Electrical Design Engineer

The Judge Group; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Electrical Engineer to own hardware design and lead development of vehicle electrical systems. The role requires collaboration with software teams and a strong background in electrical engineering, focusing on design, validation, and integration. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in hardware design and a deep understanding of automotive requirements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in electrical engineering or related field.
• Experience with schematic design tools and PCB layout.
• Understanding of automotive requirements for product design.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of vehicle electrical systems and modules.
• Collaborate with software engineers for hardware-software integration.
• Drive validation plans and evaluate system failure modes.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Hardware Design

C Programming

Signal Integrity

Test and Measurement Tools

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Spice

Matlabs

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

Spectrum Analyzer

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This is a direct hire and mostly onsite role in Palo Alto, CA or Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Own the hardware design and lead development of the vehicle electrical system by creating complete electronic modules from the ground up to company standards.
• Hands-on design and validation of prototype hardware and maturing the design by characterizing and debugging test vehicles to optimize your design
• Contribute to evaluating system failure modes, create and drive integration and validation plans, and support the execution of these test plans.
• Collaborate with software and integration engineers to ensure hardware and software integration requirements are well understood and implemented correctly at all levels of the stack, on the bench, and in the system.
• Simplify complex functions and features to their core components using first principles approach to drive simple and structured requirements and production friendly solution working with broader team.
• Participate in safety and reliability reviews and contribute to resolving reliability issues for components, subsystems, and assemblies.
• Collaborate with reliability engineers to support DFMEA to drive reliable design choices and improve validation test planning Drive technical decisions and guide the team in the right direction.
• Understand the impact of your plan or decision to program and customers.
• Deep dive into technical issues to drive data-driven decisions.

Qualifications:

• BS + 10 years or MS + 8 years or PhD + 6 years or equivalent experience in electrical engineering or related field. Hardware design experience in analog, digital and mixed-signal and interfaces
• Experience with schematic design tools, PCB layout, FPGA development systems and tools, and simulation tools (Spice, Matlabs, etc)
• Familiarity with C programming and microcontroller peripherals such as SPI, I2C, and other various protocols.
• Experience working with FW teams to drive and test and hardware requirements
• Understanding of high-speed signal integrity, EMC, and other typical regulatory requirements for low-voltage electronics to facilitate cohesive development with broader engineering team
• Proficiency on necessary test and measurement tools (Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, spectrum analyzer)
• Ability to dive deep into electrical first principles and work in fast-paced and challenging environments
• Understanding of automotive requirements End-to-end product design/development from prototyping to mass production experience

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Design

• Industries

  Automation Machinery Manufacturing

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