Senior Electrical Engineer – Circuit Board Design

Ilocatum; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ilocatum in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to own circuit board design from concept through production. You will create schematics, support PCB layout, and develop testing and validation plans while collaborating across engineering teams.

The role requires 7+ years of electrical engineering experience, a strong background in circuit board design, and hands-on troubleshooting. Domestic travel up to 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with substantial experience, or a master’s degree in EE.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience, including circuit board design.
• Ability to create and interpret schematics and wiring drawings.
• Hands-on lab troubleshooting and failure analysis on electronic assemblies.
• System integration experience across engineering disciplines.
• Strong technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical subsystems and develop electronic products from concept through production.
• Create schematics, support PCB layout, and prepare specs, BOMs, and assembly documentation.
• Review customer requirements and participate in design reviews.
• Build validation plans and analyze test results.
• Investigate failures, find root causes, and document findings.
• Support preproduction builds, production transfers, and engineering changes.
• Address system integration and EMI/EMC considerations with the engineering team.
• Support customers on technical issues.

Skills

Circuit board design

Schematic interpretation

System integration

Lab troubleshooting

Technical writing

PCB layout

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in EE

Tools

Altium Designer

EMI/EMC testing

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer, Circuit Board Design

Location: Huntsville, AL

Job Type: Full-time

Travel: Up to 25%

Pay: $110,000 to $130,000 per year

Take electronic products from first concept to production, owning the circuit design, testing, and problem solving along the way.

Must-Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with substantial experience, or a master’s degree in EE
• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience , including circuit board design
• Ability to create and interpret schematics and wiring drawings
• Hands-on lab troubleshooting and failure analysis experience on electronic assemblies
• System integration experience across engineering disciplines
• Strong technical writing skills

What You’ll Do

• Design electrical subsystems and develop electronic products from concept through production
• Create schematics , support PCB layout, and prepare specs, BOMs, and assembly documentation
• Review customer requirements and participate in design reviews
• Build validation plans and analyze test results
• Investigate failures, find root causes, and document findings
• Support preproduction builds, production transfers, and engineering changes
• Address system integration and EMI/EMC considerations with the engineering team
• Support customers on technical issues

Nice-to-Haves

• Altium Designer
• EMI/EMC testing experience
• Automotive electronics or wireless charging experience
• PCB layout experience

Compensation and Benefits

• $110,000 to $130,000 per year

About the Company

Our client is an electronics product development company in Huntsville designing products that move from the lab into production.