Electronic Design Engineer

ACTalent; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent in Palo Alto, CA, is seeking an electrical engineer to co-develop specifications, schematic design, layout, fabrication, and build support for digital electronic PCBAs interfacing with MCU and FPGA systems to support Tesla Energy's HIL testing infrastructure.

You will own circuit board electronics from specification through prototype, validation, and manufacturing, working closely with firmware and electronics design engineers.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability.
• Experience in design of microcontrollers and FPGAs circuits.
• Experience designing digital circuits including high-speed busses (CAN, Ethernet, DDR, USB, SPI etc)
• Experience designing board level power supplies (buck, boost, power on reset, power sequencing)
• Experience in PCB layout, stackup selection, high speed signal routing considerations, signal integrity.
• Experience with low to medium volume DFT and DFM.
• Previous work in the solar, energy storage, electric vehicle / charging or with HIL tester / validation hardware design.
• High-speed digital design expertise, communications networks and fiber optics is a plus
• Experience in development of digital and analog interfaces for test systems, especially (Python) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design and develop digital and analog electronic PCBAs for HIL testers that integrate in to our HIL PCBA ecosystem.
• Collaborative work with firmware and electronics design engineers to support specification and design of HIL tester PCBAs.
• Start to finish ownership of circuit board electronics from specification through design, prototype, validation, and manufacturing.

Skills

Schematic design

Lab experience

Digital board bring up

Microcontroller

Altium

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Description

This contractor will be responsible for the co-developing specifications, schematic design, layout, fabrication and build support of digital electronic PCBAs with interfaces with MCU and FPGA systems in order to support Tesla Energy's HIL testing infrastructure.

Responsibilities (Whatll Youll Do)

• Design and develop digital and analog electronic PCBAs for HIL testers that integrate in to our HIL PCBA ecosystem.
• Collaborative work with firmware and electronics design engineers to support specification and design of HIL tester PCBAs.
• Start to finish ownership of circuit board electronics from specification through design, prototype, validation, and manufacturing.

Skills

schematic design, lab experience, digital board bring up, microcontroller, altium

Top Skills Details

schematic design,lab experience,digital board bring up,microcontroller,altium

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
• Experience in design of microcontrollers and FPGAs circuits.
• Experience designing digital circuits including high-speed busses (CAN, Ethernet, DDR, USB, SPI etc)
• Experience designing board level power supplies (buck, boost, power on reset, power sequencing)
• Experience in PCB layout, stackup selection, high speed signal routing considerations, signal integrity.
• Experience with low to medium volume DFT and DFM.
• Previous work in the solar, energy storage, electric vehicle / charging or with HIL tester / validation hardware design.
• High-speed digital design expertise, communications networks and fiber optics is a plus
• Experience in development of digital and analog interfaces for test systems, especially (Python) is a plus

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Palo Alto, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $75.00/hr.

Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 9, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Palo Alto,CA.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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