Senior Electronics Engineer - Hardware Lead (Hybrid)

Salt Digital Recruitment; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment is seeking a Staff Engineer - Electronics to join a growing engineering team developing fuel dispensing and payment technology. This is a hands-on technical leadership role that combines hardware design excellence with mentoring and influencing technical direction.

Austin, TX, with hybrid work (4 days onsite) setup, you will drive electronic hardware development, guide PCB layouts for signal integrity, and lead projects from development through production while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience in electronic hardware design and development.
• Hands-on experience with electronic circuit and schematic design.
• Experience leading technical projects and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with PCB design/review and hardware manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with C and microcontroller programming is a plus.
• Experience with communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, or USB is a plus.
• Experience with EMC/EMI, safety, UL, PCI, or other regulatory requirements is a plus.
• Strong communication, leadership, and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of electronic hardware and components for fuel dispenser products.
• Design and review schematics, circuits, and component selection.
• Guide PCB design with a focus on signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/EMI, and manufacturability.
• Drive technical projects from development through production.
• Define technical requirements and specifications for new components and products.
• Lead troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis across hardware, software, and PCB systems.
• Work closely with software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and external suppliers.
• Support new product introduction, manufacturing, and field issues.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering standards, guidelines, and best practices.
• Help shape the technical roadmap for electronic hardware platforms.

Skills

Electronic hardware design

Schematic & PCB design

Cross-functional leadership

Mentoring

Troubleshooting

C programming (plus)

Regulatory/EMC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering

Tools

PCB design tools

SPI/I2C/CAN/Ethernet/USB knowledge

Job description

Salt Digital Recruitment is seeking a Staff Engineer - Electronics to join a growing engineering team developing fuel dispensing and payment technology. This is a hands-on technical leadership role that combines hardware design excellence with mentoring and influencing technical direction.

Austin, TX, with hybrid work (4 days onsite) setup, you will drive electronic hardware development, guide PCB layouts for signal integrity, and lead projects from development through production while