Senior Electrical Design (Hardware) Engineer

CONFIDENTIAL SEARCH
Senior Electrical Design (Hardware) Engineer
Location: Confidential (Onsite – Monday–Friday)
Compensation: $120,000 – $140,000 Bonus (flexible for the right candidate)

We are conducting a confidential search for a Senior Electrical Design (Hardware) Engineer to join a highly respected, privately held engineering and manufacturing organization recognized as a Top Workplace.

This company offers a unique, employee-first culture with minimal hierarchy, strong collaboration across departments, and long-term career growth. The environment is highly team-oriented, where engineering, operations, and production work closely together to drive innovation and performance.

This is a high-impact role with visibility across the organization and a clear path to step into an Engineering Manager position in the near future due to planned succession.

Position Overview

The Senior Electrical Design Engineer will design, develop, and improve digital hardware used in embedded control platforms. This role combines hands-on circuit and PCB design with cross-functional collaboration, verification, and product development support to deliver reliable, production-ready hardware.

Key Responsibilities

Circuit & PCB Design
• Develop and update schematics and printed circuit boards for embedded control systems
• Select components and drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and testability (DFT)
• Lead design reviews and ensure quality of engineering outputs

Digital Interfaces & Embedded Systems
• Design microcontroller interfaces, signal conditioning, and serial communications (SPI, I²C, UART)
• Collaborate with firmware teams on system integration and board bring-up

Verification, Test & Compliance
• Execute validation testing, functional verification, and pre-compliance (EMC/environmental)
• Troubleshoot and resolve design issues to meet regulatory and safety standards

Manufacturing & Cross-Functional Support
• Partner with manufacturing to resolve build issues and support production release
• Contribute to continuous improvement and engineering change initiatives

Qualifications

Education & Experience
• BS/MS in Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering
• 10 years of electrical engineering experience with a focus on digital hardware design

Technical Skills
• Digital logic, embedded systems, and microcontrollers
• Serial communications (SPI, I²C, UART) and industrial interfaces (Ethernet, RS-232/485)
• Schematic capture and PCB layout tools (Altium preferred)
• Familiarity with simulation tools (LTspice, Simulink, Plexim) preferred
• FPGA/CPLD and HDL (VHDL/Verilog) experience is a plus
• Knowledge of IPC, UL/CSA, and compliance standards preferred

Why This Opportunity

• Strong, people-first culture with excellent employee retention
• Highly collaborative environment with direct access to leadership
• Opportunity to lead new product development initiatives
• Clear succession path into Engineering Leadership
• Stable, growing organization with long-term career potential