Lead Electrical Engineer
East Syracuse, NY - USA
Job Summary
We are seeking a versatile Lead Electrical Engineer who thrives at the intersection of hardware firmware and next-gen intelligence. This role is designed for a self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset who can balance the high-stakes innovation of New Product Development (NPD) with the critical rigor of sustaining engineering. You will be instrumental in architecting embedded systems that leverage the latest technologies to bring real-time intelligence to our hardware.
Key Responsibilities:
- Full-Lifecycle Design: Lead end-to-end design from initial concept and schematic capture to high-density PCB layout and production launch.
- Collaborate with hardware and software teams to integrate DSP solutions into larger system architectures ensuring seamless interoperability and debugging complex system-level issues
- Mixed Engineering Focus: Balance NPD (prototyping validation and innovation) with Sustaining Engineering (troubleshooting field issues managing component obsolescence and driving cost-reduction initiatives).
- Agile Execution: Work within a cross-functional Agile team participating in sprints to rapidly iterate on prototypes and ship production-ready features.
Qualifications :
Required Qualifications:
Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Experience: 510 years of experience in electrical/embedded systems ideally in a fast-paced or startup environment.
Technical Skills:
Expert-level proficiency in EDA tools like Cadence OrCAD.
Deep understanding of analog/digital circuit design power management and EMI/EMC compliance.
Design and implementation of systems centered around MCUs DSPs or FPGAs
Soft Skills:
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Ability to act as a product owner for your subsystems making data-backed decisions under ambiguity.
Versatile: Ability to shift gears between high-level architectural brainstorming and deep-dive troubleshooting of production issues.
Agile Proficiency: Familiarity with Jira or similar tools for managing tasks in an Agile environment.
Additional Information :
A reasonable estimate of the current range is: $120000-$160000/annually. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience location and other factors permitted by addition INFICON employees are eligible for a profit-sharing bonus with a target of 10% as well as 401K match up to 8% (vesting schedule).
INFICON provides a dynamic work environment that promotes diversity equity and inclusion. Our employees experience ongoing green initiatives flexible work hours and a variety of health and wellness programs.
INFICONs forward-thinking approach offers countless opportunities to design support and manufacture a diverse product portfolio that expands globally. Our Lean and Agile work environment offers competitive compensation relocation assistance a discretionary bonus and generous employee benefits; major medical dental health vision 401K vacation and sick time tuition reimbursement and more!
INFICON is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal opportunity to all job seekers that apply without regard to race religion ethnicity national origin citizenship gender age protected veteran status disability status genetic information sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. A notice describing Federal equal employment opportunity laws is available here to reaffirm this commitment. Any contact that would like to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process should contact .
INFICON Inc. strictly complies with all aspects of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) including those sections dealing with deemed exports to foreign nationals.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
INFICON is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software solutions that enhance productivity and quality of tools, processes, and complete factories. These analysis, measurement and control products are es ... View more