Principal Electrical Engineer

connect; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus eligibility

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Health coverage

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead the design and debugging of cloud compute server systems and PCB boards. You will drive specifications, BOMs, PCB materials qualification, validation, and production support, with broad responsibility across international teams.

You will guide layout, supervise engineers and suppliers, and ensure designs meet high-speed requirements while balancing cost and schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 12+ years designing and debugging computer-related PCBs.
• Experience with analog and digital designs and high-speed interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams from concept to production launch.
• Prepare specifications, BOMs, and schematics; supervise junior engineers and suppliers.
• Define PCB layout guidelines and ensure electrical/physical requirements are met.
• Analyze designs with simulations and verify conformance to specs.
• Mentor layout and system bring-up teams; supervise international/domestic engineers.
• Coordinate with suppliers/contractors to meet schedule and quality targets.
• Decide production test methods and limits; balance cost, performance, and schedule.

Skills

High-speed PCB layout

Analog and digital design

Signal integrity debugging

System-level architectures

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

About The Role

The Principal Electrical Engineer will have demonstrated technical leadership across many technologies related to the design and debugging of cloud compute server systems and PCB boards, add-on cards, front panels, and IO backplane products. This engineer will also be responsible for decision-making related to specifications, design, BOM, PCB materials qualification, validation, and production support.

What You'll Do

• Take the lead in interfacing with cross-functional teams to develop system-level architectures and board-level implementations from product early concept through production launch
• In charge of preparing specifications, BOM, design, and schematic entry internally and supervising the design work by junior engineers and external suppliers
• Make decisions related to layout guidelines for PCBs and supervise Layout Engineers ensuring that all physical and electrical requirements are met
• Analyze the design with simulation tools and make calculations to verify its conformance to the design requirements
• Lead and mentor layout, system bring-up, and debug teams
• Work with suppliers, contractors, and principal design engineers to ensure that the product is developed on time with high quality
• Make decisions and specify production test methods and limits
• Drive balance between cost, performance, quality, and schedule and supervise international and domestic engineering teams

What You bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 12+ years of experience directly related to the design and debugging of computer-related PCB boards Skilled in Analog and digital design (10+ with a Masters degree)
• Skilled in high-speed bus interface design
• Knowledge of high-speed PCB layout design
• Strong ability to debug high-speed designs and signal integrity issues
• Knowledge of power distribution techniques and x-86 processor system architecture
• Ability to implement high-speed serial busses (SAS/SATA, PCIe, USB) and/or high-speed parallel busses (DDR2/3), and CPU front-side bus
• Skilled in feature and cost trade-off analysis
• Ability to create specifications and design guides
• Strong leadership, presentation, and verbal and written communication skills required
• Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables

ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $116,250 and $193,750 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, generous 401k match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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About ZT Systems

At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you'll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment that's challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.

A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities-to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today-and transforming the future of tomorrow.

Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.

What We Offer

At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, we believe that investing in our people is key to our continued growth and innovation. When you join our team, you'll gain access to a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and professional development-both now and in the future.

Compensation & Financial Security

• Competitive base salary
• Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs

Health & Wellness

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers
• Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs-
• Company-paid life and disability insurance

Time Away & Work-Life Balance

• Paid