Liquid Instruments makes technology for students, engineers, and scientists to enable them to learn, create, and discover. Founded by a team of scientists at the Australian National University and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, our team developed ultra-sensitive instrumentation for measuring gravitational waves and has deep expertise in high-speed digital signal processing. We used the technology to create a new breed of software-defined instrumentation for test and measurement that enables users to acquire data, generate signals and control their experiments. Our platforms combine the processing power and reconfigurability of FPGAs with intuitive user interfaces, delivering a breakthrough combination of versatility, performance, and cost.
Liquid Instruments is based in Canberra, Australia and Solana Beach (San Diego), California where we have grown from an idea to a 50-person team. We are growing our R&D team in Canberra, and we have several roles available for engineers experienced working with analog and digital hardware design. Opportunities are available for both junior and senior engineers with salary matching demonstrated experience.
As a hardware engineer with Liquid Instruments, you will be responsible for:
- Design and development of complex mixed-signal circuits, including filters, amplifiers, and high-speed digital interfaces
- Develop requirements documentation and collaborate with internal and external designers to deliver
- Create PCB schematic designs and layouts using Altium Designer
Simulate and optimise circuits in LTSpice
- Collaborate closely with our software team to ensure hardware designs meet software requirements
- Leading design reviews, test readiness reviews and production readiness reviews
- Documenting all engineering testing and investigation work to a high standard and utilising the peer review process to ensure cross checking is performed and documented
- Design for Manufacturing and Assembly using sound engineering methodologies
- Developing assembly, repair and test techniques, sourcing of alternates to obsolete parts and materials, and testing as per appropriate engineering specifications
Qualifications and experience:
- 2+ years experience working in a similar role for junior applicants
- 5+ years of experience for senior applicants.
- Experience in precision analog data acquisition, processing, and high speed digital circuits is highly desirable
- Proficient in using tools such as SPICE and Altium Designer
- Bachelor degree or higher in electrical/electronic engineering and/or mechatronics
- A track record of turning high level discussions into detailed, personal work plans and reporting progress to management
- A proactive and positive attitude, with a drive to learn new skills outside of your comfort zone
- Be highly motivated with an energetic, responsive and decisive disposition
- Strong knowledge of WHS practices;
- Proven high standard of attention to detail, time management and “follow-through”