Hardware Engineer in Dallas, TX
July 14, 2008
Hardware Engineer, Salary DOE, N. Dallas Suburbs
Your wide range of hardware design skills, along with your electro-optical and / or RF products experience are sought by this growing company which serves large organizations designing a wide range of products. As Senior Electrical Engineer you will create specs, design, fabricate and test devices along with other hardware and software engineers. Your technical problem-solving abilities, hardware specification and architecture definition skills, and strong analog circuit design experience will contribute to the company’s success. This role is roughly 85% Digital and 15% analog in focus. In addition to a generous salary, the company provides an excellent benefits program of health, dental, prescription, vision, and life insurance, paid time off, retirement savings, and more.
For immediate consideration, send MS Word resume to resume [at] alynpatrick [dot] com.
Requirements:
– BS required; MS desirable
– 10+ years product design and development (all board level), including analog circuit design
– Track record of developing Hardware specifications and defining architecture of hardware devices
– Excellent written and verbal communication skills
– Electrical CAD software experience, with programs such as SuperSpice, OrCAD, Protel or Schematica
– Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced, small company environment
– Security Clearance or the ability to obtain it is desirable
– Other desirable experience includes experience with precision instrumentation, electro-optical systems, battery-operated and handheld devices, RF, Spice simulation, switching power supplies, ISO 9000 standards, embedded processors, and FPGA/ ASIC
– Previous Optics, Optical Design, RF Optics etc very helpful. Ideal candidate would be a board designer from telecom or scientific (medical instruments or otherwise) electronics/instrumentation.
RFIC Layout / Design Engineer in Dallas, TX
July 14, 2008
RFIC Layout / Design Engineer, Contract, $45-60 per hour, N. Dallas Suburbs/ Asia
Travel to Asia! Meet the challenge of project work on the latest mobile products at this world-class Fortune 500 Corporation. Your expertise in RFIC layout and design with wireless transceivers for mobile handset applications and your many years of working with Cadence SpectraRF or later updates will be an asset to the team. You will work towards a tape out involving the deep submicron CMOS process. You will modify, optimize, and perform some RFIC circuit design. This contract opportunity is anticipated to take last for 4 to 6 months. International travel is required. There are two options, but the most plausible will be that you will be stationed overseas for 2-3 months and then return to DFW (or perhaps stationed elsewhere depending on special circumstances).
For immediate consideration, send MS Word resume to resume [at] alynpatrick [dot] com.
Requirements:
– BSEE or MSEE from an accredited university is required
– 8-10+ years experience in RFIC layout with strong expertise in RF circuits and large blocks of digital circuits on the same CMOS substrate
– Strong experience with Cadence SpectraRF or later updates for extraction and simulation required
– Specific experience with handset transceiver applications for commercial mobile devices preferred
– Ability and willingness to work in Asia for extended time periods of up to 3 months
– Ability to work independently and take responsibility for the project
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills; multi-lingual would be a plus
Senior SIM Toolkit Software Developer (Java/GSM) in Dallas, Tx
July 2, 2008
SIM Toolkit Software Developer (Java/GSM) – Senior, $90 to low $100K, Dallas
Take your Software Development skill to a new level and expand your skills over time. Hands on role will lead design, development, testing and support of handset applications associated with the SIM Tool Kit (STK) that involve secure data transactions on sophisticated mobile devices. Responsibilities will include management of the technical lifecycle of a handset product group, including assessment, testing, documentation and operational support. Will provide product definition and design and coordinate with third party service providers. Heavy software development. In addition to a generous salary and terrific growth opportunities, the company offers a full package of benefits including health, dental and life insurance, retirement program, paid time off, training opportunities, and more. Relocation is available.
If you meet the requirements, please send your MS Word resume to resume [at] alynpatrick [dot] com.
Requirements:
– 5+ years experience software development in a GSM terminal / handsets space. We’re not seeking handset OEM background per se, rather a development background for software that operations at the OS or application layer on top of a GSM phone
– Must have Sim Tool Kit experience, preferably Java
– Expertise with a range of wireless technologies such as Java, SMS, WAP, and USSD
– Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
– Ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities within a fast-paced, high tech growth environment
Familiarity with the products or technologies a plus: Gemplus, orga, BREW, java, j2me, gsm, sms, aXalto, Incard, Sagem, Anite, C++
LabWindows / Agilent / HP VEE Conversion Engineer in Dallas, TX
July 2, 2008
LabWindows / Agilent / HP VEE Conversion Engineer – $40-50 per hour, N. Dallas suburbs
This Fortune 500 company needs a strong Test Development engineer who is familiar with both VEE and LabWindows CVI for a 6 month (target) contract. You will convert algorithms from a legacy VEE environment into a robust and powerful LabWindows setting. Will develop test software routines for RF measurement, instrument control and device control projects. This is a vibrant R&D organization is pushing the limits in the latest, digital wireless communications systems work.
If you meet the requirements, please send your MS Word resume to resume [at] alynpatrick [dot] com.
Requirements:
– BSEE or higher degree preferred
– 5+ years experience in creating and integrating RF test software, instrument drivers, UUT hardware interfaces, and GUI screens for test SW and calibration control
– Must have hands on experience in LabWindows / CVI and HP or Agilent Vee
– Knowledge of RF measurement and RF instrument control, i.e. signal generator, power meter, network analyzer, Vector Signal Analyzer
– Experience developing calibration routines and control modules for RF assemblies
– Expertise with developing and code setting optimization algorithms
– Technical documentation skills and experience
Search terms: VEE, HPVEE, HP-VEE, AgilentVEE, HP Basic, Labview, NI, Agilent VEE
Sr. Software Engineer in Dallas, TX
July 2, 2008
Sr. Software Engineers – Video Stream, MPEG decoders, 90-115K target + profit share, great benefits, North Dallas Suburbs
Fantastic role working with a privately owned organization who is dominating their market-place. They currently hold over 50% of the market-share nation wide for their primary customer industry. This small (<200) but growing and profitable firm that has doubled its revenue is the last 3 years is seeking an embedded software engineer to work on advanced video streaming, and MPEG decoders for video content delivery and sophisticated, compact and robust set-top boxes. In this position you will develop embedded and application code. An adjacent role will focus on higher level application development using Linix and Java!. Positions will focus on the development of software for Video streaming, RF and MPEG Decoders. You will also develop and integrate software in full-life cycle projects for both custom projects, and core products. This will be a challenge and the work is fast paced and refreshing. In this position you will wear many hats and be rewarded with significant challenge and opportunity to learn new skills in the embedded-Linux, kernel and device driver markets.
If you meet the requirements, please send your MS Word resume to resume [at] alynpatrick [dot] com.
Skills sought:
– 5+ years of embedded software
– Experience with MPEG decoders or video streaming, or set-top-box
– Prefer uClinux or embedded Linux but open to Windows and other platforms.
– Device driver skills in Linux or Windows DDK environment a plus
– For the higher level role, will consider software engineers who have worked on handsets, video display, digital signage, RF tuners, set-top-box, video on demand, video content delivery for airplanes, hospitals, universities, hotels, casinos etc
Skill menu (skills / technologies considered pluses but not all required): h.264, h264, h.263, h263, mpeg, mpeg2, mpeg4, jpeg, ddk, device driver, video, transport, audio decoders, demuxers, NuMega, WDM, buffers, SoftICE 1394, arm, mips, MP3 streaming, audio, playback media, bios, pcmcia, Visual C++, .Net, C#, Java


