Senior Electrical Engineer I

Ocean Optics; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness Benefits

Career Development Opportunities

Networking Opportunities

Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

Ocean Optics engineers design, prototype, assemble, test, and troubleshoot electrical systems and custom PCBs for imaging, spectral sensing, and color measurement applications.

The role leads electrical design from customer requirements through architecture, integration, and testing, while mentoring colleagues and collaborating with commercial, applications, and multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering.
• Five+ years of relevant experience, or three with a master's.
• Strong digital electronics and PCB design expertise required.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, assemble, test, and troubleshoot electrical systems and custom PCBs.
• Lead electrical design from customer requirements through architecture, integration, and testing.
• Collaborate with commercial, applications, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Skills

Digital Electronics

PCB Design

Schematic Capture

PCB Layout

High-Speed Signal Routing

Impedance Matching

Troubleshooting

Technical Mentoring

Power And Voltage Calculations

Component Selection

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers

Altium Designer

DC Power Supplies

Job description

Design, prototype, assemble, test, and troubleshoot electrical systems and custom PCBs for imaging, spectral sensing, and color measurement applications. Lead electrical design from customer requirements through architecture, integration, and testing, while collaborating with commercial, applications, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Requirements: Requires a bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar field, plus at least five years of experience (or three years with a master's degree or higher). Candidates should have strong digital electronics and PCB design expertise, hands-on hardware troubleshooting and failure-analysis skills, and the ability to lead projects and mentor colleagues.

Key Skills: Digital Electronics Circuit Design, Component Selection, Supply Chain Management, Cable Design And Routing, Electrical Systems Design, Power And Voltage Calculations, Hardware Architecture, Altium Designer, Schematic Capture, PCB Layout And Routing, High-Speed Signal Routing, Impedance Matching, Hardware Bring-Up And Troubleshooting, Failure Analysis, Oscilloscopes And Logic Analyzers, Technical Mentoring

Benefits: Health And Wellness Benefits, Career Development Opportunities, Networking Opportunities, Advancement Opportunities