Senior Electrical Engineer

LHH; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing

Job summary

LHH in San Diego, CA is seeking an experienced hardware-focused engineer to design, prototype, test, and troubleshoot complex electronic systems. You will own hardware development from concept through production and collaborate with senior staff across multiple sites.

The role is 98% hardware-focused with on-site onboarding and limited hybrid flexibility after training. A bachelor's in EE is required, and 12–15 years of experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Hardware-focused design, including circuit design, prototyping and testing.
• Experience supporting MCU-based products and interfaces.
• Strong analog or mixed-signal design capabilities and production ownership.
• Hands-on, with ability to own projects from concept through production.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and troubleshoot electronic hardware systems.
• Create schematics and PCB designs and perform prototyping and validation.
• Provide root-cause analysis and support embedded MCU-based development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance products through lifecycle.

Skills

Hardware design

Embedded MCU

Analog/mixed-signal design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium PCB design

Job description

• Strong hands-on electronic hardware design experience, including circuit design, schematic capture, prototyping, testing, and board-level troubleshooting.
• Embedded microcontroller experience, including supporting circuitry and interfaces.
• Broad analog and/or mixed-signal design experience with the ability to independently own projects from concept through production.

This is a primarily onsite position within a highly collaborative engineering organization. The role is approximately 98% hardware-focused and requires hands-on access

Team Structure

Individual contributor role with no direct reports. The selected candidate will work closely with senior engineering staff and cross-functional R&D team members. The broader engineering organization consists of approximately eleven professionals located across multiple domestic and international sites.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.

Schedule

• Primarily onsite during the initial onboarding period.
• Potential for limited hybrid flexibility after the employee is fully trained and independently performing in the role.
• Typical working hours are between 8:00 a.m. and \5:00 p.m. with reasonable flexibility.

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What Makes This Opportunity Attractive

A rapidly growing technology company is expanding its R&D organization and investing heavily in product innovation. This position offers the opportunity to:

• Work across the full product lifecycle, from concept through production.
• Take ownership of critical hardware development projects.
• Collaborate closely with experienced engineering professionals.
• Make an immediate impact on product development initiatives.
• Grow into future technical leadership and project leadership responsibilities.
• Participate in profit-sharing opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and troubleshoot electronic hardware systems.
• Create schematics and PCB designs.
• Perform prototyping, validation testing, and root-cause analysis.
• Support embedded microcontroller-based product development.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop and improve products.
• Drive projects through all phases of the development lifecycle.

Additional Candidate Information

• This is not a people management role.
• The position is heavily focused on electronic hardware design; firmware and software development are not primary responsibilities.
• Embedded microcontroller expertise is considered the highest technical priority.
• Experience with thermocouples is helpful but can be learned on the job.
• Experience with Altium or comparable PCB design tools is preferred.
• Verilog and FPGA experience are considered a plus but are not required.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will possess approximately 12 to 15 years of relevant experience, though exceptional candidates with five or more years of directly applicable experience will be considered.

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Strong technical depth
• Initiative and ownership mentality
• Sound engineering judgment
• Ability to learn quickly
• Comfort working within small to mid-sized organizations
• Collaborative and team-oriented approach
• Resourcefulness and problem-solving ability
• Willingness to actively engage with colleagues and share ideas

Preferred Background

Candidates who have worked in small to mid-sized companies and have personally owned multiple stages of design, testing, and troubleshooting will be especially attractive. Individuals from larger organizations will also be considered if they can demonstrate broad technical ownership and hands-on involvement throughout the product development process.

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• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers