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Electrical Design Engineer Switch

Southern States


Job Location:

Hampton, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 21 August 2026 (22 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Engineering

Job Summary

Summary:


The Electrical Design Engineer will have expertise in embedded systems design and development and worked for 2 years on embedded systems teams. It is beneficial if this person has knowledge of electric power transmission and distribution systems.


Responsibilities:
  • Participate in the research selection design development and modification of digital and analog hardware systems and electrical components
  • Build embedded systems including hardware basic board test firmware
  • Responsible for the development of embedded systems hardware from prototypes to certification testing and production
  • Coordinate with team members to establish basic design approaches
  • Analyze and assist in developing approaches to meet performance reliability manufacturability cost and other requirements for new or improved products
  • Create CAD schematics PCB layouts and detailed documentation for new products
  • Conduct testing of existing and prototype product designs to diagnose malfunctions and make routine improvements or modifications to produce desired results
  • Interface with outside resources such as PCB prototype houses and contract manufacturers.

Requirements:
  • Minimum of bachelors degree in electrical engineering (or related field) or military training equivalent.
  • At least 2 years of embedded hardware development
  • Experience with PCB and hardware interface design of embedded MCU or SOM
  • Working knowledge of test tools; oscilloscopes DMM lab-type power supplies serial port communications and data analysis
  • Troubleshooting experience such as board bring-up EMI/EMC or environmental issues
  • Experience with wireless ISM communications
  • Excellent communications skills both verbal and written
  • Self-motivated and passionate about embedded systems

Strongly Prefer:
  • Experience with mitigation of harsh electrical environment effects on MCU designs
  • Experience in electric power industry
  • Experience with hardware interfaces such as ethernet RS-485 RS-232 I2C SPI and GPIO


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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