Senior Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Architect and design complex multilayer PCB assemblies for high-speed optical hardware, including power distribution, high-speed serial interfaces, control and monitoring circuits, and debug access
• Define electrical system architecture for new products, making key trade-offs across performance, signal integrity, thermal constraints, manufacturability, and testability
• Lead signal integrity strategy and controlled impedance design; own SI/PI analysis and simulation workflows to close design margins prior to fabrication
• Own board bring-up, validation, and system-level debug workflows, including development of repeatable bring-up procedures for production use
• Architect evaluation platforms for new silicon, optics, and interconnect components, defining the electrical infrastructure needed to characterize and qualify new devices
• Define electrical validation strategy and compliance coverage for high-speed SerDes and other critical interfaces
• Develop automated end-of-line test and firmware flashing infrastructure in collaboration with firmware and manufacturing engineering teams
• Partner with manufacturing to ensure DFM, DFT, and production robustness; review designs for assembly yield, test coverage, and field serviceability
• Analyze yield trends and electrical failures to drive root-cause investigation and corrective action, feeding findings back into design guidelines and production processes
• Contribute to electrical design standards, documentation practices, and review processes across the engineering organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline
• 6+ years of experience designing complex high-speed hardware systems, with proven ownership of electrical design through production release
• Strong schematic capture and multilayer PCB layout experience (Altium or equivalent), including dense, high-layer-count designs
• Deep understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, and high-speed interface design (e.g., SerDes, PCIe, Ethernet, DDR)
• Hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes, VNAs, TDR, BERTs, and advanced debug workflows
• Experience leading board bring-up and resolving system-level hardware issues across electrical, firmware, and mechanical boundaries
• Experience working directly with manufacturing teams and driving production readiness, including DFM and DFT reviews
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience in optical, photonic, semiconductor, or high-performance computing hardware development
• Experience developing automated electrical test infrastructure for production or characterization environments
• Familiarity with firmware flashing and debug workflows (JTAG, SWD, ISP) and comfort collaborating closely with firmware engineers on bring-up and production programming
• Experience mentoring engineers or serving as technical lead on hardware programs
• Scripting experience for test automation, data analysis, or measurement post-processing (e.g., Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB)
• Experience with SI/PI simulation tools (e.g., Ansys HFSS, SIwave, HyperLynx, or equivalent)
• Experience with rigid-flex, high-density interconnect, or RF PCB design
• Familiarity with EMC/EMI design practices, regulatory testing, and compliance certification
• Familiarity with configuration management, PLM tools, and engineering change processes for production hardware

Compensation and Benefits

Pay range: Senior Electrical Engineer: $150,000.00 - $185,000.00/per year
Title and base salary are determined on a case by case basis commensurate with experience and merit.
In addition to base salary, compensation for this role includes:
- Eligibility for long-term incentives including company stock options and discretionary bonuses awarded for exceptional achievements.
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance with significant cost covered by the company for yourself and dependents.
- Paid parental leave and flexible PTO (3 weeks accrued vacation and 10 company holidays per year).
- 401(k) retirement plan access.
- Relocation assistance to sunny Los Angeles.