When you're based in the heart of Northern California's wine country, the phrase "business as usual" doesn't really apply. PNI Sensor Corporation is dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation, flexibility, and initiative, free of bureaucracy and rigid corporate structure. As a growing company, we're always looking for people ready to contribute their skills and energy toward developing leading-edge sensor technologies. We offer a challenging, dynamic work environment; competitive salaries; and comprehensive benefits.
At PNI we are guided by these five values:
- Integrity
- As individuals and as a company, we adhere to the highest standards of business ethics.
- Accountability
- Ours is a culture of accountability to all stakeholders - customers, shareholders, partners and employees. We act as owners in pursuit of outcomes, recognizing that we are all accountable for our business results.
- Innovation
- We constantly strive to create revolutionary solutions in sensor technologies.
- Quality
- We establish and maintain quality objectives and infrastructure to continually improve our company's processes, services, and products.
- Drive
- We are self-directed individuals and work teams that operate with speed, efficiency, and excellence. We have a bias for action that brings about results in our fast-changing market.
Embedded Software Engineer
Using knowledge of Matlab and Matlab autocode generation, Kalman filtering, GUI development and C/C++, will be responsible for the design, development, documentation, implementation, and validation of embedded sensor fusion firmware in current and future products for both existing and emerging markets, including development of sensor fusion algorithms and sensor calibration algorithms using Matlab. Please mail resumes to Human Resources, PNI Corporation, 133 Aviation Blvd, Suite 101, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
Key Roles:
Qualifications:
- Masters in Electrical Engineering.
Physicist
We have a current opening for a Physicist whose key focus will be the concept, development, simulation, analysis, documentation, and implementation of algorithms into embedded systems in current and future products for both existing and emerging markets. This person will conceive new algorithm approaches and champion the integration of these new concepts onto PNI Corporation's technology roadmap. He or she will evaluate and simulate the performance of these new algorithms in MATLAB in context to evolving performance requirements and make recommendations for incorporation into future PNI products. The ideal candidate will be self driven, have a strong technical background, and experience with Kalman filtering and L1/L2 carrier phase GPS.
Key Roles:
- Develop concepts for new algorithms, create MATLAB simulations of these concepts, and perform and document results of Monte Carlo tolerance analyses and use these results to recommend performance enhancements, design changes, define design control limits, and validate or invalidate capability of design.
- Integrate data from multiple sensors, including carrier phase GPS signals, using advanced sensor fusion algorithm techniques, such as Kalman filtering.
- Optimize algorithms against speed, memory usage, and output quality to deliver optimized solutions for given design hardware constraints.
- Perform hands-on algorithm validation testing as well as direct experiments to be carried out by support personnel.
- Evaluate algorithm accuracy and repeatability using real and simulated data.
- Document new ideas in laboratory notebook, submit invention disclosures, and support PNI patent attorneys through the patent process.
- Overcome challenges and/or limitations with integration of carrier phase GPS signals with different sensor fusion algorithm approaches.
- Accountable for transition of MATLAB algorithms to efficient embedded C/C++ code in manufacturing infrastructure, calibration systems, and products.
- Document algorithm specifications, flowcharts, and version description documentation.
- Participate in and provide required support for the preparation of technical project reviews and NPI gate reviews.
- Use extensive knowledge and experience in the realization of algorithms in products to champion best practices for PNI engineering.
- Ensures that all activities are carried out in compliance with PNI Safety Program and local, state and federal safety regulations.
- Other duties as assigned by manager.
Qualifications:
- B.S. in Mathematics, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Computer Science or in an equivalent engineering field with 2+ years of industry experience.
- Kalman filtering experience required.
- L1/L2 carrier phase GPS experience required.
- Expertise in MATLAB and C/C++ with ability to profile, troubleshoot, optimize, and debug MATLAB and C/C++ software.
- Must have strong mathematical aptitude including computational analysis, statistical problem set analysis, control and numerical estimation, and digital adaptive filter techniques.
- Fundamental understanding of measurement variance modeling.
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within changing priorities.
- Must be a US Citizen.