Senior Electrical Systems Engineer: Own Complex Hardware

Blue Signal Search; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Comprehensive benefits

High visibility

Collaborative culture

Product lifecycle ownership

Job summary

Blue Signal Search is seeking a Senior Electrical Systems Engineer in Utah to own complex electrical hardware from concept through production. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance PCBAs and robust hardware for demanding environments.

The role emphasizes architecture evaluation, test strategy development, and seamless product integration across engineering domains, with lifecycle management and cost optimization as ongoing priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of 9 years designing and supporting electrical systems across multiple product stages.
• Extensive experience developing sophisticated PCB hardware for advanced electronic applications.
• Proficiency with PCB development tools and hardware optimization methodologies.
• Broad experience with technologies in advanced electromechanical, embedded, or autonomous systems.
• Experience using SPICE based simulation tools for circuit analysis and validation.
• Proficiency using laboratory instrumentation including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, power supplies.
• Experience using Python for hardware test automation and data analysis.
• Strong understanding of analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design and implementation of advanced electrical systems for highly engineered technology platforms.
• Design high performance PCBAs while incorporating DFM, DFT, and EMI/EMC best practices.
• Partner with mechanical, firmware, software, manufacturing, and systems teams to ensure seamless product integration.
• Perform architecture evaluations, component selection, and technical trade studies to improve system capability.
• Create and execute test strategies, evaluate performance data, and implement improvements.
• Support laboratory characterization, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and product validation.
• Guide PCB layout activities, review complex board designs, and optimize signal integrity and power distribution.
• Assist manufacturing with production test strategies and transition designs into volume manufacturing.
• Support sustaining engineering including lifecycle management, design improvements, and cost optimization.
• Maintain accurate engineering documentation, BOMs, and lifecycle records.

Skills

Electrical design

PCB design

SPICE simulation

Python scripting

Signal integrity

Analog & digital design

Hardware validation

Cross-functional collaboration

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Power supplies

PCB development tools

Job description

Blue Signal Search is seeking a Senior Electrical Systems Engineer in Utah to own complex electrical hardware from concept through production. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance PCBAs and robust hardware for demanding environments.

The role emphasizes architecture evaluation, test strategy development, and seamless product integration across engineering domains, with lifecycle management and cost optimization as ongoing priorities.