Principal Electrical Engineer: Analog & Mixed-Signal Lead

Quantum Design, Inc.; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Quantum Design, Inc. in San Diego, CA, seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead analog and mixed-signal electronics for advanced scientific instruments.

The role combines hands-on design with team leadership and cross-functional collaboration across firmware, FPGA, software, and mechanical disciplines. You will define architectures, solve complex instrumentation challenges, and ensure reliability, EMC, and safety compliance while mentoring a growing engineering team and driving product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Engineering Physics, or related discipline.
• Eight years of mixed-signal circuit/board design experience spanning schematic and layout.
• Two years of leading and supervising technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical lead for analog and mixed-signal electronics across Quantum Design's instrument platforms.
• Define board-level and system-level architectures from performance requirements down to subsystems.
• Design precision analog and mixed-signal circuitry, including schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, testing, and validation.
• Develop grounding, shielding, isolation, and partitioning strategies for low-noise measurements.
• Lead the electrical engineering team: prioritizing, mentoring, and talent development.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Problem solving

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE / Engineering Physics

Tools

Altium Designer

HDL (FPGA)

Firmware development (C/C++)

Job description

Quantum Design, Inc. in San Diego, CA, seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead analog and mixed-signal electronics for advanced scientific instruments.

The role combines hands-on design with team leadership and cross-functional collaboration across firmware, FPGA, software, and mechanical disciplines. You will define architectures, solve complex instrumentation challenges, and ensure reliability, EMC, and safety compliance while mentoring a growing engineering team and driving product