Senior Embedded Systems Architect (Contract)

Actalent; Camas (WA); Híbrido; USD 52.000 - 96.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Actalent in Camas, WA is seeking an Electronics Engineer III for a 6-month contract to lead embedded system architecture and hardware development. You will own board designs from requirements through production-ready validation, coordinating with cross-functional teams and communicating with clients and project managers.

The role requires 5+ years of electronics experience, strong Altium skills, and a proven track record as a technical lead on projects.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant electrical/electronics experience, with 68+ years preferred for seniorlevel technical leadership.
• Strong expertise in schematic capture, PCB layout, and compliance testing.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the architecture and hardware development of embedded electronic systems, owning board designs from requirements through layout, bringup, and validation.
• Communicate technical requirements, design plans, and project status clearly and professionally to clients, project managers, and engineering teams.
• Perform and document complex engineering analyses, laboratory testing, and hardware validation activities using industry best practices.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers, review their technical work, and provide constructive feedback to ensure highquality engineering output.
• Drive adherence to global regulatory standards, electrical design standards, testing requirements, and compliance considerations throughout the development lifecycle.
• Contribute to department process improvements by sharing best practices, refining workflows, and providing technical mentorship within the engineering team.
• Follow Business Technology policies to protect sensitive data, safeguard intellectual property, and reduce information security incidents.
• Translate customer requirements into robust electrical designs, including component selection and bill of materials (BOM) creation.
• Conduct schematic capture, PCB layout, design reviews, and design revisions, ensuring productionready circuit boards that meet performance and reliability targets.
• Lead board bringup, poweron testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and iterative hardware refinement to resolve technical issues.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, firmware, software, systems, and manufacturing engineers across all phases of the product development lifecycle.
• Support products from concept and prototyping through fabrication, pilot builds, and preparation for production release.
• Participate actively in customer meetings, design reviews, and technical discussions, representing the engineering team with a professional presence.
• Work with PCB manufacturers and fabrication houses to support prototype development, fabrication processes, and design for manufacturability.

Conocimientos

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Altium

Hardware validation

Digital electronics

Technical lead

Client communication

Team mentoring

Test equipment

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Herramientas

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Descripción del empleo

Actalent in Camas, WA is seeking an Electronics Engineer III for a 6-month contract to lead embedded system architecture and hardware development. You will own board designs from requirements through production-ready validation, coordinating with cross-functional teams and communicating with clients and project managers.

The role requires 5+ years of electronics experience, strong Altium skills, and a proven track record as a technical lead on projects.