Electrical Systems & Automation Design Engineer
REEKON Tools
Electrical Systems & Automation Design Engineer
REEKON Tools
Designs and sells advanced measurement tools
We are looking for an Electrical Systems & Automation Design Engineer who bridges the gap between custom hardware design, sensor electronics, and automated manufacturing equipment. This role is built for a physical-world generalist who thrives on both designing custom circuit boards and building, deploying, and debugging custom automation systems on the factory floor.
You will own the board-level hardware from schematic capture, component sourcing, and layout, while simultaneously building custom automated test fixtures, integrating sensors and actuators, and debugging complex edge-case failures directly on the production line.
To apply for this role, please email [email protected] with a note on what project you are most proud to have worked on and apply through the posting here.
Production Schematic & PCB Layout: Own multi-layer PCB layout (2 to 6+ layers) using Altium Designer or KiCad for both product hardware and internal factory automation tooling.
Signal & Power Integrity: Design low-noise analog front-ends, high-speed digital routing, motor drive circuits, power conversion (DC-DC, LDOs), and power management.
EMC/EMI Compliance: Design schematics and board layouts for noise immunity in high-noise factory environments, incorporating ESD protection, isolation, shielding, and filtering from day one.
Vendor Ecosystem Mastery: Evaluate components across major vendors (TI, STMicroelectronics, Analog Devices, Microchip, etc.) balancing performance, cost, footprint, and lead times.
Datasheet Deep Dives: Analyze complex IC datasheets, register maps, pin constraints, thermal limits, and application circuits before committing to a design.
BOM Optimization: Select components with long-term availability and design for second-source equivalents to protect both product delivery and factory uptime.
Automated Equipment & Fixtures: Architect, build, and deploy custom factory automation rigs, automated test equipment (ATE), and smart assembly fixtures to optimize production yield and throughput.
Actuation & Motion Control: Integrate motor drives, pneumatics, linear actuators, optical sensors, safety interlocks, and industrial communications into unified, rugged automation equipment.
Production Line Debugging: Serve as the primary technical responder for complex hardware bugs on the shop floor, isolating root causes ranging from electrical issues to systems-level bugs
Bench & Shop Floor Mastery: Utilize oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, bus sniffers, and precision multimeters to diagnose live physical signals on boards and automated rigs.
Fault-Path & Stress Testing: Inject deliberate faults (brownouts, reversed polarity, shorted sensors, stalled buses, ESD strikes) to ensure production equipment fails safely and recovers gracefully.
Passionate about ideating, architecting, and prototyping electrical systems without a documented playbook (datasheets, design notes, etc)
Can make proof-of-concept designs that help the team make decisions about the utility as well as viability of the solution
Designs and sells advanced measurement tools
REEKON Tools designs and manufactures measuring tools for professionals in construction, carpentry, and fabrication. Its flagship product, the M1 Caliber, attaches to almost any saw fence and uses a large backlit LCD to provide precise material measurements, reducing manual measuring and marking. The device delivers accuracy of 0.02 inches (0.5 mm) and can be up to three times faster than traditional methods. The company differentiates itself by combining modern technology and new materials with traditional fabrication tools to enhance speed, functionality, safety, and workflow, rather than relying on conventional designs. It mostly sells directly through its website and may partner with retailers and distributors to expand reach. The goal is to improve productivity and measurement accuracy for professionals by offering reliable, fast measuring tools that streamline workflows across construction, carpentry, and fabrication.
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