Principal Analog and Mixed Signal Electrical Engineer

NCSL International; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU (Restricted Stock Units)

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per yr

Commuter Benefits

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Short & Long Term Disabil

Paid Holidays

Mental Health coverage (Springhealth &

Travel Assistance Insurance

Prepaid Legal Program

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision

Job summary

Echodyne is seeking a Principal Analog and Mixed-Signal Electrical Engineer to join the Advanced Technology Development team in Kirkland, WA. You will lead new circuit architectures, signal-chain development, power solutions, and rapid hardware prototyping for future radar products.

With strong hands-on expertise and judgment, you will shepherd hardware from architecture through characterization and product transition, collaborating across RF, FPGA, PCB, systems, and manufacturing to deliver

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or closely related field; 12+ years of relevant hardware development experience (or equivalent)
• Strong hands-on analog and mixed-signal design across architecture, schematic, simulation, bring-up, characterization and verification
• Export-control eligibility (ITAR/EAR) and ability to handle sensitive information

Responsibilities

• Lead analog, mixed-signal, timing, data-conversion, and power technology development for Echodyne radar platforms
• Translate system needs into receiver interfaces, clocking architectures, power circuits and reference designs
• Design, simulate, build, bring up, and characterize prototype hardware to prove feasibility and reduce risk
• Collaborate with RF, FPGA, PCB, systems, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to deliver hardware within constraints
• Apply best practices for reliability, DFM, DFA, SI/PI, and testability
• Provide principal-level leadership through architecture reviews, mentoring, and transition of capabilities to product development

Skills

Analog design

Mixed-signal design

Clocking & data conversion

Power electronics

Lab bring-up & testing

MATLAB

SPICE tools

PCB layout support

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Ansys Electronics Desktop

SPICE tools

Job description

Echodyne

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Position Title: Principal Analog and Mixed Signal Electrical Engineer

Radar Reinvented.

Echodyne offers the worlds first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).

Principal Analog and Mixed Signal Electrical Engineer
Advanced Technology Development

ROLE OVERVIEW

Echodyne is seeking a Principal Analog and Mixed-Signal Electrical Engineer to join the Advanced Technology Development team and lead new circuit architectures, signal-chain development, power solutions, and rapid hardware prototyping for future radar products. You will join a high-performing, cross-disciplinary team where senior engineers have meaningful technical ownership, run fast experiments, and see their work move directly into future radar products. You will work on prototype development, including high-speed data acquisition, precision timing, compute interfaces, calibration hardware, and power entry and conditioning for a larger radar platform. The ideal candidate combines strong hands‑on analog and mixed‑signal design depth with technical judgment, experimental discipline, and experience carrying hardware from architecture through characterization and product transition.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead analog, mixed-signal, timing, data-conversion, and power technology development for critical technologies and future Echodyne radar platforms
• Turn emerging system needs into practical receiver interfaces, converter and clocking architectures, power circuits, prototypes, and validated reference designs
• Design, simulate, build, bring up, and characterize prototype hardware to prove feasibility, expose limits, and reduce technical risk early
• Collaborate with RF, FPGA, PCB design, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and key stakeholders to deliver mission‑critical hardware within challenging engineering constraints
• Apply modern best‑practices and establish practical guidance for reliability, design for manufacturing (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), signal and power integrity, and testability
• Provide Principal‑level leadership through architecture and design reviews, mentoring, hands‑on problem solving, lab investigation, and transition of proven capabilities into product development

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Strong hands‑on experience in analog and mixed-signal circuit design across architecture, schematic design, simulation, layout support, prototype bring‑up, characterization, and verification
• Experience with low‑noise receiver interfaces, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, down-conversion or intermediate-frequency circuits, timing, clock distribution, and frequency synthesizers
• Broad knowledge of signal-chain analysis, noise, linearity, dynamic range, sampling, jitter, grounding, shielding, signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI or EMC
• Experience with circuit modeling, SPICE simulation, design analysis, PCB implementation, laboratory instrumentation, data acquisition, and automated test
• Experience with power architecture, regulators and converters, power entry and conditioning, protection, sequencing, or higher‑power electronic subsystems
• Ability to connect measured results to models, design decisions, operating limits, requirements, and technical risks
• Experience in advanced development, applied research, rapid prototyping, or early hardware technology maturation
• Competence with MATLAB, SPICE tools, Ansys Electronics Desktop, or equivalent analysis and simulation environments
• Ability to communicate complex electrical recommendations clearly across engineering disciplines

DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE (Looking for one or more as a complement to the core skills)

• Experience developing hardware for radar, sensing, aerospace, defense, autonomous systems, or other high-reliability and mission‑critical products
• Experience with FPGA or SoC hardware integration, high-speed serial interfaces, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or automated prototype characterization

QUALIFICATION

• BS in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field and at least 12 years of relevant electrical hardware development experience, or an equivalent combination of education and industry experience
• Eligibility to handle export-controlled technical data, including ITAR- and EAR-controlled information

Echodynes technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicants eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.

WHAT WE OFFER

This is an exempt role.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $164,594—$246,788 USD

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:

• RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
• Generous Benefits:
  • Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you
    • Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
    • Virtual Care 98Point6
    • Employee Assistance Program
  • Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
  • Travel Assistance Insurance
  • Company Paid Life Insurance
  • Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
  • Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
  • 401(k) match
  • Pet Insurance
  • Prepaid Legal Program
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Paid Company Holidays

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.

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