Electrical Engineer

Burke Porter, an Ascential Technologies Brand; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Burke Porter, an Ascential Technologies Brand, seeks an Electrical Engineer to design and develop electronic systems and PCBA hardware in a fast-paced environment in San Diego. You will analyze data, run tests, and optimize components for reliability and performance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering with 2–5+ years of relevant experience (or a Master’s with 0–2+ years). Experience with Altium, C/C++, RTOS, and embedded interfaces is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout and debugging.
• Familiarity with SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, and wireless modules.
• Ability to present designs to clients and collaborate with teams.
• Experience with PCBA testing and calibration using common equipment.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements (FCC/UL/CSA/IEC).
• Experience integrating sensors, motor control, power electronics, and embedded peripherals.
• Experience with C/C++ on microcontrollers and RTOS-based platforms.
• Familiar with Git, debugging tools, automated testing, and version control workflows.
• Nice to have: Embedded Linux, Python, C#, tooling; AI-assisted engineering; FPGA (VHDL/Verilog).
• Experience with ISO13485, IEC60601 for medical devices is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, modifies, and evaluates electronic systems and PCBA hardware.
• Analyzes equipment data, conducts experiments, and evaluates results.
• Selects components based on analysis and reliability; may assess vendor capability.
• Prepare designs compliant with regulatory requirements and standards.

Skills

Analog design

Digital design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Hardware bring-up

System-level debugging

Altium Designer

Embedded interfaces

SPI/I2C/UART/CAN/USB

Ethernet/Wireless

Python

C/C++ on MCUs/RTOS

Git/version control

Embedded Linux

VHDL/Verilog (FPGA)

Regulatory compliance (FCC/UL/CSA/IEC)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

2–5+ years of relevant experience or Master’s with 0–2+ years

Tools

Altium Designer

Git

RTOS

Verilog/VHDL

Job description

Position Summary - Electrical Engineer

Designs, develops, modifies, and evaluates electronic systems, PCBA's, parts, components, or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment, or other hardware systems and electrical engineering applications. Determines design approaches and parameters, analyzes equipment to establish operating data, conducts experimental tests, and evaluates results. Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability, and may participate in the assessment of vendor capability to support product development.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 2–5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 0–2+ years of experience.

Qualifications

• Experience with analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, hardware bring-up, and system-level debugging. It's an advantage if the candidate has experience with the Altium Designer tool.
• Familiarity with common embedded interfaces and communication protocols such as SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, and wireless (drop in modules) technologies.
• Comfortable with direct client interaction, including presentation of technical designs.
• Experience with testing and troubleshooting of PCBA designs using common test equipment.
• Experience with cable design and documentation.
• Knowledge of regulatory processes and requirements, including creating designs compliant with common FCC, UL, CSA, and EU regulatory requirements.
• Experience with integrating sensors, motor controls, power electronics, and embedded peripherals.
• Experience developing embedded systems using C/C++ on microcontrollers and RTOS-based platforms.
• Comfortable with direct client interaction, including presentation of technical designs.
• Working knowledge of software development tools and practices including Git, debugging tools, automated testing, and version control workflows.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux, Python, C#, or development of engineering and test tools is a plus.
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering, software development, or test automation tools is desirable.
• Exposure to FPGA development, VHDL, or Verilog is a plus.
• Experience with design methods and requirements for medical devices including ISO13485, IEC60601 is desirable.

This is a contract to hire position onsite in San Diego. Annualized salary range: $110,000-$140,000