Electrical Hardware Engineer (Hybrid Remote)

TECHEAD; Hudson (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TECHEAD is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer with ~3 years of hardware experience to join our engineering team. You will drive the full hardware development lifecycle from concept to production, emphasizing PCB layout in Altium and thorough lab bring-up.

The ideal candidate will design multi-layer PCBs with SI/PI and EMI considerations, select components, and work with CMs to generate Gerbers, BOMs, and ECOs. Proficiency in I2C/SPI/UART/USB/CAN is expected.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hardware development and PCB design experience.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer (schematic capture, PCB layout, output generation).
• Hands-on lab experience with test equipment and SMT rework (0402/0201).

Responsibilities

• Design and layout multi-layer PCBs with Altium Designer, ensuring SI/PI and EMC/EMI best practices.
• Select active/passive components, MCU/PMICs, and connectors; maintain libraries per IPC standards.
• Board bring-up, debugging, testing, and lab validation with oscilloscopes, logic/spectrum analyzers, and meters.
• Collaborate with PCB fabricators and contract manufacturers to produce Gerbers, BOMs, and drawings.
• Design DC-DC converters, linear regulators, mixed-signal circuits, and high-speed interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, USB, Ethernet, CAN).
• Lead peer design reviews and maintain documentation, test plans, and ECOs.

Skills

Altium Designer

PCB design

SMD soldering

Embedded protocols

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Spectrum analyzer

Multimeter

Job description

This position allows for 3 days per week remote / work from home.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and self-motivated Electrical Design Engineer with around 3 years of hands-on experience to join our engineering team. In this role, you will play a key part in the complete hardware development lifecycle—from initial architectural concepts and schematic capture to complex PCB layout, prototyping, and lab bring-up.

The ideal candidate possesses strong core electrical engineering fundamentals, demonstrated proficiency with Altium Designer, and a track record of taking multi-layer board designs from concept through successful production.

Responsibilities

• Design and layout complex, multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) using Altium Designer, ensuring compliance with signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), and EMC/EMI best practices.
• Select optimal active/passive components, microcontrollers, power management ICs, and connectors. Create and maintain Altium schematic symbol and PCB footprint libraries adhering to IPC standards.
• Board bring-up, debugging, testing, and validation of prototype hardware in the lab using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and multimeter equipment.
• Collaborate with external PCB fabricators and contract manufacturers (CMs) to produce manufacturing deliverables (Gerbers, ODB++, IPC-2581, BOMs, assembly drawings) and resolve fabrication queries.
• Design low-power DC-DC converters, linear regulators, mixed-signal circuits, and high-speed digital interfaces (e.g., SPI, I2C, UART, USB, Ethernet, CAN).
• Lead and participate in peer design reviews (schematic and PCB layout). Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, test plans, and engineering change orders (ECOs).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Computer Engineering (BSCE), or a related technical field.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in hardware development and PCB design.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Altium Designer (schematic capture, PCB layout, layer stackup configuration, rules/constraints, and manufacturing output generation).
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment for board debugging, signal validation, and surface-mount soldering/rework (SMD components down to 0402/0201 packages).
• Strong understanding of standard embedded communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, CAN).