Senior Applications Engineer

Job Summary

Enable Loadstar Sensors’s customers and prospects to meet their product and instrumentation requirements by applying Loadstar Sensors’s patented capacitive sensing technology. Propel Loadstar Sensors’s growth by profitably designing, prototyping and delivering custom solutions that gain us OEM customers.

Responsibilities

• Identify customer requirements and create models, sketches and prototypes for customer proposals. Work closely with Sales and business development to gain customer approval for proposals.
• Determine appropriate Loadstar Sensors products and technologies to fulfill requirements. Drive development of product extensions as needed within Loadstar.
• Design and prototype custom products and solutions and deploy these in customer applications from preliminary testing through acceptance.
• Keep an eye out for evolving market and customer trends and use this knowledge to define next generation products.
• Create and enhance relationships with key technical decision makers at prospective and existing Loadstar Sensors customers, any applicable industry groups, etc.
• Occasionally, you will be responsible for seminars or training at industry events or for our customers, Sales team or distributors.

• 6+ years’ experience in electromechanical systems, automation and controls in a product design role and/or applications engineering or customization role.
• Experience with industrial equipment or automotive industries preferred.
• Must be capable of discussing both mechanical and electrical aspects of customer requirements and solution implementations.
• BSME/BSEE a must. MSME/MSEE or equivalent preferred.
• Fluency with CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD) a must.
• Ability to use sensors and build applications using microcontrollers and/or PLCs a big plus.
• Good communication skills – creative writing, business communication, presentation skills. Some Sales experience preferred.
• Sound work ethic and teamwork. Prior technical management and project management experience.
• Self starter with can-do attitude and experience in working in a startup environment.

Senior Electronic Design Engineer

Job Summary

We are currently seeking a qualified Senior Electronic Design Engineer to join our team. The candidate would design, develop, test, and fine-tune the performance of our capacitive based load cells.

Responsibilities

• Work on projects from initial concept to production release
• Hardware development including analog front ends, microcontroller, analog-to-digital conversion, digital-to-analog conversion, I2C, SPI, USB, and wireless communications
• Firmware development including assembly language and C for embedded systems
• Write engineering design documentation and functional test specification
• Work with customer’s technical team as required
  

• BSEE and/or MSEE with minimum 5 years experience. A minor in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronic is desirable
• Experience with hardware and firmware development for embedded systems
• Proficiency with sensors, especially capacitive sensors is highly desirable
• Background in instrumentation design is desirable
• Attention to detail is a must
• Self-starter who can work with a minimum of supervision

Responsibilities will include:

• Manage day to operations of the office
• Screen and route telephone calls
• Perform routine accounting tasks using Quickbooks
• Perform activities related to expense reimbursement, payroll, health insurance and other personnel and HR related matters

Good communications skills, familiarity with MS Office and Quickbooks a MUST. Prior experience working in a small startup environment preferred.

Director of Sales

Experience in selling sensors - preferably load cells

Responsibilities will include:

• Ability to establish distribution channels
• Familiarity with automotive, aerospace, medical device
  and industrial markets
• Can be located anywhere geographically

Good communications skills, familiarity with MS Office and Quickbooks a MUST. Prior experience working in a small startup environment preferred.

Director/VP Sales

Job Summary

We are currently seeking a qualified senior sales executive to join our team. The candidate would lead or play an important role in developing and executing our sales strategy.

Responsibilities

• Identify and gather data on market segments and market requirements
• Develop, qualify and communicate with potential customer leads
• Develop indirect sales channels and rep networks
• Develop sales brochures and training manuals
• Meet company's revenue generation targets
• Report progress to internal executive team as well board members
• Work with customer's technical team as required

• Minimum 3-5 years experience in selling sensors preferably load/force sensors.
• Background in instrumentation products is desirable
• Familiarity with one or more of the following segments: Automotive, Industrial,
  Medical Device, Aerospace
• Proficiency in using Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook is a MUST
• Self-starter who can work with a minimum of supervision
• Experience in working in a start-up environment a plus

Firmware Design Engineer

Job Summary

We are currently looking for a Firmware Design Engineer to join our growing engineering team. The position entails writing firmware for embedded processors such as PIC18F, MSP430, etc., writing device drivers to interface to hardware, and writing the driver-level programs under Microsoft Windows SDK/DDK.

Responsibilities

• Embedded firmware development including assembly language and C for embedded system.
• Windows programming including USB drivers, DLL, HID, etc. using Windows SDK & DDK.
• Hardware debugging including using logic analyzer, oscilloscope, etc.

• BSEE (MSEE preferred) with minimum 5 years of experience.
• Experience with hardware and firmware development for embedded systems.
• Proficient in Windows programming including Visual Studio, SDK, and DDK.
• Must be a self-starter who could work independently with minimum supervision.