Electrical Engineer

Heads Up Technologies; Town of Vermont (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Heads Up Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced electrical design engineer to join our design engineering team onsite in Addison, TX.

You will own detailed electrical design work for analog and digital boards across our product portfolio, from concept through manufacturing release and support. Responsibilities include schematic capture, PCB layout, and rigorous verification activities, including HALT and environmental testing.

Qualifications

• BSEE or equivalent required.
• 3+ years electrical design experience.
• Analog and digital circuit design with MCUs, processors, DSPs.
• Schematic Capture and PCB Layout with OrCAD/Allegro.
• Experience with Ethernet and common interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART).
• Hardware diagnostic tools: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Own detailed electrical design work for analog & digital circuits.
• Perform schematic capture, PCB layout, and ensure manufacturability.
• Plan and execute design verification, board bring‑up, and characterization.
• Conduct HALT and DO‑160G environmental testing and document results.
• Create and review HALT summaries, test procedures, and qualification reports.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure designs meet requirements and schedules.
• Research and adopt new technologies and tools for future products.
• Participate in design reviews and provide constructive feedback.

Skills

Analog & Digital Design

Schematic Capture

PCB Layout

OrCAD/Allegro

Microcontrollers

DSP

Ethernet/Networking

Hardware Testing

HALT/DO-160G

Documentation

Education

BSEE or equivalent

Tools

OrCAD Capture/Allegro

Xilinx FPGA Toolset

Job description

About the role

This is a full-time position in our design engineering team, responsible for the electrical design and development of both prototype and production units across the entire product portfolio—from concept and detailed design through manufacturing release and support of Heads Up Technologies, Inc. products and systems.

You’ll be a hands‑on designer responsible for your own boards and subsystems, working under the guidance of senior engineers and the Electrical Engineering Manager, and collaborating closely with mechanical, software, and FPGA engineering teams.

Key Details

• Work Days and Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Flexibility to set schedule.

• Location: This is a full‑time onsite position located in Addison, TX.

• Work Eligibility: Must be a United States citizen.

What you’ll do

• Own detailed electrical design work including analog & digital design.

• Perform schematic capture, PCB layout, and ensure robust, manufacturable designs

• Plan and execute design verification and validation activities, including board bring‑up, troubleshooting and performance characterization.

• Responsible for performing highly accelerated life testing (HALT), environmental qualification testing (DO-160G), etc.

• Produce, maintain, and review technical documentation including HALT summaries, test procedures, qualification test reports, product drawings, etc.

• Own assigned tasks and subsystems within larger projects following department processes and standards and ensure that designs meet internal, customer, and functional requirements, including schedule commitments.

• Conceive, research, and implement engineering design changes yielding improvements in manufacturability and robustness in coordination with sustaining engineering team.

• Explore and evaluate new technologies, standards, tools, and devices for potential use of and integration into future products.

• Participate actively in design reviews – both presenting your work and providing constructive feedback to peers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent.

• Three (3) or more years of electrical design experience.

• Experience with analog and digital circuit design, including microcontrollers, processors, and/or DSP-based designs.

• Symbol/Footprint Design, Schematic Capture, & PCB Layout: Experience with OrCAD Capture/Allegro PCB Designer or similar toolset (will be required to use OrCAD/Allegro).

• Experience with processors, microcontrollers, and/or DSP-based designs.

• Experience with network/Ethernet designs and common communication interfaces (e.g., SPI, I2C, UART, etc.).

• Experience with hardware diagnostic tools including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, function generators, etc.

• Ability to research, understand, & apply functional & technical specifications, datasheets, hardware manuals, etc. to electrical designs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with embedded software (C, assembly, etc.) and hardware/software integration.

• Experience with RTCA DO-160G or similar environmental and electrical qualification standards

• FPGA/ASIC design experience (will be required to use Xilinx FPGAs & toolset).