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Job Description
To strengthen the R&D team, we are looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer for the Ascon Tecnologic headquarters in Vigevano (southwest of the Milan metropolitan area).
The role involves direct participation in the design and development of electronic instruments for industrial automation solutions, from product definition to mass production.
Main Responsibilities
Ascon Tecnologic products typically include a processing and communication section (32-bit microcontrollers, touch displays, high-resolution ADCs, multiple wired or wireless communication interfaces), a power supply section (from 230VAC), input conditioning logic, and analog/digital output control.
For these products, the Senior Hardware Engineer will be responsible for:
- Hardware design: concept development and architecture definition
- Selection and testing of critical components
- Schematics entry and layout
- Electrical and functional testing (definition and execution of the test plan)
- Characterization and definition of the certification test plan
- Validation of the production testing approach
- Contribution to the definition of the product roadmap, hardware platforms, and future solutions
- Updating and maintenance of legacy products
- RMA analysis and support to production teams
Qualifications and Skills
- Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent background
- Expert in digital and analog hardware design (minimum 10 years of experience in the role)
- Excellent knowledge of hardware architecture for industrial control and measurement devices
- Expertise in signal acquisition, conditioning, and analysis techniques in noisy environments
- Good knowledge of offline and low-voltage switching power supplies (range from 5W to 20W)
- Proven experience with microcontrollers from various vendors (STM, NXP, Renesas, Atmel)
- Good knowledge of major industrial communication interfaces and protocols
- Expert in hardware testing and validation (with particular attention to EMC prevention and troubleshooting) and related laboratory tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of C programming language and firmware development
- Familiarity with UL standards
- Experience with wireless protocols such as WiFi, BLE, LTE
- RF design techniques
- Matlab and Simulink
- DFM (Design for Manufacturing) workflow
The ideal candidate will also demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, a team-oriented mindset, and good command of the English language.
The selection respects the principle of equal opportunities (L.903 / 77). Interested parties are invited to send a detailed curriculum by email to the address selection@ascontecnologic.com with the reference: Hw25
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Job Description
Ascon Tecnologic, for its Italian headquarters in Vigevano (southwest of the Milan metropolitan area), is looking for an Automation HW Test Engineer.
The selected candidate will join the R&D team and will be involved in the development and validation of new product lines dedicated to process control and industrial automation, as well as in the ongoing support and updates of the many products currently in production.
Given the high diversification of products, the work environment requires agility and flexibility, with exposure to all phases of the product lifecycle.
Main Responsibilities
The Automation HW Test Engineer will be primarily responsible for the design and development of the product’s HW test bench and the related test software.
The test bench typically consists of mechanical components integrating electronic boards, connected to one or more measuring and calibration instruments. The test software defines the sequence and method for activating the electronic boards, the instrumentation, and the device under test (DUT), and performs verification of the expected results.
Key responsibilities include:
- Defining the HW/SW requirements for production test benches
- Developing and validating the test bench hardware (with support from Mechanical & HW engineers)
- Developing and validating the test bench software
- Optimizing testing and calibration sequences
- Supporting fault analysis and continuously improving the test software to enhance coverage
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in technical/computer engineering or equivalent experience
- At least 3 years of experience in a similar role
- Good knowledge of common programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, and the Visual Studio development environment
- Basic electronics knowledge (ability to design simple electrical schematics and read/interpret more complex ones)
- Familiarity with instrumentation used in an electronics lab
Preferred qualifications:
- Knowledge of major industrial communication protocols such as ModBus RTU/TCP, CANopen, Profibus
- Experience with LabVIEW and the NI TestStand framework
The ideal candidate will also demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, a team-oriented mindset, and good command of the English language.
The selection respects the principle of equal opportunities (L.903 / 77). Interested parties are invited to send a detailed curriculum by email to the address selection@ascontecnologic.com with the reference: Hw25
