Senior Electrical Design Engineer — Lead PCB & Power Design

Placements24; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 in Pretoria seeks a meticulous Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our client. You will design and develop electrical systems for high-profile projects, from concept to testing, in a collaborative engineering environment.

The ideal candidate brings a strong technical background, attention to detail, and passion for robust, efficient electrical solutions. Expect opportunities to work with state-of-the-art labs and to influence product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 6 years hands-on electrical design engineering experience.
• Proficiency in EDA tools: Altium Designer, Eagle, OrCAD.
• Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuits, microcontrollers and embedded systems.
• Power electronics design and high-voltage experience is advantageous.
• Excellent problem-solving and commitment to design excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead detailed electrical circuits, control systems, and power distribution designs.
• Create and review schematics, wiring diagrams, PCB layouts, and BOMs.
• Select components meeting performance, cost, and reliability targets.
• Validate designs through simulations, prototyping, and rigorous testing.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and QA for DFM and DFA.
• Provide technical support for production design issues.

Skills

Electrical design

Embedded systems

Microcontrollers

Analog & digital circuits

Power electronics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Eagle

OrCAD

Job description

Placements24 in Pretoria seeks a meticulous Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our client. You will design and develop electrical systems for high-profile projects, from concept to testing, in a collaborative engineering environment.

The ideal candidate brings a strong technical background, attention to detail, and passion for robust, efficient electrical solutions. Expect opportunities to work with state-of-the-art labs and to influence product lifecycle.