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Title   Department
QA Engineer
Bulgaria
Quality Assurance
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
California
Engineering
Sales Engineer - Key Accounting / New Business Development
Germany
Sales
Sr. PCB Designer
New York
Engineering
IT Systems Administrator
New York
Information Technology
Sales Development Rep (Instrumentation)
New York
Sales

QA Engineer

  • Location: Bulgaria

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for execution of procedures and instructions according to the requirements of ISO 9001 standard and in compliance with all specifications.
  • Responsible for materials’ inspection and approval methods
  • Define critical process inspection stages.
  • Review, evaluate and analyze the overall results of the troubleshooting and corrective action reports on specific programs
  • Provide all QA interface for suppliers/customers quality issues
  • Maintain a closed loop of corrective actions related to suppliers’ rejections and customers’ complaints.
  • Provide of the statistical process control support to manufacturing processes and elsewhere, when necessary. Analyze the efficiency of the manufacturing processes and other areas as required.
  • Provide

 Requirements:

  • University degree in  Engineering
  • At least 3 years working experience in a similar job
  • Very good knowledge of spoken and written English
  • Computer literacy
  • ERP system experience
  • Understanding of quality principles, tools and methodologies for quality issues solving (8D, 5Y, Ishikawa)
  • Knowledge of standard IPC-А-610
  • Experience with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 and TS 16949 are an advantage
  • Communication skills and ability to make analyses
  • Team player

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Your application will be treated with strict confidentiality. The personal information that you agree to share with us will be processed in accordance with the law on Protection of personal data and will be used only for the needs of the recruitment process.

If this sounds like you, please apply today!

Staff Embedded Software Engineer

  • Location: California

Help drive the EV revolution by designing Curtis' custom-built OS for motor control systems that runs on all kinds of vehicles across the entire world.

We are looking for a Staff Embedded Software Engineer to architect, design, code, and debug real-time embedded firmware for electric motor controllers/inverters.

This position is located in our premier engineering facility in Livermore, CA, just outside Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area.

What you’ll do:

  • Work with motor control engineers to realize effective and efficient real-time software and control algorithms.
  • Tackle complex issues and architectural initiatives.
  • Follow software development cycles, including software requirements capture and verification of software to these requirements.
  • Participate in the preparation of development specifications.
  • Design, set up, and run tests to ensure the design meets specifications.
  • Debug systems from prototypes, development, and customer returns.
  • Participate in software design, electrical schematic, and project reviews.
  • Work within a strong small design team to complete assigned objectives.
  • Collaborate with Curtis engineering sites around the world.
  • Mentor less experienced embedded software engineers.
  • Support CI/CD pipeline development and administration to support FuSa regulatory compliance.

We are interested in hearing from you if you possess the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and 10+ years of experience in embedded, real-time software.
  • Expert in real-time software programming using high-level languages, especially C/C++
  • Expert user of emulators, in-circuit testing, and software debugging tools/techniques.
  • Experience with serial communication protocols using CAN, for example, CANopen, J1939, UDS, etc.
  • Knowledge of real-time operating systems and task schedulers.

Nice to have:

  • Knowledge of control and feedback systems for power and motor control.
  • Knowledge of electronic circuits and implementation.
  • Experience with Model-based design (MBD).
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.

A global leader in energy resilience, Rehlko delivers innovative energy solutions critical to sustain and improve life across home energy, industrial energy systems, and powertrain technologies, by delivering control, resilience, and innovation. Leveraging the strength of its portfolio of businesses – Power Systems, Home Energy, Kohler Uninterruptible Power, Clarke Energy, Heila Technologies, Curtis Instruments, and Engines, and more than a century of industry leadership, Rehlko builds resilience where and when the grid cannot, and goes beyond functional, individual recovery to create better lives and communities, and a more durable and reliable energy future. For more details, learn more at Rehlko.com.

Salary range: $150,000 to $210,000 USD

If this sounds like you, please apply today!

Sales Engineer - Key Accounting / New Business Development

  • Location: Germany

Do you want to work in the industrial vehicle industry and strengthen our competence in the emerging markets of electrification and hybridization? Our Sales & Support office in Paderborn serves the territory of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and offers exposure to a broad variety of applications in the exciting environment of electric mobility and industrial drive systems.

We are looking for a Sales Engineer to support customers and prospects especially in the pre-sales phase of inquiries and new projects that require in-depth product knowledge and market intelligence in the area of HMI and motor speed controllers.

