Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering

Jobtailor; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Palo Alto, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers focused on automotive electrical systems. You will manage personnel, guide schematic and layout work, bring up designs, validate performance, prototype rapidly, and ensure seamless system integration across vehicles.

Required: BS in Electrical Engineering; 5+ years managing engineering teams; 10+ years board design; experience with Altium eCAD; Python and C/C++ coding; knowledge of DC/DC, data

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering required.
• Experience managing engineering teams (5+ years).
• 10+ years of board design experience.
• Proficient with Altium eCAD tools.
• Experience with OEMs and contract manufacturers.
• Knowledge of DC/DC converters, data buses, analog circuits, and board layout best practices.
• Experience in technical leadership and hardware architectures.
• Experience with systems/hardware architectures is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Team Management – Recruit, mentor, and manage the performance of electrical engineers.
• Electrical Design – Schematic and layout of electrical boards; guidance to JDM/OEMs.
• Bring up and validation – Test designs and implement changes.
• Rapid Prototyping – Create quick designs using off-the-shelf parts.
• System Integration – Collaborate with other teams to integrate designs into vehicles.
• Influence design decisions – Help define electrical architecture and execution.

Skills

C/C++ coding

Python scripting

Electrical design

System integration

Technical leadership

Team management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium eCAD tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Team Management – Recruit, mentor, and manage the performance of electrical engineers. Assign resources, handle career development, and foster a collaborative engineering culture.
• Electrical Design – Schematic and layout of key electrical boards as well as providing guidance to JDM/OEMs on executing designs.
• Bring up and validation – Bring up designs done in-house and at JDM/OEM. Test designs for reliability and validity. Implement changes to address issues found.
• Rapid Prototyping – Create quick, simple designs to execute design vision of the studio team using off the shelf parts. Understand tradeoffs being made for velocity and mitigate risks that impact team progress.
• System Integration – Work with other engineering teams to integrate electrical designs into our vehicles.
• Influence design decisions – Help define electrical architecture and execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams
• 10+ years of experience with board design
• Experience working with Altium eCAD tools
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and OEMs
• Knowledge of DC/DC converters, transmission lines, common Data buses, analog circuits, board design and layout best practices
• Experience in technical leadership
• Even better, you may have… 10+ years of experience with Systems/HW architectures experience
• Python scripting experience
• C/C++ coding experience
• Design experience using microprocessors and digital logic
• Knowledge in display, audio and camera technologies
• Experience in motors and encoders
• Experience using SI tools such as hyperlink
• Experience in ethernet networking
• Experience in automotive design (AECxxx, CAN, LIN, T1S)
• Experience with validation testing and production design processes