Product Support Hardware Engineer at Knorr Brake Company in Grain Valley, MO, US, 64029

Responsibilities

• A Product Support Hardware Engineer for the Product Support Team (PST) works directly with Product
• Management, Production, Sourcing, Suppliers, Field Service, Customers, and Development Engineering to resolve
• production, obsolescence, and customer field issues.
• A PST Hardware Engineer will execute the following responsibilities as a minimum:
• Design, develop and maintain hardware for embedded, real-time systems operating in harsh environments.
• Troubleshoot product and field issues and provide documented solutions and implement design changes.
• Troubleshooting and providing solutions to product issues will require problem solving, test development, analysis of field and/or production test data, requirements analysis, hardware design, hardware field installation and test.
• Generate and review technical documentation, provide product training, advise on product application options to both internal and external customers, test and critique new product features.
• The PST Hardware Engineer in this role will require travel about 10% of the time.

Requirements

• BSEE or Equivalent Degree.
• 10 years’ minimum experience in digital hardware design, microprocessor board level design, VHDL/FPGA and analog circuit design.
• Strong technical problem solving skills.
• Sound Design for Test (DFT) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) background.
• Proficiency with simulation tools.
• Proficient designing for high noise and harsh environments.
• Proven ability to lead a vital design from concept to production release.
• Drive open technical issues to closure.
• Familiarity with design for railroad products and systems and their environments.
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills with the proven ability to lead and work as part of a project team.
• Basic understanding of Product Lifecycle Management principles and experiences using PLM tools is necessary to be successful in this role.
• Experience with PC board layout and associated tools, and have experience with CENELEC and AREMA standards.
• Familiarization with Railroad Signaling and maintenance practices as well as onboard systems.
• Customer interface experience.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrates creative solutions.
• Methodical troubleshooter and problem solver.
• Self-starter; Self-motivated, Self-directed, Energetic and an Excellent communicator (both written and verbal). Possess the ability to work effectively in a multi-site, team environment as well as the ability to work independently/remotely.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Skills

Required

• Strong technical problem solving skills
• Proficiency with simulation tools
• Drive open technical issues to closure

Preferred

• Customer interface experience
• Strong organizational skills
• Demonstrates creative solutions

Benefits

• - Competitive Health Benefits, including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision and Virtual visits
• - Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• - Company-paid Short-Term Disability Coverage
• - Voluntary life, Disability, and other Supplemental coverages
• - Identity Theft and Legal Protection benefits
• - Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• - Health Savings Accounts
• - Generous 401(k) plan
• - Personal Paid Time Off
• - Company-paid holidays