Senior Electrical Engineer — Lead Hardware & Embedded Systems

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

Job summary

Unlimit Ventures is seeking a Principal/Senior Electrical Engineer to lead multiple product development efforts from concept to market launch. You will distill complex problems into robust electrical-mechanical systems and guide cross-functional teams across electronics, embedded software, and hardware disciplines.

The role emphasizes architecture development, risk management, and hands-on PCB design with a focus on automotive-grade power and sensor interfaces.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of applied experience in electrical/embedded systems.
• Experience with PLCs/microcontrollers and debugging.
• Experience designing PCB layouts and manufacturing schematics (Altium or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical advisor on multiple concurrent development programs and provide mentorship to other engineers.
• Define priorities, identify technical risk and guide diverse technical teams in electronics and embedded systems development.
• Develop electronics architectures from board to system level for sophisticated electrical-mechanical systems.
• Ensure diverse engineering teams are aligned and operating towards clear product requirements.
• Design electrical systems that meet use-case, technical, operational, manufacturing, cost and schedule requirements.
• Review and guide key component selection including sensors, actuators, controllers.
• Develop test plans and lead hardware integration, testing, debug and validation.
• Execute mixed/analog, power electronics, and digital circuit design and layout of PCBs.
• Facilitate board bring-up, test, and debug of newly designed electrical hardware.
• Develop electrical system budgets including estimating labor, material, and any other relevant costs.
• Participate in design reviews and design FMEA analysis.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Mentorship

Project management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

PCB design tools

Job description

Unlimit Ventures is seeking a Principal/Senior Electrical Engineer to lead multiple product development efforts from concept to market launch. You will distill complex problems into robust electrical-mechanical systems and guide cross-functional teams across electronics, embedded software, and hardware disciplines.

The role emphasizes architecture development, risk management, and hands-on PCB design with a focus on automotive-grade power and sensor interfaces.