Senior Electrical Engineer

Entrust; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Entrust in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to develop products from concept to production. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in embedded hardware design, providing hands-on problem solving and innovation in a fast-paced environment.

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies including RFID, smart cards, and motion control systems, while mentoring junior engineers and participating in design transitions to production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in embedded hardware design and related fields.
• Ability to design, debug, and deliver embedded hardware systems.
• Strong experience in analog and digital circuit design.

Responsibilities

• Design and prototype microcontroller-based products.
• Develop and support complex embedded systems.
• Lead debugging and hardware issue resolutions.

Skills

Embedded hardware design

Prototyping

Debugging

C/C++ programming

Mixed-signal design

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

EE design tools

FPGA development tools

Job description

Position Overview:

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will utilize your design and analytical skills to develop products from concept to production. The new product development team designs innovative products for the card personalization business. Your experience with embedded hardware design, embedded firmware development, prototyping, debugging, coordinating with vendors, and interfacing with manufacturing organizations will be key to success in this role. In this role, you will work in a fast‑paced environment that values hands‑on problem solving, rapid iteration, and continuous improvement through the evaluation of new technologies and tools. You will have the opportunity to develop electronics used in printing, smart card, RFID, motion control, and laser technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Design, schematic capture, and prototype microcontroller and microprocessor‑based products
• Design and develop complex embedded systems involving mixed‑signal design, high‑speed interfaces, and integration across hardware and firmware domains
• Develop or support firmware and/or FPGA designs
• Lead board bring‑up, debugging, and root cause analysis of hardware issues, with the ability to independently drive issues to resolution
• Test and verify new designs
• Lead or support transition of designs into production
• Contribute to identification of emerging technologies and support technical direction within assigned projects
• Work with vendors and sourcing to define technical requirements for components and subsystems
• Design to and support qualification of products to applicable regulatory standards such as UL, FCC, and CE
• Create and execute test plans for hardware and software validation
• Design and implement test fixtures to verify circuit board and system functionality for production testing
• Mentor junior engineers, technicians, and interns on design practices and debugging techniques

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in embedded hardware design, schematic capture, layout, and board bring‑up, with demonstrated progression in ownership and technical responsibility
• Demonstrated ability to independently design, bring up, debug, and deliver embedded hardware systems or major subsystems
• Strong experience in analog and digital circuit design including DC/DC power supplies and common digital interfaces (e.g., SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, USB)
• Experience developing in C/C++ and/or VHDL or Verilog
• Ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams including engineers, lab technicians, product management, and manufacturing
• Must be able to lawfully work within the US and have unrestricted work authorization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with EE design tools (e.g., Mentor Graphics)
• Experience with FPGA development tools (e.g., Xilinx, Microsemi, Intel/Altera)
• Experience with smart card, RFID, NFC, printing, or motion control systems
• Working knowledge of project management concepts (timelines, costs, requirements, resources)
• 7+ years of experience in embedded hardware design, schematic capture, layout, and board bring‑up
• Demonstrated ownership of delivering high‑quality designs with a focus on reliability, performance, and manufacturability
• Curiosity and initiative in evaluating new technologies, tools, and design approaches, and applying them to improve development speed, product performance, or test efficiency
• Experience working in fast‑paced development environments with a rapid, iterative approach to design and debugging while maintaining engineering rigor
• Openness to adopting modern development tools, including AI‑assisted tools, to improve design efficiency, debugging, and documentation workflows

Where you will be:

Minneapolis, MN, working in‑office Monday through Friday.

About Entrust:

Our growing company relies on curious, dedicated and innovative colleagues to anticipate the future and provide solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure world. Entrust technologies and expertise help government agencies, enterprises and financial institutions in more than 150 countries serve and safeguard citizens, employees and consumers. Each year, our solutions secure billions of transactions — and every day, our technologies issue and manage more than 10 million secure identities. Together we’ll create solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure life.

Entrust Corporation is an EOE/AA/Veteran/People with Disabilities employer.