Principal Electrical Architect – Systems & Integration

Nearfield Instruments; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nearfield Instruments seeks an accomplished Lead Electrical Architect to own the end-to-end electrical architecture of its metrology platforms. You will lead architects and engineers to deliver high-precision electrical solutions that meet performance, reliability, safety, and manufacturability targets.

You will guide cross-disciplinary teams, drive system-level decisions, and mentor engineers toward advancing the company’s electrical platform roadmaps from concept to industrialized products.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in electrical system design for complex, high-precision equipment.
• Ownership of system-level electrical architectures brought to industrialized products.
• Experience operating as a senior, lead, or principal engineer in multidisciplinary environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and actively lead the end-to-end electrical architecture at system level, translating requirements into clear electrical concepts and design rules.
• Set direction for electrical design across subsystems including power distribution, grounding, EMC, signal integrity, safety and control electronics.
• Drive root-cause analysis and resolve complex system-level issues during integration, validation and bring-up phases.
• Mentor engineers and architects, elevating technical quality and growing organizational capability in electrical system design.
• Represent the electrical domain in system architecture discussions, project reviews, and external technical engagements.

Skills

Electrical system design

EMC

Power integrity

Safety-critical design

Leadership

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Nearfield Instruments seeks an accomplished Lead Electrical Architect to own the end-to-end electrical architecture of its metrology platforms. You will lead architects and engineers to deliver high-precision electrical solutions that meet performance, reliability, safety, and manufacturability targets.

You will guide cross-disciplinary teams, drive system-level decisions, and mentor engineers toward advancing the company’s electrical platform roadmaps from concept to industrialized products.