Senior Hardware Design Engineer — End-to-End Ownership

Arira; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Arira is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer in San Jose, CA to own electrical designs from architecture through production. This hands-on role requires stepping into complex projects, making sound technical decisions, and contributing independently.

We expect a seasoned engineer with 10+ years in hardware design, strong schematic skills (Altium, Cadence, or Allegro), and experience with PCB layouts and DFx processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of hands-on electrical/hardware design, analysis, and system development experience.
• Strong schematic design experience using Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD, or Allegro System Designer.
• Experience reviewing and/or implementing PCB layouts and Gerber files.
• Strong understanding of PCBA manufacturing processes and DFx principles.
• Strong circuit design, analysis, and system-level troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical designs from architecture and component selection through schematic capture, board bring-up, validation, compliance testing and production support.
• Design, analyze, optimize, and troubleshoot electrical circuits and systems across a range of advanced technology projects.
• Work directly with firmware, mechanical, PCB layout, manufacturing, project, and client teams to solve system-level design challenges.
• Evaluate feasibility, technical risk, cost, and design tradeoffs early enough to influence the product direction.
• Lead or contribute to technical reviews, design decisions, and project planning.
• Create clear engineering documentation, including schematics, specifications, design notes, and technical reports.
• Support prototyping, testing, validation, compliance activities, and production troubleshooting to ensure performance and reliability.

Skills

10+ years hardware design

Schematic design

PCB review

DFx manufacturing

Circuit analysis

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence OrCAD

Allegro System Designer

Job description

Arira is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer in San Jose, CA to own electrical designs from architecture through production. This hands-on role requires stepping into complex projects, making sound technical decisions, and contributing independently.

We expect a seasoned engineer with 10+ years in hardware design, strong schematic skills (Altium, Cadence, or Allegro), and experience with PCB layouts and DFx processes.