Electrical Engineering Manager

Monarch Quantum; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

4% employer matching Fidelity 401(k)

20 PTO days per year

13 company holidays

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Monarch Quantum in San Diego, CA is seeking a Manager of Electrical Engineering to build our hardware foundation and lead a fast-paced startup team. You will recruit and mentor engineers, drive architecture for laser and photonic systems, ensure design-for-manufacture, and coordinate with Optical, Mechanical, Software, and Manufacturing groups.

This full-time role includes a salary range of $125,000–$180,000 and a comprehensive benefits package; employment is contingent on U.S.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in startup or technology settings.
• Proven record building and leading engineering teams across projects.
• Experience with Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB design.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop, and manage a team of electrical engineers.
• Drive design, verification, and transition to production of laser and photonic systems.
• Create and maintain electrical engineering processes and tools.
• Lead projects from requirements through production and qualification.
• Develop electrical architecture for complex laser and electro-optical systems.
• Plan and execute company projects on schedule and budget.
• Collaborate with Optical, Mechanical, Software, and Manufacturing teams.
• Establish and maintain design-for-manufacturing standards for scalable builds.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

System architecture

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Join our fast-paced and passionate team as Manager of Electrical Engineering. As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our electrical engineering foundation from the ground up. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for a self-starter who thrives in a fluid startup environment. You'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies, work closely with leadership, and develop and implement electrical engineering practices that support our mission and growth.

Your key responsibilities are as follows:

• Recruit, develop, and manage a team of electrical engineers.
• Contribute to the design, integration, verification, and transition to production of complex laser and photonic systems.
• Create and maintain company-wide electrical engineering processes, standards, and tools.
• Be responsible for the execution of electrical engineering projects across the company, from requirements development and system architecture through design, integration, verification, validation, qualification, and production.
• Lead team in developing electrical architecture and design of complex laser, photonic, and electro-optical systems.
• As a member of the cross-functional leadership team, be responsible for planning and execution of company projects on schedule and to budget.
• Partner closely with Optical, Mechanical, Software, and Manufacturing teams to ensure seamless system-level integration.
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. Employment is contingent upon the applicant being a U.S. person as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3).

Experience:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience (including pursuit of relevant higher education), ideally within a startup or technology company.

Skills and Responsibilities:

• Proven record of building and leading engineering teams successfully executing multiple, parallel, complex electrical engineering projects through development, qualification, fielding, and maintenance cycles.
• Proficient with Altium Designer for schematic capture, PCB design, layout, and electrical design documentation.
• Experience designing and debugging analog, digital, power, and mixed-signal electronics for complex electro-optical systems.
• Experience with PCB design, signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC considerations.
• Oversee the electrical architecture of rack systems housing sensitive fiber-coupled photonic components and associated control electronics.
• Drive the electrical design strategy for laser sources, optical engines, temperature control systems, power distribution, monitoring, and control systems.
• Develop robust electrical interfaces between laser, photonic, mechanical, and software subsystems.
• Establish rigorous design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) standards for low-to-mid volume, high-complexity builds and prepare products for future scaling.
• Lead electrical design reviews, design verification, qualification, and failure analysis activities.
• Partner with manufacturing and operations teams to develop test fixtures, production test strategies, and electrical manufacturing processes.
• Partner with Optical, Mechanical, and Software teams to ensure seamless hardware-software integration.
• Establish and maintain engineering documentation, including schematics, PCB layouts, electrical interface control documents, bills of materials, test procedures, and design verification plans.
• Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of electrical and system-level issues throughout development, production, and field deployment.

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The expected annual salary range for this position is $125,000-$180,000.

As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for Monarch’s comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Fidelity 401(k) plan with 4% employer matching
• 20 paid time off (PTO) days per year
• 13 paid company holidays
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off)

Monarch Quantum is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristics protected under applicable federal, state and local laws.