Staff/Principal Electrical Engineer

Unlimit Ventures; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Unlimit Ventures is seeking a Staff/Principal Electrical Engineer to lead hardware and embedded systems development across multiple programs. You will distill complex problems into workable electrical-mechanical solutions and guide cross-functional teams from concept through market readiness.

The role emphasizes mentorship, architecture definition, and risk-driven design across mechanical, electrical, software, and quality disciplines.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering and/or other relevant educational background.
• 12+ years of applied experience successfully developing electrical and embedded systems.
• In-depth hardware design experience with both system-level and component-level development.
• Experience with PLCs/microcontrollers; programming, architecture, debugging.
• Experience designing custom PCB's (in Altium or equivalent) and preparing schematics for manufacturing.
• Experience designing automotive grade power & communication wire harnesses.
• Demonstrated ability to foresee and identify technical risk, and engineering mindset of addressing risks early.
• Demonstrated experience with troubleshooting of sophisticated systems including circuit issues, EMI/EMC/ESD mitigation.
• Experience managing projects, mentoring other engineers, and interfacing with technical customers.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills to levels above, below and in-line.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical advisor on multiple concurrent development programs and provide mentorship to other engineers.
• Define priorities, identify technical risk and guide diverse technical teams in the execution of electronics and embedded systems development.
• Develop electronics architectures from board to system level for sophisticated electrical-mechanical systems.
• Ensure diverse engineering teams (mechanical, electrical, software, quality, regulatory) are aligned and operating towards clear product requirements.
• Design electrical systems that meet use-case, technical, operational, manufacturing, cost and schedule requirements.
• Review and guide key component selection including sensors, actuators, controllers.
• Develop test plans and lead hardware integration, testing, debug and validation.
• Execute mixed/analog, power electronics, and digital circuit design and layout of printed circuit boards.
• Facilitate board bring-up, test, and debug of newly designed electrical hardware.
• Develop electrical system budgets including estimating labor, material, and any other relevant costs.
• Participate in design reviews and design FMEA analysis.

Skills

Plcs/microcontrollers

Programming

PCB design (Altium)

EMI/EMC/ESD mitigation

Project mentoring

Technical communication

Team leadership

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Altium

Job description

Role Summary

As a Staff/Principal Electrical Engineer at Unlimit Ventures, you will apply your breadth of knowledge and engineering leadership to various new products as they are prepared for market launch. You will distill complex problems into workable electrical-mechanical systems and guide the execution of diverse teams in full-cycle product development. Dedication and determination as a member of the Unlimit Ventures team results in the opportunity to accelerate your career within the new ventures being launched and experience developing many different products you will be proud of for years to come.

Job Type: Contract-to-Hire

Values

• Prudent optimism ...glass-half-full, with a dose of caution to challenge our assumptions.


• Intrinsic motivation ...driven by autonomy, goal clarity and regular feedback.


• Commit to desired outcomes ...define desired outcomes and achieve them vigorously.


• No egos, no jerks ...no joke.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical advisor on multiple concurrent development programs and provide mentorship to other engineers.


• Define priorities, identify technical risk and guide diverse technical teams in the execution of electronics and embedded systems development.


• Develop electronics architectures from board to system level for sophisticated electrical-mechanical systems.


• Ensure diverse engineering teams (mechanical, electrical, software, quality, regulatory) are aligned and operating towards clear product requirements.


• Design electrical systems that meet use-case, technical, operational, manufacturing, cost and schedule requirements.


• Review and guide key component selection including sensors, actuators, controllers.


• Develop test plans and lead hardware integration, testing, debug and validation.


• Execute mixed/analog, power electronics, and digital circuit design and layout of printed circuit boards.


• Facilitate board bring-up, test, and debug of newly designed electrical hardware.


• Develop electrical system budgets including estimating labor, material, and any other relevant costs.


• Participate in design reviews and design FMEA analysis.

Basic Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering and/or other relevant educational background.


• 12+ years of applied experience successfully developing electrical and embedded systems.


• In-depth hardware design experience with both system-level and component-level development.


• Experience with PLCs/microcontrollers; programming, architecture, debugging.


• Experience designing custom PCB's (in Altium or equivalent) and preparing schematics for manufacturing.


• Experience designing automotive grade power & communication wire harnesses.


• Demonstrated ability to foresee and identify technical risk, and engineering mindset of addressing risks early.


• Demonstrated experience with troubleshooting of sophisticated systems including circuit issues, EMI/EMC/ESD mitigation.


• Experience managing projects, mentoring other engineers, and interfacing with technical customers.


• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills to levels above, below and in-line.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated full-cycle experience (early stage ideation, to production, to post launch development) of multiple hardware products.


• Experience successfully launching products in one or more of the following industries: industrial robotics & automation, clean/renewable technologies, health & wellness technologies.


• Recognized thought leadership and continuous improvement as demonstrated by trade association activity, completed training programs and/or other distinctions.

About Us

Unlimit Ventures is a venture studio that formulates, de-risks and launches new companies. We are a diverse team of innovators, builders and entrepreneurs, developing advanced technologies for practical use in robotics & automation, climate impact, and health & wellness... to name a few.