R&D ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Do you have a passion for science and engineering? Do you want to apply this passion to helping other scientists? Do you want to learn and advance within the world's leading light scattering instrument company? Do you genuinely enjoy helping others?

Wyatt Technology is on the lookout for an Electrical Engineer to join our R&D team.  As an Electrical Engineer you will design and troubleshoot electrical equipment, PCBs and cable in all product stages i.e. from inception to end of life. You will work to continually improve light scattering instruments enabling various techniques like Static Light Scattering, Dynamic Light Scattering and Electrophoretic Light Scattering. Our typical systems include low noise analog signals, control systems, signal conditioning, ADC/DAC, microcontrollers, FPGAs/CPLDs, embedded computers, etc. Experience with mixed signal design is highly desirable.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with new instrument development and existing instrument revisions.
• Perform instrument and component test and analysis
• Find the root cause of electronics issues with instruments in manufacturing and service and make design changes to prevent reoccurrence
• Design and evaluate electronic circuits, draw schematics, simulate analog and digital and test circuits using bread board methods.
• Design and evaluate printed circuit boards (PCB), create layouts and extract Gerber files for fabrication.
• Design and evaluate embedded firmware using embedded C, VHDL and Verilog.
• Use desktop programming or scripting languages to perform test and analysis.
• Design, draw, and troubleshoot cables, wiring diagrams, and block diagrams for electrical modules.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2+ years' experience with a BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Good practical experience using the Altium design software package or similar schematic and PCB design packages.
• Must have hands-on experience in building and troubleshooting prototype boards to test design concepts.
• Strong communication and technical writing skills.

ABOUT US We're the world leader in the development and commercialization of instruments for macromolecular and nanoparticle characterization. Our products are used in the development of life-changing therapeutic products at the leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide. Our products can be found in the labs of Nobel Prize winning scientists, development and QC release laboratories of vaccine products, nanoparticles, polymers, and many, many more areas. We make a difference in the world by equipping scientists all over the world with our products.

A FEW OF THE PERKS You will be working in a family-owned business alongside a great team of engineers, chemists, physicists, and researchers on tools with a direct and positive impact in the world. You'll also receive:

• A competitive salary and benefits, including medical, dental, long/short term disability, 401k, life insurance, 3+ weeks of PTO and a profit-sharing incentive program.
• The ability to work on scientific instruments which are at the cutting (sometimes the bleeding) edge of what is possible.
• The trust and freedom to build amazing things, without an army of corporate overlords dictating technology choices.
• The convenience, weather, and lifestyle of Santa Barbara, CA.

AND IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW …

We make the best light scattering instruments anywhere.

We are consistently rated one of the best places to work for scientists.

We are dog-friendly.