Staff Electrical Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Design the mixed-signal infrastructure, incorporating digital control, embedded interfaces, sensing, data conversion, and power systems for plasma-enabled communication technologies.

• Facilitate design reviews, provide mentorship to engineers, and define scalable digital/RF parameters across various bands, operating modes, and product variations.

• Develop control systems based on microcontrollers and FPGAs, as well as data converters, precision sensing, and circuitry for plasma drive and bias.

• Manage board designs from schematic creation to PCB layout, ensuring signal integrity, power integrity, thermal margin, and testability.

• Conduct prototype bring-up and debugging using tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and automated data capture systems.

• Strategize and implement integration and testing campaigns, aligning circuit models with bench data, plasma, thermal, and RF performance.

• Assist in defining fabrication, assembly, prototype sequencing, design verification, and configuration management processes.

• Work collaboratively with mechanical, software, systems, PCB, component, and testing teams on EMC and defense qualification for repeatable production.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or a suitable alternative combination of education, training, and relevant experience, typically encompassing 6–10+ years of engineering work that showcases technical leadership in intricate, cross-disciplinary mixed-signal systems, from architecture and interface trade-offs through schematic capture, layout, bring-up, integration, and verification.

• Proven expertise in designing, laying out, fabricating, and troubleshooting printed circuit boards, with proficiency in professional schematic and PCB software such as Altium Designer, KiCad, or OrCAD.

• Strong foundational knowledge in mixed-signal and digital design, including interfaces for microcontrollers or FPGAs, data converters, serial buses, power electronics, controls, instrumentation, signal integrity, and power integrity.

• Practical experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, power supplies, electronic loads, probes, and adherence to safe laboratory practices.

• Demonstrated capability to lead design reviews, mentor engineering teams, communicate technical risks, and make informed decisions despite incomplete information.

• Eligibility to fulfill requirements associated with work on U.S. government and national-security initiatives.

🏝️ Benefits

• Career advancement potential with opportunities for rapid growth based on strong performance as the organization expands.

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, and vision, fully paid by the employer for you and your family.

• Paid maternity and paternity leave for 14 weeks at the employee's regular pay rate.

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO), subject to management approval.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Optional 401K, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and equity incentives available.

• Access to mental health benefits through Tara Mind.

• Cost-effective GLP-1 solutions available through Crux.