Electrical Engineer, PCB Design and Hardware

Motive Companies, LLC; Cerritos (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Smartsearchonline is seeking a hands-on Electrical Engineer to support the development of battery-electric transportation systems in Southern California. You will design PCBs, read datasheets, select components, and drive bring-up and testing across the hardware stack.

Responsibilities include schematic capture, board layout, testing, and debugging of SPI/I2C/CAN/UART communications, with onsite work and a contract-to-hire pathway.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• At least three years of hands-on electrical engineering experience
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout
• Familiarity with KiCad, Altium, OrCAD, Cadence, Eagle, or similar tools
• Strong understanding of basic electronics and component selection
• Experience reading and applying information from technical datasheets
• Hands-on experience with SMD assembly, rework, and PCB testing
• Experience with circuit validation and board bring-up
• Ability to troubleshoot SPI, I2C, CAN, or UART communications
• Experience using oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and power supplies
• Automotive electrical, ECU, or industrial control-system experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Create schematics for analog, power, and low-speed digital circuits
• Read component datasheets and select appropriate electronic components
• Design basic semiconductor, sensor, interface, and communication circuits
• Perform PCB layout for low-speed digital signals and analog power systems
• Apply proper grounding, power-plane, and signal-routing techniques
• Assemble, rework, and test SMD circuit boards
• Perform board bring-up, circuit validation, and functional testing
• Analyze SPI, I2C, CAN, and UART communications
• Troubleshoot problems at the circuit, board, and system levels
• Support electrical integration with ECUs, controllers, and related systems
• Document test results, design changes, and root-cause findings

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Circuit bring-up

Troubleshooting

SPI/I2C/CAN/UART

Oscilloscopes/Multimeters/Logic analyz

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

KiCad

Altium

OrCAD

Cadence

Eagle

Job description

Job Details

Electrical Engineer, PCB Design and Hardware Cerritos, CA

Job ID# 86973

Job Category: Engineering

Position Type: Contract to Hire

Duration: 3 months

Shift: 1

We are seeking a hands-on Electrical Engineer to support the development of battery-electric transportation systems. This role focuses on PCB design, assembly, board bring-up, testing, and troubleshooting. The right candidate can work across the complete board-development process, from reading datasheets and selecting components through validating finished hardware.

Responsibilities

• Create schematics for analog, power, and low-speed digital circuits
• Read component datasheets and select appropriate electronic components
• Design basic semiconductor, sensor, interface, and communication circuits
• Perform PCB layout for low-speed digital signals and analog power systems
• Apply proper grounding, power-plane, and signal-routing techniques
• Assemble, rework, and test SMD circuit boards
• Perform board bring-up, circuit validation, and functional testing
• Analyze SPI, I2C, CAN, and UART communications
• Troubleshoot problems at the circuit, board, and system levels
• Support electrical integration with ECUs, controllers, and related systems
• Document test results, design changes, and root-cause findings

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field
• At least three years of hands-on electrical engineering experience
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout
• Familiarity with KiCad, Altium, OrCAD, Cadence, Eagle, or similar tools
• Strong understanding of basic electronics and component selection
• Experience reading and applying information from technical datasheets
• Hands-on experience with SMD assembly, rework, and PCB testing
• Experience with circuit validation and board bring-up
• Ability to troubleshoot SPI, I2C, CAN, or UART communications
• Experience using oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and power supplies
• Automotive electrical, ECU, or industrial control-system experience preferred

Candidates should be prepared to discuss specific circuits, boards, or electrical systems they have personally designed, assembled, tested, or troubleshot.

Location: Southern California, onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Level: Mid-level

Pay Rate: up to $70 per hour DOE

Start Date: ASAP

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, onsite