Sr. Staff Electrical Engineer

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Staff Electrical Engineer to join our engineering team in California. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership across electrical system design, development, testing, validation, and product integration. This position requires strong hands-on experience with electrical architecture, circuit design, power electronics, PCB design, system-level troubleshooting, and engineering validation. The Senior Staff Electrical Engineer will work closely with multidisciplinary teams including mechanical engineering, firmware, software, manufacturing, systems engineering, quality, and product management. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving complex electrical engineering projects from concept through production while serving as a technical authority and mentor to other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of complex electrical and electronic systems from concept through production.
• Define electrical architectures, system requirements, interfaces, and design specifications.
• Perform detailed circuit design, schematic development, PCB design, and component selection.
• Develop and review electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, cable/harness designs, and system interconnects.
• Perform power distribution, power integrity, signal integrity, grounding, and electrical safety analysis.
• Design and analyze analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics circuits.
• Lead PCB design reviews and collaborate with PCB layout engineers to ensure manufacturable and reliable designs.
• Perform electrical calculations, simulations, tolerance analysis, derating analysis, and worst-case analysis.
• Develop test plans and procedures for electrical systems and subsystems.
• Lead electrical bring-up, debugging, validation, qualification, and failure analysis.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical, hardware, and system-level issues using laboratory equipment and diagnostic tools.
• Support prototype builds, engineering validation testing, design verification, and production ramp.
• Work closely with manufacturing and contract manufacturing partners to resolve production issues.
• Conduct design reviews and provide technical recommendations on complex engineering problems.
• Evaluate new technologies, components, tools, and design methodologies.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements, and company engineering