About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer with 5+ years of schematic and PCB design experience to help develop new products across various industries. This is a hands-on role requiring collaboration with skilled engineers and developers to create innovative solutions.
Responsibilities
- Communicate with clients and project stakeholders.
- Provide practical electronic solutions that align with client budgets and business needs.
- Provide scope of work, timeline estimate, and level of effort assessments for potential clients.
- Develop electrical block diagrams and specifications that guide electrical engineers in component selection and schematic development.
- Review schematic and PCB designs from other electrical engineers, identifying potential issues and offering solutions aligned with customer needs.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in existing designs, including soldering and circuit analysis equipment, while mentoring other engineers through technical challenges.
- Independently create electrical designs, handling component selection, circuit simulation, schematic capture, and PCB layout.
- Collaborate with PCB fabrication and assembly houses to ensure the products meet customer quality expectations.
- Collaborate with software engineers to develop and test firmware.
Requirements
- 5+ years of schematic and PCB design experience.
- Proven track record of being able to pick up new tasks and tools.
- Multi-faceted skillset and interests.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills (both verbal and written).
- Experience interfacing with customers and vendors.
- Experience creating electrical specifications and electrical block diagrams for potential designs.
- Experience mentoring less experienced engineers.
- Experience with Altium for schematic capture and PCB layout.
- Expertise in creating and simulating numerous electronics circuits.
- Strong electronics troubleshooting experience.
- Proficient with precision analog, DC/DC converters, and high-speed designs.
- Basic firmware development skills (C/C++).
- Excellent math skills.
- Experience designing products for ease of manufacturing.
- Soldering and reworking PCBs.
Skills
- Schematic design
- PCB design
- High-speed digital
- Precision analog
- RF
- Power
- Motor control
- Sensors
- Low power electronics
- Altium
- Circuit simulation
- Schematic capture
- PCB layout
- Firmware development (C/C++)
- Soldering
- Circuit analysis
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering with significant focus in PCB design
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Free Food & Snacks
- Wellness Resources
About the Company
- We design hardware and software across many industries, including medical devices, industrial automation, oil & gas, consumer products, and aerospace.
- Sparx is a casual and highly collaborative work environment.
- Our relatively small team helps us utilize the best of each player on different projects.
- At Sparx, we move quickly and work on a wide variety of projects.
- Given the diversity of our projects, we are more concerned with your work ethic and your fit than your experience in any specific technology.
- We seek problem solvers, not problem finders, and we have a strong reputation to uphold.
- Every engineer here is someone the rest of the team trusts to own a problem end to end, so you get to focus your efforts on technical work.
- In this highly collaborative and engaging environment, you will have the opportunity to work with, and learn from, a talented group of individuals, being exposed to a vast array of different domains and expertise.
