Senior Electrical Engineer – Metrology Hardware & PCBA

Nova Measuring Instruments; Fremont, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Measuring Instruments is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with 3+ years of industrial experience to join our engineering team in Fremont, CA. The role focuses on hands-on electrical design, schematic/PCBA development, testing, and collaboration with crossfunctional teams to deliver production-ready solutions.

The position requires translating requirements into practical designs, performing verifications, and driving milestones with a collaborative, disciplined engineering approach.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience in electrical hardware design.
• Strong knowledge of analog, mixed-signal and digital circuit design.
• Experience with high‑voltage/low‑noise designs is desirable.
• Experience with Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Ability to translate requirements into practical hardware designs and deliver on milestones.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement electrical subsystems for semiconductor metrology platforms.
• Lead PCBA development from simulation to validation.
• Develop design documentation, power budgets and test plans.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to meet milestones.
• Contribute to design reviews and continuous improvement.

Skills

Electrical design

Schematic design

PCB/PCBA development

Troubleshooting hardware

Test automation (Python/C#)

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

PCB layout

Python

C#

Job description

Nova Measuring Instruments is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with 3+ years of industrial experience to join our engineering team in Fremont, CA. The role focuses on hands-on electrical design, schematic/PCBA development, testing, and collaboration with crossfunctional teams to deliver production-ready solutions.

The position requires translating requirements into practical designs, performing verifications, and driving milestones with a collaborative, disciplined engineering approach.