Hardware Architect
 

LOCATION: Melbourne / Florida (US-FL), United States | BRAND: KB Signaling | REQUISITION ID: 7341 | JOB GRADE: 12 |

ON-SITE/REMOTE: On-site 

KB Signaling delivers unparalleled end-to-end wayside and onboard conventional signaling Control, Command, and Signaling (CCS) platforms and solutions. A trailblazer, we are driven to provide the best solutions for improved safety, performance, and lower overall operating cost for today’s transit and freight railway systems and operators in North America and beyond. Our team is fueled by innovation and grounded in solid values, like giving back to the communities where we do business and embracing sustainability to help protect our planet. KB Signaling is part of a global, high-tech company that will challenge you and help you grow. Discover your potential.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position Summary:

• Contribute to the elaboration of product specification & architecture, in collaboration with the Product architect
• Perform HW activities for product development:
  • Define the hardware requirements specifications, by refining system requirements elaborated by the Product architect:
    • Define or refine the functional, operational and interfaces requirements and the requirements linked to performance / Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety (RAMS) / environmental… constraints
    • Ensure that all the requirements can be verified (testability, …)
  • Define the hardware architecture, by refining product breakdown:
    • Elaborate the functional and structural breakdown into HW components (boards, mechanics, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), …)
    • Allocate the requirements to the HW components (including EMC & thermal constraints)
    • Define the internal interfaces between the HW components
    • Assess and verify the feasibility of the solution
  • Define the HW interfaces for the SW
  • Contributes with the industrialisation manager to the definition of the production test needs and strategy (bed of nails, functional, burnin…)
  • Define main technical choices for HW development
  • Defines the appropriate methods to apply and tools to use for the development.
  • Arbitrate and validates major HW design choices for sub parts
  • Defines and execute the Hardware architecture verifications by analysis and integration test
  • Execute the HW Validation Manager activities if applicable
  • Contribute and support the HW/SW integration and product V&V
  • Define serial test requirements and support the industrialization teams for the industrialization of the product
• Sustain the Hardware part of the product during the whole life cycle, including obsolescence analysis, manufacturing, and field return expertise
• Contribute to standardisation by reusing existing solutions or by defining reusable solutions, including COTS (Component Off the Shelf)
• Support the externalized development of “Component on Specification” through execution of document proofreading or design reviews.
• Apply and ensure application of processes and standards
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the metier by formalizing Return of Experience.
• Contributes to the improvement of the metier through technology survey

Knowledge:

• Actual vs planned number of development runs
• On-Time Delivery
• Number of non-detected issue at hardware level after validation

Experience:

• Experience in railways industry or in industry with similar requirements (aeronautics, automotive, military)
• Vital hardware development

Skills:

• Good communication skills, written and oral
• Good written English communication skills
• Ability to work with other engineering teams

Education:

Master Degree in Electronics Engineering or Computer Science.

• Experience of electronic product development for harsh environment (thermal/EMC …)
• Management of electronics development projects

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position Summary:

• Contribute to the elaboration of product specification & architecture, in collaboration with the Product architect
• Perform HW activities for product development:
  • Define the hardware requirements specifications, by refining system requirements elaborated by the Product architect:
    • Define or refine the functional, operational and interfaces requirements and the requirements linked to performance / Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety (RAMS) / environmental… constraints
    • Ensure that all the requirements can be verified (testability, …)
  • Define the hardware architecture, by refining product breakdown:
    • Elaborate the functional and structural breakdown into HW components (boards, mechanics, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), …)
    • Allocate the requirements to the HW components (including EMC & thermal constraints)
    • Define the internal interfaces between the HW components
    • Assess and verify the feasibility of the solution
  • Define the HW interfaces for the SW
  • Contributes with the industrialisation manager to the definition of the production test needs and strategy (bed of nails, functional, burnin…)
  • Define main technical choices for HW development
  • Defines the appropriate methods to apply and tools to use for the development.
  • Arbitrate and validates major HW design choices for sub parts
  • Defines and execute the Hardware architecture verifications by analysis and integration test
  • Execute the HW Validation Manager activities if applicable
  • Contribute and support the HW/SW integration and product V&V
  • Define serial test requirements and support the industrialization teams for the industrialization of the product
• Sustain the Hardware part of the product during the whole life cycle, including obsolescence analysis, manufacturing, and field return expertise
• Contribute to standardisation by reusing existing solutions or by defining reusable solutions, including COTS (Component Off the Shelf)
• Support the externalized development of “Component on Specification” through execution of document proofreading or design reviews.
• Apply and ensure application of processes and standards
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the metier by formalizing Return of Experience.
• Contributes to the improvement of the metier through technology survey

Knowledge:

• Actual vs planned number of development runs
• On-Time Delivery
• Number of non-detected issue at hardware level after validation

Experience:

• Experience in railways industry or in industry with similar requirements (aeronautics, automotive, military)
• Vital hardware development

Skills:

• Good communication skills, written and oral
• Good written English communication skills
• Ability to work with other engineering teams

Education:

Master Degree in Electronics Engineering or Computer Science.

• Experience of electronic product development for harsh environment (thermal/EMC …)
• Management of electronics development projects

What does KB Signaling have to offer you? 
- 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 

KB Signaling Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.