Embedded Systems Engineer, HMI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Oregon.

📋 Description

• Create and develop human-machine interfaces (HMI) and embedded display systems for welding machines, portable machine tools, and high-pressure testing applications.

• Design, test, validate, document, and implement HMI solutions in collaboration with product development team members.

• Establish and uphold HMI design standards, style guides, and interaction patterns across various product lines.

• Develop and execute embedded HMI software from conception to final implementation, covering graphical user interfaces, menu structures, alarm/notification systems, and operator workflows.

• Enhance HMI platforms throughout the product life cycle via software updates, customer feedback, usability improvements, and feature upgrades.

• Assess and qualify substitute display hardware, controllers, and interface components in response to obsolescence.

• Provide HMI hardware and software design for new products, including display selection, interface architecture, and communication protocol integration.

• Collaborate with mechanical, controls, marketing, and applications engineering teams from concept through to finished product.

• Define and assist with PCB designs/layouts for HMI controller boards, display interfaces, and associated hardware.

• Address and resolve customer field performance issues related to HMI functionality, display hardware, and operator interface behavior.

• Diagnose and troubleshoot software concerns regarding screen rendering, control-system communication, and data presentation accuracy.

• Create custom HMI solutions based on existing embedded platform designs to satisfy customer and application needs.

• Develop modular, scalable HMI architectures that support multi-language capabilities, remote monitoring/connectivity, and future improvements.

• Travel to customer work sites and facilities in the US and internationally as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Computer Science (BSCS), or a related field in Math/Sciences.

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) or Computer Science (MSCS) preferred.

• Ten to fifteen years of experience in HMI/GUI development for embedded systems within a manufacturing or industrial equipment context.

• Strong expertise in C/C++, Python, and contemporary UI frameworks (Qt/QML, LVGL, or similar embedded graphics libraries).

• Familiarity with embedded Linux, RTOS, or analogous platforms relevant to display and user interface systems.

• Knowledge of touchscreen, display, and peripheral interface technologies (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet).

• Experience with digital and analog circuit design concerning HMI hardware integration.

• Comfortable working in a project-oriented environment, capable of guiding a project from concept to completion.

• Proficient in Altium (or equivalent PCB design tools) and all Microsoft Office applications.

• Experience utilizing Keil MDK (or similar embedded software development tools).

• Understanding of UX/UI design principles for industrial operator interfaces, including usability, accessibility, and ergonomic considerations.

• Detail-oriented with a commitment to meeting deliverables.

• Experience in project management with an understanding of critical path deliverables.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Willingness to travel to customer work sites and SFE facilities in the US and internationally.

• Capacity to lift up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally, with assistance available.

• Ability to operate and maneuver heavy components using material handling devices.

• Capability to work in hazardous and extreme industrial/construction environments.

• Competence in using required PPE, including steel toe boots, hard hat, and safety glasses.

🏝️ Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is supplied.

• Assistance is available when lifting up to 100 pounds.