major/Field : Mechanical

Required Skills :

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited, 4 year university. Advanced degree in mechanical or fire protection engineering, including familiarity with project management or related building sciences program preferred. Must have a current professional license in Mechanical Engineering in the US or ability to obtain with 6 to 12 months. Strong interpersonal/communication skills needed for client interface.

General Job Description :

Mechanical Engineers (HVAC and Piping) with minimum of 5 years experience in healthcare, commercial, or industrial. Professional knowledge of a broad range of mechanical engineering concepts, principles, and practices and familiarity with other engineering disciplines and architecture. Current design and project management experience with all three areas of HVAC, plumbing and fire protection as they pertain to building systems.

Company/Client Profile :

Building on over a century of creativity and innovation, Page Southerland Page is recognized both nationally and internationally for our design excellence, problem solving expertise and project delivery. Our staff of over 390 professionals offers comprehensive architecture, interiors, consulting, engineering, and planning services to our clients in healthcare, science and technology, education, government, civic, workplace and urban housing markets. With offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Washington D.C. and London, the firm’s practice extends across the United States and throughout the world.

Application Instructions :

e-mail resumes to HR [at] PSPAEC [dot] com or mail to 3500 Maple Avenue #600 Dallas, Texas 75219 Attn:HR

Contact Name : Human Resources
Contact Email : e-mail resumes to HR [at] PSPAEC [dot] com

Written by bradley · Filed Under Engineering Jobs, Mechanical Engineering, Mid Level, Senior Level |  

Is your job in danger of being outsourced?

February 19, 2008

This is a really common topic when engineering is being discussed, especially for the younger generation that is looking to begin engineering studies or at the start of their engineering career. While the outsourcing of engineering jobs IS happening, there are still many engineering disciplines and jobs that have not been, and may never be, outsourced to other countries.

Brian Wood writes a great article for EDN.com discussing this very topic. He begins…

Engineers have taken a few shots in the past 20 years, especially those in the United States of America. It has become a popular sport for the collective group that brought us microwave ovens, satellite imagery, cell phones, and high definition to be stereotyped as introverted Dilbert-emulators who are long on brainpower but short on social skills … and soon on the street due to outsourcing.

Now isn’t that the truth. Later in the article he goes on to say

First, it’s a great time to be an engineer. The venture capital and financial markets are awash in investment capital earmarked for technology-focused businesses that have the prospect of earning higher-than-average return on investment. Engineers are the engines of these high-growth/high-tech companies, developing and delivering daily innovations in response to perpetual market demand for more, more, more. With product lifecycles (and attention spans) compressing at the pace of Moore’s Law, the forecast for continued engineering output is clear and sunny. The trick is managing financial market expectations so that marketing and associated “get-rich” hype doesn’t outpace product development and the laws of physics. Hopefully, we’ve all learned a few lessons from the dot-bomb debacle.

There are definitely many areas in the engineering world that will remain safe from outsourcing for many many years, especially those jobs related to national defense and the military. The real key is to research current trends for your field of interest along with the history of engineering employers within that specialty. With the right amount of due diligence it shouldn’t be too hard to find an engineering job that you will be able to keep for a long time without the worry of being outsourced.

Read Brian Woods’ complete article HERE

Written by bradley · Filed Under Engineering Commentary, Engineering News |  

RF Hardware Design Engineer in Dallas, TX

February 18, 2008

Job Title : RF Hardware Design Engineer, 2 openings(targets), North Dallas
Job Location : Dallas, Texas
Career Level : Mid (5-10 yrs)
Job Type : Direct, Contract
Pay Type : Salary (direct), Hourly (Contract)
Maximum Pay : $115,000/yr , $60/hr
Minimum Pay : $90,000/yr, $50/hr
Required Engineering Major/Field : Electrical, Any Engineering Discipline

Required Skills :

  • BSEE required; MSEE or other advanced degree is desirable
  • Strong experience in RF design of RF transmitter and receiver architectures, transmitter and receiver switch circuits, low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, duplexers and filters, matching networks, synthesizers, and frequency converters to 3.8 GHz
  • Familiarity with several wireless standard requirements and platforms, such as WiMAX, WCDMA, CDMA, and LTE
  • Track record with transmitter and receiver, spurious, link budget, and dynamic range analysis techniques
  • Experience with vector network analyzer RF measurements and orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing VSA measurements
  • Hands-on experience in high density, high isolation PCB layout for RF designs
  • Simulation work using standard tools and techniques such as linear and non-linear ADS, MATLAB, and three-dimensional electromagnetic simulation tools
  • Working knowledge of Mentor Graphics and similar schematic capture tools
  • Track record of designing and documenting both specifications and formal documentation for RF hardware

