Electrical Engineer: Embedded Systems & PCB Design (Onsite)

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

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.