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Agilent Technologies•Santa Clara, CA

7d•$172,512 - $269,550•Hybrid

About The Position

At Agilent, our mission is to deliver trusted answers and insights that advance the quality of life, supporting scientists in 110 countries across pharma, diagnostics, food safety, environmental, forensics, and advanced materials. As an R&D Electrical Engineer on our Life Sciences and Diagnostics LC/MS team, you will design the precision analog and high-voltage electronics at the heart of our next-generation mass spectrometry instruments—directly enabling the discoveries, diagnoses, and quality decisions our customers rely on every day.

Requirements

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
8+ years of relevant experience designing precision analog circuits that include high-voltage (RF and DC) amplifiers or power supplies.
PhD candidates graduating in 2026 with a research focus in high-voltage (RF and DC) circuit design are also encouraged to apply.
Experience designing for analytical, scientific, medical-device, or other regulated/precision instrumentation; direct LC/MS experience is ideal but not required.
Proven ability to own a design from early investigation through prototype build, verification, and successful transfer to manufacturing.
Strong test, measurement, and documentation skills with high attention to detail and the ability to solve multidisciplinary, system-level problems.
Demonstrated expertise in design for test (DFT) and design for manufacturing (DFM) for robust, high-volume production.
Ability to work independently and in interdisciplinary, cross-functional teams (R&D embedded software, hardware quality, product support, manufacturing).
High-voltage circuit design knowledge, including familiarity with clearance, creepage, and insulation practices aligned to standards such as IPC-2221 and IEC 60664-1.
ECAD design tools: Siemens Xpedition, Mentor DX Designer, Altium, Cadence, or equivalent.
Schematic capture and PCB layout experience for mixed-signal, precision analog designs.
Circuit simulation experience with LTspice (and/or PSpice).
Low-level digital interfaces: SPI, I²C, UART, and similar communication protocols.
Programming experience in Python for test automation and data analysis.
Component selection and lifecycle management.
Hands-on lab bring-up and verification using oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, signal generators, and soldering equipment.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience designing analog, mixed-signal, or high-voltage electronics for LC/MS or comparable analytical instrumentation.
Additional ECAD/signal-integrity tools: HyperLynx.
Additional simulation tools: Keysight ADS, Ansys HFSS, CST Studio Suite, ModelSim.
Additional programming languages: C/C++, MATLAB, SCPI.
Advanced lab instrumentation: spectrum analyzer, VNA, logic analyzer.
Cross-functional NPI experience partnering with quality and product support on shipping-instrument maintenance and field readiness.

Responsibilities

Design analog printed circuit assemblies (PCAs), including high-voltage (RF and DC) amplifiers and power supplies for LC/MS instrumentation.
Perform circuit simulations, create schematics, and lay out PCBs for new product introductions and sustaining engineering.
Build and verify prototypes hands-on in the lab using oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, signal generators, and soldering tools.
Lead design reviews for your work and incorporate feedback from peers and the lead Electrical Systems Architect to ensure clean integration into the complete instrument, including system control and on-board diagnostics.
Execute verification testing on prototypes and complete systems to demonstrate instrument performance and regulatory compliance through the transition to manufacturing.
Author clear technical documentation—block diagrams, theory of operation, simulation results, and test reports—at each phase of product development.
Collaborate cross-functionally with scientists (chemists and physicists), mechanical engineers, embedded software/firmware engineers, hardware quality, product support, and manufacturing across an approximately 50-person LC/MS R&D organization.