Senior Electrical Engineer, Life Sciences Instrumentation

Molecular Devices; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Molecular Devices, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to architect, design, integrate, and sustain electrical subsystems in life-science instruments in San Jose, CA. You will provide hands-on technical leadership from concept through production, focusing on reliable electronics, motion and sensor control, programmable logic, and digital communications.

You will collaborate with systems, mechanical, software, firmware, quality, regulatory, and service teams to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years developing electrical components for complex electromechanical products.
• Experience with mixed-signal design, PCB development, and interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, USB, CAN, Ethernet).
• Proficiency with Altium Designer and SOLIDWORKS; hardware debugging and design verification.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical design of instrument subsystems including analog/digital circuitry and FPGA/CPLD logic.
• Translate requirements into schematics, PCB designs, and verification plans.
• Build/test prototypes, bring-up boards, and perform root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, software, firmware, QA, and regulatory teams.

Skills

mixed-signal circuit design

FPGA/CPLD design

motor control

sensor interfaces (SPI/I2C/UART/USB/CN

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

SOLIDWORKS

oscilloscopes

logic analyzers

digital multimeters

version control

Job description

Molecular Devices, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to architect, design, integrate, and sustain electrical subsystems in life-science instruments in San Jose, CA. You will provide hands-on technical leadership from concept through production, focusing on reliable electronics, motion and sensor control, programmable logic, and digital communications.

You will collaborate with systems, mechanical, software, firmware, quality, regulatory, and service teams to drive