Senior Electrical Engineer

Advantech USA; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Company events & lunches

Work from home program

Referral bonus

Job summary

Advantech USA in Tustin, CA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to design system architecture for embedded PC hardware and software solutions. You will provide technical support across the product lifecycle and mentor engineering staff.

The role involves prototyping, testing, field troubleshooting, and collaboration with software teams. Travel to customer sites and trade shows is required as needed. A strong hands-on background and leadership abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering, PC hardware design, installation, troubleshooting, or a related field.
• Experience developing or troubleshooting PC applications using languages such as C or Visual Basic.
• Understanding of x86/CISC- and RISC-based PC architectures.
• Proficiency with multimeters, oscilloscopes, and other electronic testing equipment.
• Ability to read and troubleshoot mechanical drawings, schematics, and PCB circuits.

Responsibilities

• Design system architecture and interfaces for embedded PC hardware and software solutions.
• Provide technical support to customers, BD, and sales teams during bids and deployments.
• Assess customer requirements, run system tests, and support installation.
• Build hardware/software demos for sales and marketing activities.
• Troubleshoot field issues and train field personnel and customers.
• Mentor junior engineers and share best practices.
• Travel to customer sites and trade shows as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical engineering

PC hardware design

Troubleshooting

C programming

Visual Basic

Reading schematics

Mentoring

Travel willingness

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Computer Engineering degree

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

PCB design tools

Windows

Linux

Job description

Our Project Development and Solutions team in Tustin, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design system architecture, provide technical support throughout the product lifecycle, and mentor engineering staff supporting embedded PC hardware and software solutions. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on technical experience, testing and troubleshooting expertise, and the ability to independently plan, prioritize, and solve technical problems throughout product validation and deployment.

Responsibilities:

• Design system architecture and interfaces, including electrical circuit design, and collaborate with software and engineering teams to develop and integrate solutions.
• Provide technical support to customers, business development, and sales teams on embedded PC hardware and software solutions, including pre- and post-sales assessments, feasibility testing, and technical responses to customer bids.
• Assess customers' high-level technical requirements, design appropriate solutions, perform system testing, and support installation and deployment of customer environments.
• Build hardware and software demonstration prototypes to support sales and marketing initiatives, including rapid prototyping and system integration.
• Troubleshoot field issues and provide technical training and support to field sales personnel and customers.
• Mentor junior engineering staff and provide technical guidance and best-practice recommendations.
• Participate in trade shows, customer visits, and other business activities and travel periodically as required.
• Ability and willingness to travel periodically for customer visits, trade shows, training, and other business needs.
• Role may occasionally require lifting/carrying equipment and periods of sitting, standing, walking, or working at customer or trade-show locations, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering field
• 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering, PC hardware design, installation, troubleshooting, or a related field.
• Experience developing or troubleshooting PC applications using industry-standard programming languages such as C or Visual Basic.
• Understanding of x86/CISC- and RISC-based PC architectures.
• Proficiency using multimeters, oscilloscopes, and other electronic troubleshooting equipment.
• Ability to read and troubleshoot mechanical drawings, schematics, and PCB circuits related to PC hardware platforms.
• Proficiency with standard office and project-management tools, such as Microsoft Office and MS Project.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple projects, and meet established deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience mentoring junior engineers and providing technical guidance to engineering teams.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Knowledge of current PC hardware technologies and industry trends.
• Experience working directly with customers or supporting pre- and post-sales engineering activities.
• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous vacation and paid holidays package
• Company events, and lunches
• Work from home program – once eligible
• Referral Bonus

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019,Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.