What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Electronic Design and Integration Engineer position at Scribner?
About Scribner
Scribner partners with scientists to empower innovation by providing advanced electrochemical test equipment. With over 40 years of expertise, we specialize in precision-engineered instrumentation for applications such as Fuel Cells, Electrolysis, and Battery testing. Our solutions are designed to remove technical barriers, enabling groundbreaking discoveries and impactful research. We are committed to fostering long-term partnerships through technical expertise, responsiveness, and trust. Scribner supports laboratories and institutions worldwide with scalable, safe, and reliable tools that empower electrochemical advancements.
Accountability
This position reports to the Director of Engineering
Responsibilities
- Design circuit board assemblies and system-level electronics using CAD and simulation tools to meet all functional product requirements, including manufacturability
- Perform technical design reviews and assessments to ensure products meet requirements
- Prepare manufacturing documentation for boards and systems for release to production
- Provide technical and hands-on support to engineering, validation, purchasing, quality, and production departments
- Provide technical support as needed to end customers and sales channels
- Conduct continuous improvement reviews and sustaining engineering initiatives
- Integration of third-party instruments (electronic loads, power supplies, potentio-stats, etc.) into Scribner test systems
Requirements
- A self-starter in product design with a "can-do" attitude
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- A BSEE degree or equivalent experience
- At least five years of professional board-level product design experience
- Analog and microprocessor-based hardware design
- Embedded programming (C and assembly)
- Full-time on-premises position
Highly Desirable
- Team leadership and project management experience
- Board-level design using Digital Signal Processor (DSP) controllers
- Test fixture design
- USB host communications interface design
- Electrochemical instrument design including Impedance Spectroscopy / Impedance Analysis hardware and firmware
- Hands-on prototyping and rapid iteration skills for early-stage experimental validation
Other Desirable Qualifications
- MSEE degree
- PCB physical layout
- Sensor design
- Switching power converter design
- EMC testing and design for CE EMC and LVD regulatory compliance
- Industrial controls integration
- Industrial controls integration
- Military or space qualified design experience