General Job Description : If you are an RF Hardware Design Engineer with expertise in developing wideband MIMO power amplifier and transceiver circuit cards for a sophisticated LTE platform, this role with a global leader in the electronics arena may be custom-designed for you. There are two openings, one for a contractor and one for a salaried employee. The role includes defining requirements and architecture; performing system and circuit simulations; designing circuit cards; interfacing with vendors; and verifying RF hardware of LTE platforms. This position is for a RF hardware design engineer developing wideband MIMO transceiver and power amplifier circuit cards for an advanced LTE infrastructure platform. The individual will perform requirements and architecture definition, system and circuit simulation, circuit card design, supplier interface, and hardware verification of LTE platform RF hardware. The salaried position will include a generous benefits package. If you meet the listed requirements and are interested in this challenging role, please send MS Word resume to resume@alynpatrick.com for immediate consideration.

Application Instructions :

Please send MS Word resume to resume [at] alynpatrick [dot] com for immediate consideration.

Contact Name : David Herrmann
Contact Email : resume [at] alynpatrick [dot] com

Written by bradley · Filed Under Electrical Engineering, Engineering Jobs, Mid Level |  

Associate Electrical Engineer in Dallas, TX

February 18, 2008

Job Title : Associate Electrical Engineer
Job Location : Dallas
Career Level : Junior (3-4yrs)
Job Type : Contract
Pay Type : Hourly
Maximum Pay : $22.00/hr
Minimum Pay : $18.00/hr
Required Engineering Major/Field : Electrical, Any Engineering Discipline

Required Skills :

  • Associates degree or BSEE or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years of electrical engineering experience
  • Analog and digital electronic circuit test or design experience, especially with portable low current applications
  • PCB layout experience
  • Strong hands-on understanding of electronics, firmware, and software
  • Ability to use standard lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, and other electronic and power-related equipment
  • Ability to prototype electronic breadboards

Desirable Skills:

  • Familiarity with QSR and MDD applications to the design of electronic devices
  • Embedded C language coding experience
  • Writing assembly code used on microcontrollers such as Microchip and 8051
  • RF or magnetics experience
  • Experience writing PC and PDA applications

General Job Description : This global leader in the medical device industry seeks a temporary Associate Electrical Engineer to assist with supporting the engineering of electronic aspects of its products. Responsibilities will include developing protocols for test verification and performing such testing, along with assisting quality assurance team with developing accurate and complete testing protocols. In addition, the engineer will specify and design test equipment, fixtures, procedures, and specs to support product targets. Excellent communication skills are needed to facilitate communication between various groups such as marketing staff, engineers, QA professionals and the manufacturing team. If you meet these qualifications, please send your MS Word resume to resume [at] alynpatrick [dot] com for immediate consideration.

Application Instructions :

Please send your MS Word resume to resume [at] alynpatrick [dot] com for immediate consideration.

Contact Name : David Herrmann
Contact Email : resume [at] alynpatrick [dot] com

Written by bradley · Filed Under Electrical Engineering, Engineering Jobs, Junior Level |  

Design Verification Engineer in Austin, TX

February 18, 2008

Job Title : Design Verification Engineer
Job Location : Austin, TX
Career Level : Mid (5-10 yrs)
Job Type : Direct, Contract
Pay Type : Salary
Maximum Pay : $95,000
Minimum Pay : $80,000
Required Engineering Major/Field : Electrical

Required Skills : Requires a BSEE or BSCS and 5 years of verification experience, preferably in mixed signal products. The main requirement is a strong background in Verilog, with experience in digital and mixed signal verification. The candidate must have strong scripting skills in Perl, Unix/Linux shell, TCL, and must be able to write and debug analog behavioral models in both Verilog, SystemVerilog, and VerilogA. Knowledge of Verilog Assertions is also a plus. The proven ability to create, evaluate, debug, and improve a verification process is essential for this position.

General Job Description : Responsible for developing, maintaining, and verifying mixed-signal designs for audio data converters. Detailed responsibilities include functional verification, testbench generation, coverage analysis, regression management, test vector creation, and development of verification plans for various devices. Candidate must work closely with applications and chip design groups to support both pre-silicon verification and post silicon validation efforts.

Application Instructions :

Please email resume to shawnda [at] siliconelite [dot] com in Word format.

Contact Name : Shawnda Ewing
Contact Email : shawnda [at] siliconelite [dot] com

Written by bradley · Filed Under Electrical Engineering, Engineering Jobs, Mid Level |  

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