Lead Electrical Engineer - Guide Hardware Programs & Team

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare + 401(k) match

Parental leave

Professional development

Makerspace lab

Team outings in Indianapolis

Job summary

Glassboard is a hardware product development firm seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to steer programs from concept to commercialization. You will lead a team of electrical engineers, own client relationships at a strategic level, and collaborate with mechanics, embedded software, and product teams.

You will drive circuit design leadership, oversee layouts, and shape Glassboard’s electrical engineering practice while reporting to the COO in Indianapolis.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in engineering/product development with leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in EE/CE/EET/CET preferred, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead analog/digital circuit design and review schematics/PCB layouts.
• Oversee libraries, schematic capture, and layout standards.
• Translate requirements into specifications and guide engineers.
• Manage prototype bring-up, debugging, and verification.
• Lead client communications, scoping, scheduling, and budgets.
• Mentor and develop electrical engineers across programs.
• Help define hiring, performance reviews, and career planning.
• Contribute to proposals and engineering processes.

Skills

Schematic capture multi-layer

PCB layout review

Hardware interfacing (USB, CAN, UART,

Mentoring engineers

Program management

Client relations

Team leadership

Budget management

Version control (Git/SVN)

Hand soldering (0402, QFN, BGA)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in EE/CE/EET/CET

Tools

Altium Designer

Visual Studio Code

Eclipse

Keil/IAR

Job description

Glassboard is a hardware product development firm seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to steer programs from concept to commercialization. You will lead a team of electrical engineers, own client relationships at a strategic level, and collaborate with mechanics, embedded software, and product teams.

You will drive circuit design leadership, oversee layouts, and shape Glassboard’s electrical engineering practice while reporting to the COO in Indianapolis.