Senior Electronics Engineer, Hardware & PCB

Micro-Control-Company; Arden Hills (MN); On-site; USD 111,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(K) with Roth option

Life & Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement & Discretionary 

Profit-Sharing Bonus

Job summary

Micro-Control-Company in Arden Hills, MN seeks an Electronics Engineer to lead the design and development of complex electronic systems. The role translates high-level requirements into the full hardware lifecycle, from schematic design to high-density PCB layout.

You will act as a hardware SME, ensuring signal integrity and manufacturability while collaborating across engineering teams. Extensive Cadence Allegro usage, IP/DFM considerations, and lab bring-up are involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field, and/or equivalent experience.
• 4 years relevant engineering experience.
• Proficient in Cadence Allegro, LTSpice, Python, and Git.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent prioritization and project development skills with ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Ability to travel up to 5% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Detailed Design & Layout: Execute complex, multi-layer PCB designs using Cadence Allegro, focusing on high-speed digital routing, impedance matching, and power distribution.
• Simulation & Verification: Perform analog and power integrity simulations in Spice to validate design margins and component selections.
• Technical Standards: Maintain departmental design rules, footprint libraries, and BOM standards to ensure consistent quality and ease of fabrication.
• Peer Leadership: Review the drawings, calculations, and layouts of junior engineers to ensure accuracy and adherence to best practices.
• Lifecycle Support: Identify and resolve component obsolescence (EOL) issues and interface with PCB fabrication partners to resolve DFM/DFA conflicts.
• Onsite Lab Testing: Lead the bring-up and verification of new hardware using high-speed oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers.

Skills

Communication

Prioritization

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence Allegro

LTSpice

Python

Git

Job description

• Base Pay $111,123.00 - $123,470.00 / Year
• Employee Type Exempt FT
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree

**This salary information serves as a general guideline. Final offers are based on various factors, including qualifications, skills, experience, and other job-related criteria.

Paid Time Off, Health Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(K) with Roth option, Life & Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement & Discretionary Profit-Sharing Bonus.

Job Summary:

This position will report to our Electronics Engineering Manager in the System Design Department and is responsible for leading the design and development of complex electronic systems. They are responsible for translating high-level architectural requirements into execution across the full hardware lifecycle—from schematic design and analog simulation to high-density PCB layout. The individua will serve as a Subject Matter Expert in hardware implementation, ensuring all designs meet rigorous standards for signal integrity and manufacturability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Detailed Design & Layout: Execute complex, multi-layer PCB designs using Cadence Allegro, focusing on high-speed digital routing, impedance matching, and power distribution.
• Simulation & Verification: Perform analog and power integrity simulations in Spice to validate design margins and component selections.
• Technical Standards: Maintain departmental design rules, footprint libraries, and BOM standards to ensure consistent quality and ease of fabrication.
• Peer Leadership: Review the drawings, calculations, and layouts of junior engineers to ensure accuracy and adherence to best practices.
• Lifecycle Support: Identify and resolve component obsolescence (EOL) issues and interface with PCB fabrication partners to resolve DFM/DFA conflicts.
• Onsite Lab Testing: Lead the bring-up and verification of new hardware using high-speed oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field, and/or equivalent experience.
• 4 years relevant engineering experience.
• Proficient in Cadence Allegro, LTSpice, Python, and Git.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent prioritization and project development skills with ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Ability to travel up to 5% domestically and internationally.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing and working with high-speed interfaces, including Ethernet, PCIe, and USB-C layout.
• Familiarity with Verilog/HDL and FPGA hardware requirements including bank voltages, clocking, and transceivers.
• Proficient in embedded systems development with strong literacy in Linux, understanding of RTOS timing and driver-level hardware interactions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to perform sedentary work, including sitting for extended periods of time.
• Ability to periodically stand, walk, crouch, stoop, bend, and reach across all planes.
• Ability to operate a computer and other office productivity equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance, vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• May be required to lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds, 0 - 10% of time.