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Job title : Principal Electrical Engineer
Location : Burlington, MA
Position Type: Full-Time
Job Category: Supply Chain
Job Level: Manager
Job Overview:
We are seeking a highly experienced and innovative Principal Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, and validation of electrical systems for advanced appliances and brewer platforms. This role combines hands-on PCBA development with strategic system-level architecture, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional leadership. You’ll work with technologies including MCUs, AC/DC control, connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular), UI (LEDs, OLED, LCD, touch), and sensing solutions—driving innovation across current and future products. This position has significant impact and leverage on current and future products and will be in an excellent position for visibility and growth within the client technology organization.
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-end ownership of PCBA design, test, and debug for appliances
- Architect system-level electrical solutions aligned with product and business goals
- Analyze trade-offs between performance, manufacturability, and cost
- Participate in design reviews, project meetings, and time/cost budgeting events
- Lead DFM, DFT, and DFMEA reviews; general failure analysis; and fault remediation and corrective action plans
- Perform detailed technical analysis and work with interdisciplinary teams to bridge the technology gap between theory and implementable hardware
- Establish performance metrics and requirements through careful use of theory, models, and experiments across devices, circuits, and human perception
- Collaborating with others to facilitate qualification testing to ensure compliance with electrical, regulatory (EMI, UL, FCC, CSA, etc.), thermal, mechanical, and environmental requirements
- Meeting project schedules, deadlines, and budgets
- Requirements:
- BE in Electrical Engineering with 10 years of relevant industry experience OR
- MS in Electrical Engineering with 8 years of relevant industry experience
- Sound knowledge of designing for reliability and manufacturing
- Experience with simulating circuits & building prototypes to validate design
- Familiarity with UL & FCC regulatory requirements
- Previous experience with MCU-based PCBA design, utilizing connectivity devices (Wi-Fi, Cellular, Bluetooth), UI devices (OLED, LED, LCD), and general sensing circuits
- Some embedded programming is desirable
- Creative and self-driven with very strong analytical skills and the ability to learn new things
- Strong communication with senior stakeholders and external partners
Preferred Skills
- Holds US patents in consumer electronics
- Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent