Sr. Electrical Engineer

Suitable Technologies, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Suitable Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced PCB Designer to join our Hardware Development team in Palo Alto, California. The role involves leading projects from concept to production and requires strong expertise in PCB design, firmware development, and mentoring junior engineers.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, particularly in RF and motor control design, and must possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent. The position promotes a dynamic, start-up atmosphere suited for autonomous work.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of PCB design experience involving RF, motor control, and analog design.
• 5+ years in firmware development using C.
• Experience with automated PCBA inspection.

Responsibilities

• Lead design projects from conception to production including schematic and layout.
• Validate and test designs for system performance.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance on design best practices.

Skills

PCB design experience

Firmware development with C

Design for Manufacturability

Good communication skills

Ability to work independently

Experience with Altium Designer

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Suitable is redefining face-to-face interaction and building a new market. We’re looking for creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial talent to join our team.

Job Description

As part of the Hardware Development team you will demonstrate effective interaction with a multi-disciplinary team and deliver custom designs and solutions for a variety of audio, video and connectivity needs in a rapid development and product commercialization environment.

We are actively seeking the brightest minds from all industries and technologies to continue building our world class team. Please visit suitabletech.com for additional information.

Responsibilities:

• See design through all phases from conception through production including requirements generation, schematic, layout, prototype builds, firmware design and testing, and commercialization.
• Validate system performance in order to prove the technical design through analysis, simulation, and laboratory testing.
• Experience with industrial digital communication protocols. (e.g Ethernet, TCP/IP, USB, UART, RS485, RS232, etc.).
• Experience with digital communication protocol implementation in Hardware and Firmware using C and or C++.
• Generate complete system documentation and provides input to technical proposals in order to effectively communicate the design and/or approach to internal and external customers.
• Develop and ensure proper procedures and methods are used by other members of the design team by providing a value added quality review.
• Independently develop and implement corrective action to product and procedural problems.
• Provide guidance, direction, and mentor-ship for less experienced design engineers in order to increase our design expertise base within the company with an emphasis on performance, design optimization, re-use, and generating intellectual property.
• Provide schedule and technical compliance updates to management in order to effectively record progress of technical aspects of the program assigned.
• Ensure successful transition of products/projects to full scale production.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience with PCB layout and routing including modern passive and active electronics components, and surface-mount and ball-grid array components

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

• Candidates must have 10+ years of PCB design experience involving RF, motor control, analog design
• 5+ years in firmware development using C
• Demonstrated understanding of Design for Manufacturability, Design for Assembly, and Design for Testability
• Experience with automated PCBA inspection
• Familiarity with IPC standards and guidelines
• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere
• Experience with Altium Designer strongly preferred
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent and at least 5 years work experience in this area.
• US citizen or authorized to work in the US
• Position is located in Palo Alto CA

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.