What you’ll do:

  • Work closely with customer engineers and purchasers as well as our own product support teams to create project specific proposals for electric vehicles and industrial drives.
  • Business development by analyzing market trends and legislation changes.
  • Risk assessment of potential business cases.
  • Commercial project management, participation in (international) project reviews.
  • On-site customer visits

What you need:

  • BSc EE degree or equivalent in Mechatronics or Vehicle Engineering
  • Experience in working with electrical and electronic systems and the associated tool environment
  • Knowledge of serial communication links (LIN, CAN bus)
  • Knowledge of standards and regulations in the industrial vehicle and mobile machinery market
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both German and English
  • Ability to work effectively in teams of any size
  • Driving license, class B

What we offer:

  • Training and longterm development of your position
  • Interesting and challenging tasks inhouse and at customers
  • International work environment
  • Attractive salary and employee benefits
  • Company car also for private use

If this sounds like you, please apply today!

2-5 years professional experience in one or more of the above areas is mandatory.

If this sounds like you, please apply today!

Sr. PCB Designer

  • Location: New York

We're looking for an expert in PCB Design to work as a Senior PCB Designer, to both design effectively, as well as drive process improvement standards.

Technically, we design both in conventional SMD and thick copper boards for power conversion. We also use lots of insulated metal substrate boards.

We have moved from PADS to Altium, so we'd really like someone with Altium expertise, and ideally some experience with PADS

Most of your work will be collaborating with the electrical design and mechanical engineers as we make new company products together.

This is a hybrid position, requiring flexibility to go into our Mount Kisco, NY office up to two times a week, or as needed.

What You’ll do:

  • Develop PCB Designs that are innovative, high-quality, cost-appropriate and satisfy the stakeholder’s (Hardware Eng., Manufacturing, Mech. Eng.,Project Mgr. Etc.) needs and requirements throughout product realization.
  • Utilize Altium Designer to perform necessary design work including design creation, design analysis and design verification.
  • Responsible for preparing accurate detail and assembly drawings (conventional and exploded view).
  • Provide accurate documentation/files for PCB manufacturing.
  • Responsible for generating and maintaining accurate PCB related BOMs from schematics in our present ERP system Syteline
  • Lead the evaluation and improvement of processes, tools and methodologies to ensure best practices are used throughout the PCB group and the design center.
  • Manage updates and creation of library components and related policies and procedures. Interact with global teams/librarians.
  • Issue and implement ECNs in our SL ECN Module. Check for documentation accuracy and regulatory compliance.
  • Able to communicate with people at all levels within the organization and with external customers.
  • Provide expert support to local design center as well as business units for tools, processes, and capabilities for PCB Design.

What you need:

  • Ten plus years of experience as a PCB designer.
  • Four plus years of experience with Altium Designer. Experience with Pads SW a plus.
  • Thorough understanding of PCB fabrication processes, tolerances, IPC standards.
  • Knowledge of ESD principles and practices. Analog design experience is a plus.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills, as well as excellent interpersonal skills
  • Accuracy and good organizational skills

What you get:

  • Generous medical and dental plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Educational reimbursement
  • PTO
  • Paid parental leave (for Moms and Dads)
  • Ten annual holidays
  • 401K with company contribution
  • Flexible work environment

Please visit us on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to learn more about Curtis. For consideration, please send resume to: nyrecruitment1@curtisinst.com.

If this sounds like you, please apply today!

If this sounds like you, please apply today!

IT Systems Administrator

  • Location: New York

Curtis Instruments is seeking a diligent and experienced IT Systems Administrator to administer and support our IT infrastructure. You will be responsible for managing all the IT resources including workstations (desktops/laptops), servers, switches, firewalls, routers, uninterruptible power supplies, cabling, wireless support, photocopiers, printers, video cameras and displays, audio, telephones, mobile devices, and any other core or peripheral devices utilized to store, manage and communicate data. This is a critical position that ensures our talented team can do their work enjoyably and seamlessly.

This is a corporate role, with responsibilities extending beyond the local facility. This role is primarily an in-office role, with some occasional remote flexibility.

What you'll do:

  • Install and administer the client server network with all peripheral equipment. Monitor network performance and react to warnings and other suspicious indications.
  • Install appropriate updates to software pertinent to Curtis' operations.
  • Promote cyber security awareness.
  • Maintain network security and business system security through employee identification and password assignments for both premise and cloud based accounts and applications. Maintain record files of the same.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve problems with user workstations (desktops/laptops). Perform repairs including but not limited to virus, spyware, adware and other malicious software removal; software reloads; diagnosis and replacement of failed components such as hard disk drive, power supply, motherboard, video card, network interface card, RAM, etc.
  • Administer, respond to and support the HelpDesk functions.
  • Investigate and resolve issues reported concerning general office equipment including printers, copiers, scanners, cameras, projectors, etc. Coordinate with external resources as required.
  • Assist the IT staff at other Curtis facilities as required for installations, troubleshooting, repairs providing 2nd level support when required, coordinating to obtain 3rd level expert support if necessary.
  • Perform configuration changes along with additions/deletions to the servers and network perimeter devices (firewalls, routers, switches) around the Curtis world.
  • Perform configuration changes along with additions/deletions to Curtis’ web interfaces including Lunarinside, caWeb, Citrix, FTP, Teams, Sharepoint and other web based applications.
  • Monitor and maintain the Curtis AD, DNS, DHCP, SUS, WINS, Radius server, Certificate and Exchange databases globally along with LAN, WAN and VPN environments.

