Electrical Engineer II (Embedded Systems)

About the role

The Electrical/Embedded Engineer II plays a crucial role in designing and developing advanced electronic systems for scientific imaging products, microscope systems, and research instrumentation. This position involves bridging the gap between hardware design and low-level embedded software, ensuring that products are robust, reliable, and manufacturable.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronics for precision scientific instruments, microscope systems, and peripherals.
• Develop embedded firmware and hardware abstraction layers for microcontrollers and embedded processors using C/C++.
• Design low-noise analog, digital, and mixed-signal electronic circuits for precision instrumentation, imaging systems, detectors, laser control, motion control, and data acquisition.
• Own electrical designs from concept through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototype validation, debugging, manufacturing release, and sustaining engineering.
• Develop electro-optical and electro-mechanical designs supporting new catalog products and custom systems.
• Integrate electrical, firmware, software, optical, and electromechanical subsystems into complete imaging systems.
• Troubleshoot complex system-level issues involving hardware, firmware, software, optics, and electromechanical assemblies.
• Perform circuit simulation and electronic verification using industry-standard simulation and laboratory tools.
• Design manufacturing test fixtures, validation procedures, and production test plans.
• Prepare and maintain engineering documentation including BOMs, schematics, PCB files, drawings, test procedures, manufacturing documentation, and material specifications.
• Support transfer of new products from R&D into Manufacturing emphasizing DFM and DFT.
• Manage project schedules, technical milestones, and engineering deliverables.
• Coordinate with component vendors, PCB fabricators, contract manufacturers, and suppliers.
• Participate in design reviews and mentor junior engineers and technicians.
• Assist Manufacturing and Production with troubleshooting.
• Occasionally participate in technical discussions with customers, Sales, Product Management, and Field Service.

Requirements

• 4-8 years of experience designing electronic hardware and embedded systems for scientific instrumentation, microscopy, biotechnology, medical devices, semiconductor equipment, or precision motion control systems.
• Demonstrated experience independently developing products from concept through prototype, validation, manufacturing release, and production support.
• Experience troubleshooting complex hardware, firmware, and integrated system issues.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams in a product development environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline required. Master's Degree preferred.
• Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
  • Analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design.
  • Low-noise analog design, signal conditioning, timing circuits, clock generation, and precision measurement electronics.
  • Power supply and power distribution design.
  • Advanced Altium Designer schematic capture and multilayer PCB layout.
  • High-speed impedance-controlled PCB routing.
  • Embedded firmware development in C/C++.
  • ARM Cortex or similar processors.
  • Hardware Abstraction Layers (HAL).
  • I2C, SPI, UART, USB, and Ethernet.
  • Integration of electrical, firmware, software, optical, and electromechanical subsystems.
  • Troubleshooting integrated imaging systems.
  • Optoelectronic circuit design and control systems.
  • SPICE simulation.
  • Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and laboratory instrumentation.
  • Scientific imaging, microscopy, laser control electronics, FPGA/VHDL/Verilog, EMC/EMI, precision motion control, semiconductor or biotechnology instrumentation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• A generous PTO package.
• A 401(k) plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.