Functional Safety Hardware Design Engineer/PCB Designeer

Company: Volt
Location: Round Rock
Posted on: April 4, 2025

Job Description:

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Volt is immediately hiring a Functional Safety Hardware Design Engineer/PCB Designer in ROUND ROCK, Texas 78681

As PCB Design Engineer, you will be.

Duties/Responsibilities:
Lead the design, development, and validation of complex, mixed-signal electronic hardware systems that comply with Functional Safety requirements for industrial automation industry.
Work closely with embedded software engineers to ensure safety-critical hardware-software interaction.
Conduct design reviews, reliability testing, and safety analysis to ensure product robustness.
Define safety requirements, hazard analysis, and risk assessments in accordance with industry standards.
Perform Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) to ensure fault tolerant hardware design.
Implement redundancy, fail-safe mechanisms, fault detection, and diagnostic features in hardware products..
Implement system-level safety concepts, including safety integrity levels and hardware fault tolerance requirements.
Keep up to date with the latest industry trends, regulations, and emerging technologies.


Required Education, Experience & Skills:
Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or a related STEM degree and 8 or more years of relevant experience Or Master's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or a related STEM degree and 7 or more years of relevant experience
Experience in safety-critical electronic system design, including redundancy, fault detection, and mitigation techniques.
Hands-on experience with EMC, thermal, and environmental testing for safety-critical systems.
Expertise in PCB design tools and simulation tools
Experience working with certification agencies and regulatory bodies.


Preferred Education, Experience & Skills
Familiarity with embedded systems, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and high-speed digital electronics.
Experience with regulatory documentation and reporting.
Understanding or experience with Distributed Control Systems or Safety Instrumented Systems
Strong knowledge of Functional Safety standards (we use IEC 61508)
Experience in safety-critical electronic system design, including redundancy, fault detection, and mitigation techniques.
Hands-on experience with EMC, thermal, and environmental testing for safety-critical systems.



Location: ROUND ROCK, Texas 78681
Duration: 12 months
Title: Functional Safety Hardware Design Engineer/PCB Designer

Pay range : $77-$89 Hourly

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short-term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us hr_dept@volt.com . Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible

Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please call (866) -898-0005. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. - 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws

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