Electrical Systems Architect

3 weeks ago


Redmond, Washington, United States Second Order Effects, Inc Full time
Electrical Engineer Lead Job Description

At Second Order Effects, Inc, we're seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer Lead to join our team. As a key member of our Electrical Engineering functional team, you'll be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing complex electrical systems for our clients in various industries.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Own the design, architecture, and implementation of electronic systems and circuitry for customers in aerospace, renewable energy, robotics, and medical devices.
  • Develop and maintain infrastructure to improve the efficiency of the EE functional team and their projects.
  • Mentor the EE team and mature their core competencies and skill sets.
  • Decompose complex electrical systems into discrete bodies of work for other engineers on the team, ensuring technical excellence in EE project output.
  • Partner with customers to lead requirements generation for electrical systems, ensuring customer success and engagement throughout each project.
  • Perform component selection and trade studies to best satisfy design constraints.
  • Capture schematics and design PCB layouts, create component symbols and footprints.
  • Conduct design reviews with internal and external stakeholders for hardware and electronic systems.
  • Support Business Development efforts, including generating and reviewing estimates for project efforts and assessing the scope of new work.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Math, or related field.
  • 3+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing custom electronic systems.
  • Expertise in end-to-end electronics design from requirements generation through schematic, layout, fabrication, and hardware bring-up.
  • Strong communication skills for interfacing with internal engineering teams and external suppliers and customers.
  • Experience decomposing ambiguous problems into manageable tasks and defining work for team collaboration.
  • Expertise with at least one ECAD tool, such as Altium Designer, KiCad, Cadence, PADS, EAGLE, etc.
  • Knowledge of PCB fabrication and assembly process, design for manufacture and design for assembly (DFM / DFA), and IPC and/or JEDEC standards.
  • Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of electronics.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Physics, Math, or related field.
  • Experience leading an engineering team through a hardware design project from inception to completion.
  • Experience designing large-format, high-density, and/or high-layer-count PCBs for aerospace, automotive, medical, or other high-reliability applications.
  • Experience with C/C++ firmware development or Verilog HDL development for FPGAs.
  • Familiarity with Python and/or MATLAB for data parsing and signal analysis.
  • Familiarity with LTSpice for circuit simulation.
What We Offer:
  • Compensation range of $124,400-$155,510 + equity incentive plan.
  • 100% employer-paid health insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision) for employees + 50% dependent coverage.
  • Flexible paid time off policy + 11 paid holidays + 12 paid sick days.
  • 401(k) retirement account and employer matching (Safe Harbor 4%).
  • Flexible work from home policy.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Relocation assistance available if 50+ miles away from the office.
  • Daily catered lunches, snacks, and accessible kitchen.

We're an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. If you don't meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply



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