Senior Electrical Hardware Sustainment Architect

Paycom - ATS; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom - ATS is seeking a Staff Electrical Sustaining Engineer in Scotts Valley, CA to lead post-launch hardware lifecycle activities. You will own sustaining projects, guide ECO/ECN processes, and mentor engineers while collaborating across Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to improve reliability and manufacturability.

The role emphasizes complex failure analysis, component obsolescence mitigation, and regulatory updates while maintaining cost and performance targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent.
• 8+ years of hands-on electrical hardware engineering experience including sustaining lifecycle work.
• Experience with PCB design and schematic capture using the listed tools.
• Strong knowledge of analog & digital design, power management, and MC interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN).
• Experience with ECO/ECN and engineering change-control processes.
• Proficiency with lab equipment and diagnostic tools.
• Excellent communication and mentorship abilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for electrical hardware post-release lifecycle, including NPI handoff to end-of-life.
• Design, modify, test, and validate PCBAs addressing EOL components and reliability improvements.
• Lead ECO/ECN activities with validation strategies and documentation packages.
• Mentor engineers and cross-functional teams on electrical design and sustaining engineering.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and S/W/Systems teams on issues and improvements.
• Support regulatory/compliance updates (UL, CE, FCC, RoHS, REACH) as needed.

Skills

Sustaining engineering

PCB design

Analog & power design

MCU interfaces (I2C SPI UART CAN)

EMC/EMI troubleshooting

Lab equipment proficiency

8D / RCA / FMEA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence OrCAD/Allegro

KiCad

PADS

Arena/PLM systems

Job description

Paycom - ATS is seeking a Staff Electrical Sustaining Engineer in Scotts Valley, CA to lead post-launch hardware lifecycle activities. You will own sustaining projects, guide ECO/ECN processes, and mentor engineers while collaborating across Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to improve reliability and manufacturability.

The role emphasizes complex failure analysis, component obsolescence mitigation, and regulatory updates while maintaining cost and performance targets.