Electrical Engineer I

Job Description

• Exercise of discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance.
• Champion conceptual and detailed-design areas of product development
• Support sustainable engineering using issue lists, failure analysis reports and lifecycle databases
• Support a nimble, roadmap-driven, concurrent development environment
• Advise, approve and represent AGS for all slot product hardware system electronics
• Work closely with gaming OEM component suppliers for releases of new peripherals
• Design systems and components driven by conceptual architected requirements including printed circuit board assemblies and harnesses
• Interpret and support existing and legacy AGS product designs
• Establish and maintain requirements for OEM logic, computer, controller, and media components
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers for fit, form, assembly, and environmental constraints of electronic components
• Work together with Software, Firmware, System Engineers, and Game Designers for development of programming and control functions of electronics systems and components
• Collaborate with safety and gaming jurisdiction labs for production release of developed products
• Support and advise the Operations team for selection and qualification of electronic contract manufacturers and component suppliers
• Support and advise the Operations team for component sourcing and qualification
• Create manufacturing release documents of electronic components and harnesses
• Work in partnership with Sourcing to coordinate prototype and pilot build orders for new products
• Work together with Manufacturing to define manufacturing procedures and processes
• Collaborate with Field Service technicians for implementing field retrofits
• Stay up to date with component manufacturer’s roadmaps and coordinate AGS product changes in response to end-of-life notices
• Provide guidance to technical writers for authoring of instruction manuals and technical specifications
• Develop documentation for design, test, assembly and integration of electronic components and systems
• Provide sustaining product support for AGS International locations, travel throughout North America is expected
• Occasional travel to Asia for supplier visits and domestic travel for production required

• Strong problem-solving and leadership skills with a sense of urgency
• BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 1-3 years public or consumer product design (electrical or system) experience
• Experience with gaming or other consumer or public-use human-interface products
• Experience with nationally-recognized safety lab submissions (UL or ETL preferred. CE a plus)
• Experience with design and management for market jurisdiction compliance
• Experience with design or selection of computing and logic related hardware devices including but not limited to motherboards, peripheral controllers, processors, solid-state memory devices, on-board programmable devices, sensors, ID devices, etc.
• Experience with power supply selection and design
• Experience with communication and feedback protocols (USB and serial) among and within system components
• Familiarity with Intel and AMD processor portfolios, product roadmaps, device capabilities.  Existing relationships with Intel or AMD product reps preferred
• Experience with OrCAD or Altium ECAD development and simulation board design software
• Experience with MS SharePoint a plus
• Experience with human interface devices including but not limited to flat panel displays, touch screens, buttons, cameras, sensors, etc.
• Experience with designing and administering test methods and equipment for validating prototypes
• Experience with authoring electronics specifications, manufacturing, assembly, and use documentation
• Experience with using AI to augment electrical design and design verification.
• Member of a national electrical engineering professional society a bonus