Lead Electronics Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Lead Electronics Engineer to lead the design and development of advanced camera-based consumer electronic products utilizing high-speed digital electronics, SoC / FPGA technology, and image sensors. The successful candidate will oversee the complete electronic hardware development lifecycle, from concept through production, collaborating closely with FPGA, firmware, mechanical, optical, software, manufacturing, and quality engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Define electronics architecture in collaboration with firmware and cross-functional teams.
• Design complex, high-speed, multilayer PCBs utilizing SoCs and DDR.
• Conduct design reviews of team members' layouts, considering design rules, clock tree, signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), and EMI/EMC.
• Collaborate with the Firmware team on FPGA integration, including DDR, interfaces, and timing.
• Perform circuit design, schematic capture, and reviews.
• Oversee and manage symbols, footprints, and library components with meticulous attention to detail.
• Lead prototype bring-up, validation, debugging, and thermal testing.
• Support manufacturing with DFM (Design for Manufacturing), DFT (Design for Test), and yield improvement.
• Work with certification labs to ensure regulatory compliance (FCC, CE, UKCA, EMC, Safety, RoHS, CRA, RED).
• Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program management teams.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering required; M.S. preferred.
• 10+ years of hardware design experience.
• Experience bringing consumer electronics from concept to production.
• Expertise with SoC / FPGA-based systems, camera integration, and high-speed, multilayer PCB design.

Skills

• High-speed digital design (DDR, FPGA, timing, signal integrity).
• Understanding of PCB stack-up and material selection, controlled impedance.
• Interfaces: USB 3.x, Ethernet, PCIe, DisplayPort, MIPI, SPI, I2C, UART.
• Camera systems: CMOS sensors, synchronization, image acquisition.
• Power electronics: DC/DC switching supplies, troubleshooting, design trade-offs, LDOs, lithium batteries, power sequencing, thermal design.
• DFM: Understanding of design rules vs. cost, supplier test methods, and equipment.
• Tools: Altium / A365, PLM systems (Arena PLM preferred).
• Test equipment: Oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer, power analyzer.
• Thorough understanding of change management / ECO across the full product lifecycle.

Preferred Experience

• Complex consumer electronics, digital imaging, Linux embedded systems, AMD Xilinx Zynq, NPI (New Product Introduction), contract manufacturing.

Soft Skills

• Leadership, communication, mentoring, ownership, collaboration, multitasking.

Pay

Annual Salary: $140,000.00 - $160,000.00. The actual annual salary offered will be based on variables including experience, geographic location, education, and skills/achievements.

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401K retirement plan.
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
• Gear discounts.