Senior Staff Electrical Engineer

Insight Global; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider of medical technology is seeking a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer focused on digital/FPGA design. The role requires a strong background in PCB design, schematic capture, and working with complex multi-layer boards. Successful candidates will collaborate cross-functionally to develop cutting-edge medical devices, ensuring adherence to high reliability standards and documenting the development process meticulously.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of hands-on electrical hardware design experience.
• Experience with 0603-size components and multi-layer PCB design.
• Strong background in PCBA layout and design for manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop multi-layer PCBs using Altium or ORCAD.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for medical device development.
• Ensure robust documentation and adherence to design control processes.

Skills

PCB design

FPGA design

Digital controls

Schematic capture

Component-level layout

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

ORCAD

Job description

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Base pay range

$140,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

Job Description

We seek a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer who is focused on Digital/FPGA design for a highly specialized team developing cutting-edge medical devices. The right candidates will have strong hands-on experience with PCB design, schematic capture, and component-level layout, including 0603-sized components. You’ll work cross-functionally on full-cycle board development and testing.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (required)

• 2–5+ years of experience in hands-on electrical hardware design

• Expert-level proficiency in Altium or ORCAD

• Experience working with 0603-size components

• Demonstrated experience designing boards with at least 4 layers

• Strong background in PCBA layout, design for manufacturability, and testing

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop multi-layer PCBs (minimum 4 layers) using Altium or ORCAD

• Lead schematic capture, layout, and component selection—minimum 50 components per board

• Design with RF4 materials and 18 mil PCB thickness

• Execute and support PCBA layout and bring-up

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop high-reliability boards for medical use

• Ensure robust documentation and adherence to design control processes.

• Develop and implement FPGA designs using Verilog or VHDL

• Write control logic from engineering drawings

• Strong background in digital controls and embedded hardware

• Hands-on with schematic entry and digital signal integrity

Pay:

$140,000 - $180,000 + internal compensation

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Medical Equipment Manufacturing

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Medical insurance

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401(k)

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