PCB Design & Hardware Engineer for Automotive Systems

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

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.