Senior Electrical Engineer — Embedded Systems & Power

vigilant.engineering; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA and Life Insurance

PTO and Holidays

401k matching

Job summary

Vigilant Engineering Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to lead end‑to‑end design of battery‑aware electronics for medical and industrial devices.

You will own schematics, PCB layouts, and verification, collaborating with mechanical, RF, and product teams while ensuring safety, EMC, and regulatory compliance. A strong background in SOC/MCU design and power management is essential.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years embedded or mobile system design with SOCs, hardware architecture, board bring-up and NPI experience.
• Lead Design Engineer on 2 mass manufactured electro‑mechanical products.
• Experience with schematic capture tools such as OrCAD or Altium and PCB layout or PCB viewer tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, debug and characterize embedded systems with end‑to‑end ownership from concept to production.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams across design, product, and supply chain.
• Design schematics, drive board layouts, assemble, test and integrate designs into electro‑mechanical systems.
• Ensure product compliance with industry certifications and regulations.
• Mentor and provide technical oversight of other Electrical Engineers.

Skills

Schematic Capture

Power Management

Microcontrollers

Altium

Signal Integrity

I2C

Medical Devices

Electrical Engineering

Functional Verification

Battery Charger

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience

Advanced degree in EE, CE, CS, or related field

Tools

OrCAD

Altium

Cadence Allegro

Job description

Vigilant Engineering Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to lead end‑to‑end design of battery‑aware electronics for medical and industrial devices.

You will own schematics, PCB layouts, and verification, collaborating with mechanical, RF, and product teams while ensuring safety, EMC, and regulatory compliance. A strong background in SOC/MCU design and power management is essential.