Hardware Engineer

Hardware Engineer

Location SC, Williston

Department Supply Chain

Employment Type Full Time

Have you ever used the self-checkout? Played the slots at a casino? Maybe you grabbled a drink for a vending machine or paid to park your car? If you answered with a resounding “YES”, then you have done so with the aid of one of the 10 million devices installed by Crane Payment Innovations (CPI).

We make the technology that powers your everyday life, enabling more than 4 billion transactions every week in more than 143 currencies worldwide. From cash and coins to cards and mobile, we keep the world of payments moving with smart validation devices and business management software.

Headquartered in Malvern, PA, CPI is supported by more than 2500 global associates, 7 manufacturing sites, 12 corporate offices, and a national field service organization.

If you want to have a hands-on global impact on payment solutions, we want you to join our team as a Hardware Engineer. This is a full-time position based in our facility at CPI in Williston, South Carolina

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As our Hardware Engineer, you will provide dedicated electrical engineering expertise for a team focused on delivering cost reduction projects and engineering production support for various CPI product lines. This position will involve concept development and validation, prototype preparation, and design activities to improve quality, value, and cost for CPI products. In addition, the engineer will cooperate with Quality, Production, and Supply Chain departments whenever design engineering support is required.

This role will be responsible for:

Analyzing and verifying alternate hardware designs and part sourcing opportunities and identify cost reduction opportunities

Generating schematics and perform detailed circuit analysis to verify design compliance to specific performance targets

Creating, simulating, prototyping, and implementing value engineering product redesigns

Managing projects and creating/tracking project plans for PCBA redesign, supplier transfer, cost reductions, and various other support projects

Developing detailed product design knowledge. This ongoing responsibility is required to provide timely production support and identify potential cost reduction opportunities

Creating production yield analysis and implementing design improvements to maintain quality

Participating in design reviews and design related brainstorming events

Traveling to manufacture, supplier, and customer sites as needed

Supporting activities within the global CPI Supply Chain Engineering team

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

CPI is committed to hiring a diverse workforce and empower our associates to promote new ideas and apply innovation to our world of payment technology solutions.

You consider yourself and excellent problem solver, with a passion for learning, and possess well demonstrated success in engineering leadership and project management.

Qualifications and Requirements

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering required

2-5 years of experience in electrical engineering and design

Must have experience in the design and development of digital and analogue electronics principles and design

Familiarity with design and biasing of bipolar transistors and MOSFETs in oscillator and closed loop opto control systems

Able to specify suitable opamp / comparator for specific functions without ever over specifying with cost disadvantage

Track record in power switching circuits including the specification of suitable power switches and flywheel diodes

Familiarity with resonant circuits based on opamp and comparitor building blocks

Some background in motor drive systems, perhaps in choice of brushless dc motors and drivers

Good awareness of optical and electromagnetic sensors and their functionality

General awareness of new technologies and their benefits

Able to use schematic capture (Cadstar, Mentor Graphics)

Able to demonstrate technical expertise and t4echnical delivery

Able to develop and manage a sub-project within the broader constraints of the overall project plan

Innovative and able to convert concepts into reality

Practical application of electronics design relating to EMC theory

Able to communicate, take part and contribute in technical discussions with other engineers and senior managers

Experience with multidisciplinary design teams and awareness of tradeoffs between electrical hardware, software, and mechanical solution approaches

Ability to perform and intercept tolerance analysis using worst case and statistical methods

Must be able to work with diverse teams spanning multiple sites as well as be able to work independently

Up to 10% travel

Personal Attributes

Action Oriented: You display a sense of urgency and are known for being a timely decision maker

Analytical Thinker: You need to have insight and enjoy solving problems

Team Player: You are approachable, and willing to follow, or lead based on the teams need and ability to interface with personnel from various departments and levels

Organized: You assemble all necessary materials and information before starting a task

Presentation Skills: You are confident when speaking to groups and presenting information

Quality Written Communication: Your writing is concise and descriptive and you believe it is necessary to overcommunicate project status/updates

WHAT WE ARE OFFERING

Flexible work environments

Defined career growth plans with opportunities to go outside of your “comfort zone”

Team building activities that support innovation

Generous paid time off plus sick and Holiday pay

Medical, dental & vision insurance plans

401K with company contribution

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance and disability benefits

Discounts for childcare

Tuition assistance

Community involvement and volunteering events

Opportunities to travel and work at global sites

Sound interesting? Come see why we are OneCPI!

CPI is a part of Crane NXT

CraneNXT is a premier industrial technology company that provides proprietary and trusted technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate what matters most to its customers. The company is a pioneer in advanced, proprietary micro-optics technology for securing physical products, and its sophisticated electronic equipment and associated software leverages proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies. CraneNXT has approximately 4000 employees with global operations and manufacturing facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, and Malta. For more information, visit www.cranenxt.com

Crane Payment Innovations is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. Applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

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