Principal Electrical Design Engineer
About The Position
The Principal Electrical Engineer leads and manages product hardware across its full lifecycle, from architecture and planning through design, verification, and validation. The role provides electrical-design technical leadership for cross-functional new product development and sustaining engineering projects. Hardware development supports products using complex sensing technologies, such as optical and electrochemical sensing, and wired and wireless communications. The position contributes to strategic hardware planning, architecture, requirements, circuit and PCBA design, simulation, testing, product quality investigations, and engineering changes. It also supports project planning and risk management, technical reviews, product roadmaps, and resource planning while working across multiple product development programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
- At least 10 years of professional work experience.
- At least 6 years developing mixed-signal PCBA designs.
- Led hardware development of at least one product through market launch using a structured development process.
- Microcontroller (MCU) experience.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree.
- Analog circuit design experience.
- FPGA design experience.
- Expertise in electrical circuit design and layout implementation that meet high levels of EMC performance.
- Embedded systems design using MCUs/MPUs connected to peripheral components for sensing technologies, communication interfaces, and user interfaces such as displays, snap domes, touchscreens, and LEDs.
- Experience with Design for Manufacturability and Design for Test of circuit assemblies.
- Platformed product development experience.
- Experience with regulated products, including medical, automotive, Industrial Life Safety, or SIL2.
- Experience with FMEAs and developing control techniques to mitigate risks.
- Excellent team leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Self-motivation and demonstrated ability to lead process improvement activities.
Responsibilities
- Lead hardware strategic planning, concept generation, architecture definition, and translation into system, subsystem, and component definitions, focusing on reliability, safety, and sustainability.
- Provide technical leadership to electrical engineering and project team members.
- Apply electrical circuit design methodologies that meet high levels of EMC performance.
- Develop subsystem engineering requirements and rationales aligned with customer and system requirements and regulatory standards.
- Work with Embedded Firmware Engineers on Hardware/Firmware integration strategies and diagnostic coverage.
- Develop and implement electronic designs that meet or exceed customer, marketing, and regulatory requirements.
- Assess the impact of changes to product electrical components, subcircuits, PCBs, and PCBAs.
- Author and lead engineering change requests and engineering and manufacturing change orders through implementation.
- Complete CAD modeling and simulation, risk analyses such as DFMEA, subsystem requirements capture, schematic capture, board layouts, and board mechanical fit analyses.
- Develop or support test cases and requirements traceability.
- Build and test designs from bench-level testing through formal verification and validation, using in-house setups or third-party test facilities.
- Support product quality investigations and root cause analyses.
- Follow development processes; lead and document technical reviews; and document, test, and control work deliverables.
- Provide work breakdown plans and task estimates for project estimates and management.
- Use Agile methodology for hardware development and communicate with stakeholders, using metrics to track and report progress.
- Identify project risks and propose practical ways to close gaps and mitigate risks.
- Participate in roadmap and resource planning.
- Support multiple product development programs at a time.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans with company contributions.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Flexible scheduling options.
- Career development programs and training opportunities.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellness resources.
- Global mobility support.
- Participation in the Ownership Program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
