Electrical Engineer

Second Order Effects • El Segundo, CA

9h • $100,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As an Electrical Engineer, you will support the design, architecture, and implementation of high-performance electrical systems across a diverse range of projects. You will collaborate with other engineers to develop solutions tailored to project problems and client use cases. The role involves tackling mission-critical challenges across multiple industries in a dynamic environment.

The position requires working 40 hours per week on-site in El Segundo, California. Candidates must be eligible to work on ITAR projects.

Requirements

• Able to work 40 hours per week on-site in El Segundo, California.
• Eligible to work on ITAR projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of applied experience, with a demonstrated passion for engineering and technology development.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and their implications to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with a common ECAD tool such as Altium Designer, KiCad, Cadence, PADS, or EAGLE.
• Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of electronics.
• Familiarity with standard digital communication methods, including serial/UART, SPI, and I2C.
• Expertise in one or more of the following: analog circuits, mixed-signal designs, embedded programming, RF, power electronics, or optical systems development.

Nice To Haves

• End-to-end electronics design experience, from requirements generation through schematic, layout, fabrication, and hardware bring-up.
• Experience with C/C++ firmware development or Verilog HDL development.
• Experience with analog small-signal circuit design, such as filters, op-amp circuits, and signal conditioning, and/or power electronics designs, such as regulators, load drivers, supply filters, and protection circuitry.
• Knowledge of PCB fabrication and assembly processes, design for manufacture and design for assembly (DFM/DFA), and familiarity with IPC and/or JEDEC standards.
• Experience interfacing with PCB, assembly, and component vendors to have designs fabricated.
• Large-format, high-density, or high-layer-count PCB design experience, preferably for aerospace, automotive, medical, or other high-reliability applications.
• Expertise with Altium Designer or KiCad.
• Familiarity with Python and/or MATLAB for data parsing and signal analysis, and LTSpice for circuit simulation.
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M devices such as STM32, NXP S32K, or TI TMS570, and Lattice or Xilinx FPGAs.
• Excellent understanding of operating-system fundamentals, such as schedulers, memory management, network stacks, and file system architectures, as well as computer architecture or digital design fundamentals.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in a team-based engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive design efforts for electronic systems, including architecture and implementation details of circuitry and software or firmware, and own development, testing, and end-to-end technical support for projects.
• Assess design risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Perform component selection and trade studies of implementation options to satisfy design requirements.
• Conduct circuit simulation and thermal analysis of designs, including sizing thermal management systems.
• Write and execute test plans for device validation and performance characterization.
• Create hardware, software, and systems documentation.
• Interface with internal teams and external clients to conduct hardware and electronic-system design reviews and software, firmware, and HDL code reviews.
• Support project scoping and business development by engaging directly with potential clients.

Benefits

• Equity via ISOs in Second Order Effects, Inc.
• Equity via PIUs in incubated companies through Second Order Holdings, LLC.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees, plus 50% dependent coverage.
• Flexible paid time off policy, 11 paid holidays, and 12 paid sick days.
• 401(k) retirement account with employer matching (Safe Harbor 4%).
• Up to 22 weeks of paid parental leave for new-child bonding.
• Relocation assistance available for employees living 50 or more miles from the office.
• Electric vehicle charging ports at the LAX office.
• Daily catered lunches, snacks, and an accessible kitchen.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level