Principal Electrical Engineer - Lead Life-Safety Hardware

Det-Tronics (Detector Electronics, LLC); Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Professional growth

Tuition reimbursement

Global mobility support

Job summary

Det-Tronics is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead hardware across the product lifecycle—from architecture to verification and validation. The role focuses on hardware design for sensing technologies and communication methods (wired and wireless) with a strong emphasis on reliability and safety.

You will provide technical leadership to electrical engineers, collaborate with embedded firmware teams, and develop designs that meet customer, marketing, and regulatory requirements while

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years of professional experience.
• 6+ years of mixed-signal PCBA design experience.
• Led hardware development through market launch.
• MCU experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware planning and architecture for reliable products.
• Provide technical leadership to electrical engineering teams.
• Ensure EMC compliant circuit design methodologies.
• Develop subsystem requirements and traceability.
• Coordinate hardware/firmware integration with embedded teams.
• Perform CAD modeling, DFMEA, and PCB layout analysis.
• Support product quality investigations and governance.

Skills

Leadership

MCU Experience

Project planning

Electrical design

EMC knowledge

Education

B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

Det-Tronics is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead hardware across the product lifecycle—from architecture to verification and validation. The role focuses on hardware design for sensing technologies and communication methods (wired and wireless) with a strong emphasis on reliability and safety.

You will provide technical leadership to electrical engineers, collaborate with embedded firmware teams, and develop designs that meet customer, marketing, and regulatory requirements while