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ResponsibilitiesWeatherford has an opening for Sr or Principle Firmware Engineer at our Spencer Road location. The firmware engineer will be working within a supportive, inclusive team in a fast-paced, progressive environment. Weatherford provides training, excellent benefits, and fantastic career progression.
The ideal candidate will be a technical expert, leading in the design of new products and product improvements. The candidate is expected to have DSP and/or FPGA Embedded Firmware design experience. Downhole tool (MWD/Wireline) Firmware experience is desired. They will work as part of an interdisciplinary team, sharing responsibility for executing challenging projects to plan and produce high-performance reliable products. They will leverage their extensive experience, creativity, and resourcefulness to be a significant contributor to team planning and success, and be willing and able to perform a wide range of tasks in doing so.
Responsibilities:
Primary DSP and/or FPGA SME in a multidisciplinary R&D groupDemonstrate knowledge of high-speed practices and standards for electronic circuit boards and assembliesWill contribute to analysis, design, testing, integration and documentation of printed circuit assemblies and higher-level system interfacesSustaining work with product engineers and managers to identify and enable product improvements, standardization, certification, etc. as well as identifying and approving alternates due to obsolescence and supply shortagesAssist field engineers with equipment failures and anomalies via internal remote support queries Qualifications Must have Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or other relevant degreeMultiple openings; Principle Engineers must have 15+ years of experience, Sr Project Engineers must have 6+ years6+ years of experience in DSP or FPGA Firmware design and development experienceExperienced in writing RTL and/or test benches using VHDL, Verilog, or System VerilogStrong analytical, problem-solving and multi-tasking skillsExperience or familiarity with Matlab and Lab-view electronic design toolsAdept skills utilizing test and measurement equipment such as logic analyzers, and oscilloscopesAdvanced and diversified knowledge of engineering principles Working knowledge of analog & digital electronics, sensors and signal processingFamiliarity with instrumentation & controls as used in an oilfield environment, onshore and offshoreWillingness to target minimum viable product to align with program objectives