Senior Electrical Engineer

Combined Selection Group Ltd; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Combined Selection Group Ltd partners with an early-stage defense technology company to recruit a Senior Electrical Engineer. The role centers on owning critical hardware from architecture through validation, with potential focus areas including high-speed digital, embedded hardware, motor controls, or battery/power electronics.

The successful candidate will lead schematic design, PCB layout, board bring-up, and debugging, collaborating with software engineers and cross-functional teams to move

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in high-speed digital electronics, motor-control/drive electronics, battery systems, power electronics, or power distribution.
• Strong schematic design, PCB layout, board bring-up, and debugging experience.
• Experience designing and reviewing complex multilayer PCBs.
• Experience integrating hardware with embedded software, sensors, actuators, power systems, or vehicle controls.
• Strong electrical fundamentals and hands-on lab experience.
• Experience developing reliable electronics for demanding environments.
• Ability to take significant technical ownership while collaborating across engineering disciplines.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical hardware from requirements and architecture through design, validation, and production.
• Lead schematic design, PCB layout, component selection, board bring-up, and debugging.
• Design complex multilayer PCBAs across embedded, mixed-signal, high-current, and/or high-speed systems.
• Work closely with embedded software engineers on hardware/software integration.
• Troubleshoot power, signal integrity, noise, thermal, communications, and system-level issues.
• Develop and execute board- and system-level testing and validation.
• Work across engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to move hardware from prototype to production.
• Support field testing, failure analysis, and continued hardware improvements.

Skills

High-speed digital

Motor control electronics

Power electronics

Battery systems

PCB layout

Schematic design

Hardware debugging

Hardware-software integration

Lab experience

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

PCB design tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer

The Opportunity

We are partnering with an early-stage defense technology company developing advanced autonomous and power systems for demanding environments.

They are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to take ownership of critical electrical hardware from architecture and design through testing, production, and deployment.

Depending on your expertise, the role may focus on high-speed digital and embedded hardware, motor controls, or battery and power electronics.

Deep technical expertise in one area is the priority.

What You'll Do

• Own electrical hardware from requirements and architecture through design, validation, and production.
• Lead schematic design, PCB layout, component selection, board bring-up, and debugging.
• Design complex multilayer PCBAs across embedded, mixed-signal, high-current, and/or high-speed systems.
• Work closely with embedded software engineers on hardware/software integration.
• Troubleshoot power, signal integrity, noise, thermal, communications, and system-level issues.
• Develop and execute board- and system-level testing and validation.
• Work across engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to move hardware from prototype to production.
• Support field testing, failure analysis, and continued hardware improvements.

What We're Looking For

• Deep expertise in high-speed digital electronics, motor-control/drive electronics, battery systems, power electronics, or power distribution.
• Strong schematic design, PCB layout, board bring-up, and debugging experience.
• Experience designing and reviewing complex multilayer PCBs.
• Experience integrating hardware with embedded software, sensors, actuators, power systems, or vehicle controls.
• Strong electrical fundamentals and hands-on lab experience.
• Experience developing reliable electronics for demanding environments.
• Ability to take significant technical ownership while collaborating across engineering disciplines.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Interested? If you're a hands-on electrical engineer looking to take ownership of complex hardware from design through real-world deployment, we'd love to hear from you.