What you need to be successful in this role:

  • Minimum: Associates Degree with specialized training in computer science with 4 years experience or 10 years practical experience. Preferred: BS in Computer Science and 3 years experience
  • Professional Certification is one or more of the technologies deployed by Curtis is a plus
  • Advanced knowledge in Windows and Linux based hardware/software for servers and client stations. Ability to analyze, trouble shoot problems.
  • Advanced knowledge of Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) concepts and practical experience of establishing and maintaining said networks in a healthy efficient state.
  • Advanced knowledge of Internet based communication protocols including IP addressing, VPN, MPLS, SSL, etc.
  • Advanced Knowledge of the concepts of router, switch and firewall configurations and practical experience of maintaining said hardware configurations.
  • Working knowledge of SyteLine ERP business system software and SQL databases is a plus.
  • Knowledge of MAC based hardware/software a plus
  • Knowledge of Progress database a plus
  • Experience with the installation of software and initial configuration of both server and client hardware.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Ability to understand problems and communicate solutions.
  • Proficient skills with end-user computing tools such as MS Office suite, O365, Azure.
  • Basic skills with reporting tools such as Crystal, SSRS, Bartender, PowerBI, other BI tool

What you get:

  • Generous medical and dental plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Educational reimbursement
  • PTO
  • Paid parental leave (for Moms and Dads)
  • Ten annual holidays
  • 401K with company contribution
  • Flexible work environment

Pay Range: $110,000 - $130,000

Please visit us on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to learn more about Curtis. For consideration, please send resume to: nyrecruitment1@curtisinst.com.

If this sounds like you, please apply today!

If this sounds like you, please apply today!

Sales Development Rep (Instrumentation)

  • Location: New York

The Sales Development Representative will be responsible for managing and growing an assigned customer base. They will create and implement sales strategy using strategic tools, achieving growth projections and fostering the principle/resale relationship.

The successful candidate will have excellent relationship building skills and a demonstrated ability to build trust at all levels with the customer organization.

This position includes a base salary with commission inventive plan.

What you’ll do:

  • Develop new customer accounts and achieve annual sales based on agreed upon annual sales goals;
  • Service existing customer accounts and develop new customer accounts;
  • Work closely with sales managers to create strategic and tactical plans to take advantage of all potential sales opportunities in the territory;
  • Develop and enhance business and technical relations with engineering, procurement, quality and service personnel, at all levels within the customer organization;
  • Support Customer Service team with outstanding issues regarding order processing, delivery or billing;
  • Coordinate new and existing customer projects working closely with customers and Curtis applications & customer support engineers;
  • Investigate field failures associated with new product introductions and existing product failures. Achieve customer satisfaction through resolution;
  • Document and distribute customer visits reports;
  • Create monthly reports, conduct basic business analysis;
  • Foster relationship with OE Principle and champion the product line, support sales efforts for the product category;
  • Travel domestically, and occasionally internationally. 50%+ travel expected.

What you need:

  • BSEE, BSME, or BS Electrical Technology preferred
  • 3+ years of technical sales experience
  • 3+ years OEM sales.
  • 3+ years of manufacturing experience.
  • Demonstrated success in technical selling techniques
  • Develop a book of business in numerous industries
  • Technical sales or customer solutions experience
  • Construction, agriculture, and/or material handling a plus.
  • Knowledge of compliance requirements in these markets
  • Excellent technical skills (Basic electrical and working knowledge of graphical
  • editors and software customization tools)
  • Strong business savvy to turn opportunities to profitable business activities
  • Be self-directed and able to work with minimum of supervision
  • Strong ability to bring closure to activities
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Excellent persuasive verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent follow-up skills
  • Excellent and efficient problem solving abilities
  • Ability to interface with all levels of an organization from the technician on the
  • Manufacturing floor to senior management.
  • Preferred work experience with instrumentation background

What you get:

  • Generous medical and dental plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Educational reimbursement
  • PTO
  • Paid parental leave (for Moms and Dads)
  • Ten annual holidays
  • 401K with company contribution
  • Flexible work environment

Please visit us on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to learn more about Curtis.

If this sounds like you, please apply today!

Salary Range: Base salary is $100K

If this sounds like you, please apply today!