Senior Systems Engineer — Magnetic & Inductive Sensors

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegro MicroSystems is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to drive product definition for inductive and magnetic position sensors. You will translate customer needs into system and IC-level specs, define architectures, and collaborate with design, validation, and field teams.

You will lead testing, prototyping, and customer design-in activities, delivering technical guidance and communicating complex concepts effectively. Strong lab skills and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• MSEE or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Strong expertise in magnetic sensing technologies with emphasis on TMR and Hall-effect sensors.
• Experience with inductive sensing desirable.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills in C++, C#, Python, MATLAB or equivalent.
• Solid knowledge of PCB design software (Altium or equivalent).
• Hands-on electronics laboratory experience with sensor characterization and debugging.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead product definition activities for new position sensor ICs, translating market trends, customer requirements, and competitive analysis into system and IC-level specs.
• Define system architectures and drive system-level modeling, magnetic simulation, and prototyping to validate concepts before silicon development.
• Collaborate with product development to ensure requirements meet target applications, esp. robotics and automotive systems.
• Perform comprehensive system-level testing to verify performance of Position Sensor ICs in real-world conditions.
• Provide strategic technical guidance for key customer design-in activities and system integration.
• Develop internal and customer-facing tools for design and simulation of magnetic and inductive sensors.
• Create application notes, white papers, technical presentations, and demonstration platforms.

Skills

Magnetic sensing

TMR sensors

Hall-effect sensors

C++

C#

Python

MATLAB

Altium

PCB design

Lab testing

Education

MSEE or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

test equipment

Job description

Allegro MicroSystems is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to drive product definition for inductive and magnetic position sensors. You will translate customer needs into system and IC-level specs, define architectures, and collaborate with design, validation, and field teams.

You will lead testing, prototyping, and customer design-in activities, delivering technical guidance and communicating complex concepts effectively. Strong lab skills and cross-functional collaboration are essential.