Boise Section Area Job Announcements
The Company’s vision
is to inspire mystery and awe in people, provide extended novelty and
entertainment, and ride the edge between popular culture and science fiction. In
a private R&D facility, UGOBE works to re-create known species, engineer
beneficial hybrids, and transform previously inanimate objects into lifelike
creatures using its Life OS platform. UGOBE is in the business of developing
unique propriety and patent-pending technologies. UGOBE innovations are leading
to real world applications and are related to work being done at MIT, CMU and a
host of other universities, as well as technical and biological science
companies around the world.
UGOBE is a privately-held company based in
Emeryville, California with an R&D center in Boise,
Idaho.
Title: Electrical Engineer (analog, digital,
embedded microprocessor systems)
Duties:
1.
Research new technologies for embedded systems for Life Forms including
microprocessors, ASICs, sensors, actuators, imagers and transducers
2.
Research new industry developments and technologies related to
robotics
3. Evaluate and summarize differences and tradeoffs amongst
technology choices including performance, cost, manufacturability, reliability
and safety
4. Evaluate purchased and self-designed prototypes and
evaluation boards for demonstration of feasibility and suitability for future
products
5. Design, create schematics, guide PCA layout, debug and
demonstrate working sub-assemblies suitable for eventual integration into new
products
6. Create specifications and requirements documents for new
microprocessor, battery power management and sensory subsystems.
7.
Assist with LifeOS architectural development and evolution
8. Assess
system performance and resource bottlenecks and create solutions
9.
Organize and sequence work associated with complex designs
10. Lead and
participate in design reviews
11. Support the firmware team with
technical understanding and driver development
12. Work closely with
mechanical engineers to create optimum electromechanical designs
13. Work
with 3rd parties for detailed design implementation
14. Work closely with
the platform development team for effective implementations
Additional
skills:
1. Knowledge of ARM, PCI ATMega and similar embedded
systems
2. Broad knowledge in analog, digital, mixed-signal and control
systems
3. Keen interest in tracking new technologies
4. Strong
creativity for creating new solutions to difficult problems
5. Knowledge
of switching power supply design for PCA voltage conversion
6. Knowledge
of battery technologies, charging methods, etc
7. Familiarity with
design considerations for reliability and safety
8. Strong understanding
of hardware/software interactions and architectural optimization
9.
Ability to lead and to take direction from others
10. Ability to share
ideas and welcome ideas from others
11. Ability to write low-level
firmware to test/evaluate prototype hardware
Please send resume to Kirk:
kpodawiltz@gmail.com
OR
Apply
on line: http://www.ugobe.com/who/jobs.html
The company's vision is to inspire mystery and awe in people, provide
extended novelty and entertainment, and ride the edge between popular
culture and science fiction. In a private R&D facility, UGOBE
works to re-create known species, engineer beneficial hybrids, and
transform previously inanimate objects into lifelike creatures using
its Life OS platform. UGOBE is in the business of developing unique
propriety and patent-pending technologies. UGOBE innovations are
leading to real world applications and are related to work being done
at MIT, CMU and a host of other universities, as well as technical and
biological science companies around the world.
UGOBE is a privately-held company based in Emeryville, California with
an R&D center in Boise, Idaho.
Title:
Programmer (code for embedded systems, code integration and build,
create tools)
Location: Boise, Idaho
Duties:
1. Write maintainable
and well documented code for micro-controllers (PIC, ATMega, etc) and
embedded systems (ARM7/ARM9 w/RTOS)
2. Optimize code for
performance on embedded systems with limited resources
3. Work with other
software developers to integrate their code and perform top-level build
4. Organize and
sequence work associated with complex designs
5. Create SW tools
such as monitors, log generators and test scripts
6. Document, test and
maintain code using revision control systems.
7. Lead and
participate in peer design reviews and code reviews.
8. Gain an
understanding of LifeOS structure including RTOS, driver level,
middleware and application layer.
9. Contribute ideas
to architectural improvements to our software firmware system.
10. Create test code for
prototype evaluation and manufacturing test.
11. Create accurate schedule
estimates for your work and meet schedule commitments
12. Conduct research
on emerging software products, languages, standards and tools
13. Support QA and
internal testing with mentoring, training and tools
Additional skills:
1. Knowledge of
Windows and MAC drivers, driver signing and WHQL activities
2. Knowledge of USB
and Wireless protocol stacks
3. Ability to lead
and to take direction from others
4. Ability to share
ideas and welcome ideas from others
5. Programming
experience on a broad array of embedded systems
6. Experience with
scripting languages such as Python and Pawn
7. Strong teamwork
and communication skills
Please send resume
to: Kirk Podawiltz (kpodawiltz@gmail.com)
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEER
(BUILDING SYSTEMS) FOR IDAHO FALLS
Michael
Baker Jr., Inc. is a top 40 ENR Design firm with
over 40 offices nationwide. We
are
expanding in Idaho
Falls
and looking for Designers/Draftsmen with experience in Building
Systems.
Qualifications
include a BSEE with 5 to 10 years experience
in Facility (Building) design in the areas of Commercial,
Institutional/Higher
Education, Light Industrial, or Government Projects. PE
Required.
Strong written and verbal communications skills required. The
position
provides opportunities for designer of record (familiarity with AutoCAD
and
MicroStation) responsibility and professional growth in an expanding
organization. There are also some opportunities for
national and
international work related travel. Applicants should
demonstrate the
willingness to operate in a team environment with limited supervisory
direction. Technical requirements include proficiency with
SKM modeling
software.
Qualified candidates
can email their resume to rross@mbakercorp.com
EOE/AAP/MFVH/e-Verify
ELECTRICAL
DESIGNER
(BUILDING SYSTEMS) FOR IDAHO FALLS
Michael
Baker Jr., Inc. is a top 40 ENR Design firm with
over 40 offices nationwide. We
are
expanding in Idaho
Falls
and looking for Designers/Draftsmen with experience in Building
Systems.
Qualifications
include a two-year degree in Electrical
Engineering with 5 to 7 years of experience in Facility (Building)
design in
the areas of Commercial, Institutional/Higher Education, Light
Industrial, or
Government Projects. Design
skills
required include lighting design, power distribution and communication
system’s
layout. Technical
requirements include
proficiency in AutoCAD 2008, Excel and Word.
Qualified candidates
can email their resume to rross@mbakercorp.com
EOE/AAP/MFVH/e-Verify
Northwest
Lineman College
Northwest Lineman College is
looking for someone to author a lesson on "Solid
State Fundamentals" which will become part of the
curriculum for power
substation technician training. The section section would be
approximately 50-60 pages of 50% text and 50% graphics. It
would cover diodes, logic gates, rectifiers, transducers, etc.
Payment will be in the range of $3000 to $6000 depending upon
quality and completeness. Authors will be provided a sample
section along with an outline to follow.
Please
contact Anne King
at
208-888-4817 Ext 12 for more infomation.
