Senior System Architect, Electronic Product Innovation

NBMBAA; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

3M is seeking a System Architect for Electronic Product Development in the United States to lead the design of next-generation locating and marking system architectures. The role focuses on buried asset applications and involves coordinating hardware development with global teams across analog, digital, and mixed-signal domains.

The successful candidate will integrate embedded processors, connectivity, and industrial I/O on board-level designs, while selecting components to balance performance,

Qualifications

• Lead the design and development of next-generation electronic locating and marking system architectures for buried asset applications.
• Design analog, digital and mixed-signal circuits with sensor conditioning.
• Include power electronics and power-distribution circuitry such as motor-drive and DC-DC.
• Integrate embedded processors/microcontrollers and industrial I/O into board-level designs.
• Select and specify electronic components for robust, scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of next-generation electronic locating & marking system architectures for buried asset applications.
• Lead the design and development of next-generation field deployed sensor and automation hardware system architectures.
• Design analog, digital and mixed-signal circuits, including sensor signal conditioning and data-acquisition front ends.
• Design power electronics and power-distribution circuits, including motor-drive, DC-DC and protection circuitry.
• Integrate embedded processors/microcontrollers, connectivity and industrial I/O (e.g., EtherCAT) into board-level designs.
• Select and specify electronic components, balance

Skills

Analog circuit design

Digital circuit design

Mixed-signal design

Power electronics

Embedded systems

PCB layout

Sensor signal conditioning

Data acquisition

System integration

EtherCAT connectivity

Job description

3M is seeking a System Architect for Electronic Product Development in the United States to lead the design of next-generation locating and marking system architectures. The role focuses on buried asset applications and involves coordinating hardware development with global teams across analog, digital, and mixed-signal domains.

The successful candidate will integrate embedded processors, connectivity, and industrial I/O on board-level designs, while selecting components to balance performance,