Electrical Hardware Design Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Hardware Design Engineer

Employee Type: WS

Expected Weekly Hours: 40

Location: Redmond, WA 98052

Pay Rate: $65.23 to $67.53 per hour

Position Summary

This position is responsible for supporting the client’s business unit(s) by developing electrical hardware solutions to continuously improve the innovation, quality, and budgets across the client’s products/services.

Responsibilities

• Understand the product roadmap against electrical hardware design needs
• Understand develop schedule and cost goals for electrical HW sub-systems
• Work on a cross functional team to leverage previous design solutions, off-the-shelf parts, BOMs, and vendor/manufacturer expertise for new designs
• Work with Test Engineers and Technicians to define and execute test plans for needed validation and characterization coverage
• Manage product development cycle for electrical hardware deliverables
• Define block diagrams, pseudo code, and functional and regulatory requirements
• Design/simulate circuits using schematic capture tools
• Work with PCB layout designers to layout circuit boards
• Lead design reviews for assigned sub-systems
• Build breadboards and prototype boards for lab testing
• Iterate designs as allowed for in project budget and schedule
• Work with procurement and manufacturing teams on optimizing circuit BOM
• Work with quality and reliability teams to meet regulatory requirements
• Freeze qualified designs and follow mass production release process
• Document issues and propose workarounds to team including senior management
• Perform other duties as needed
  
  

Education And Credential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field
• Advanced degree such as MBA preferred
• Eligible to work in the US without RLA sponsorship for employment visa status
  
  
  

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience in an electrical HW design engineer role
• Minimum 8 years’ experience with soldering
• Experience designing mixed signal circuits used in consumer and/or industrial products
• Experience using circuit schematic capture, simulation and PCB layout tools such as Cadence Allegro, Mentor Graphics, Altium, etc.
• Experience optimizing circuit BOMs for cost and scale
• Minimum 8 years experience using benchtop test equipment such as oscilloscope, DMM, power supply, function generator, logic/network analyzer, thermal camera, etc.
• Minimum 8 years experience developing, modifying, and running test scripts via PowerShell, Python, etc.
• Experience with statistical process control (SCS) including analysis using tools such as Excel, Minitab, JMP, R, etc.
• Experience using hand tools (soldering iron) to hack/blue wire breadboard circuits and components on PCBs
• Experience using 3D modeling CAD such as AutoCAD, etc.
• Experience designing/using test jigs and fixtures for optimal test probing or automation
  
  
  

Skills Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently
• High proficiency using productivity software such as M365 (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams, and SharePoint)
• Ability to use project/program management principles and methodologies to consistently meet task deadlines, triage changing priorities, and track issues to resolution
• Ability to collaborate across diverse teams with a customer service mindset
  
  
  

Work Environment

• The position typically operates in a standard office environment and/or from employee’s home
• This is an onsite position located in Redmond, Washington
• Be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds