Principal Electrical Engineer

PDW • Quinte West, ON

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to take ownership of and provide technical leadership for complex multi-board electrical systems across the full electrical development lifecycle. This role involves architecture design, schematic capture, PCB layout, bring up, and roll out. You will drive high-impact initiatives, break down complex problems into actionable solutions, and help identify and tailor industry standards to develop lightweight processes for design, test, and quality. You will lead technical discussions and design reviews, ensuring architectural integrity, quality, and alignment with product and platform strategy. Collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders, including Engineering leadership, Product, Design, production, and supply chain, is crucial. You will also work closely with manufacturers for PCB assemblies, mentor engineers, support field deployments with hands-on testing and debugging, and continuously improve system performance by optimizing electrical designs and addressing physical security vulnerabilities. This role also contributes to the evolution of the engineering culture by championing responsibility, ownership, innovation, quality, and engineering excellence.

Requirements

• Strong skills in Altium Designer, including schematic drafting, PCB layout, fabrication and assembly notes, and manufacturing outputs.
• Expert level knowledge of electronic hardware and system design experience in analog circuit design with a focus on power electronics.
• Experience designing high-speed digital systems including processor, memory and comms interfaces such as I2C, SPI, RS232, MIPI-CSI, Gigabit etc.
• Extensive experience with designing PCB stack ups and design constraints to meet the needs for power distribution, signal integrity, interface standards, EMI controls and manufacturability.
• Significant hands experience in the lab with lab equipment, soldering, debugging and bring-up.
• Experience designing products for manufacturability, testability, reliability, and high-rate production.
• Experience performing root cause analysis and corrective actions for complex hardware failures.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools, including Project.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related field, with 10+ years of professional electronics development experience, including 2+ years in technical leadership or architectural role.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with UAVs, aircraft, robotics, or hobby drones.
• Extensive hands-on experience with the highly integrated high power PCBAs designed for demanding and dynamic environments.
• Demonstrated experience with rapid and successful new product introduction with successful transition to high-rate production.
• Experience with AS9100, ISO9001 or similar quality management standards, as well as significant tailoring of industry standards.
• Fluency in using version control (such as Git) and experience with branching strategies, tagging, and collaborative workflows.
• Experience with small teams rapidly growing into large teams with the ambiguity it may entail.
• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, or related field, with 12+ years of professional electronics development experience, including 5+ years in a technical leadership or architectural role.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of and provide technical leadership for complex multi-board electrical systems across the full electrical development lifecycle including architecture design, schematic capture, PCB layout, bring up and roll out.
• Drive high-impact initiatives across multiple products, to break hard problems down into actionable solutions.
• Help identify and tailor industry standards to develop light weight processes to support design, test, quality.
• Lead technical discussions and design reviews, ensuring architectural integrity, quality, alignment with product and platform strategy and meeting process needs.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including Engineering leadership, Product, Design, production and supply chain.
• Work closely with manufactures to quote, fabricate, and assemble PCB assemblies and develop relationships to help make production successful.
• Mentor engineers, working with the team to help develop a lightweight processes based on industry standards and takes engineering to the next level.
• Support deployments in the field, including hands-on involvement with product testing, demonstrations and live debugging of real-world issues.
• Continuously improve system performance, identifying bottlenecks, optimizing electrical designs and closing physical security vulnerabilities.
• Contribute to the evolution of the engineering culture, championing responsibility, ownership, innovation, quality, and engineering excellence across the organization.

Benefits

• Comprehensive BCBS medical, dental, and vision coverage; 80% sponsored by the company.
• Safe Harbor 401(K) with company match.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• A work environment that encourages teamwork and innovation.
• On-site gym at our Huntsville, AL location.
• Employer provided life insurance.
• Robust Employee Assistant Program (EAP).
• Competitive salary, generous paid time off (PTO), and flexible leave options.

What This Job Offers

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