Electrical Design Engineer Switch
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:
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:
Requirements:
Strongly Prefer:
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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