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About the Opportunity
We’re supporting a search for a Senior Electrical Engineer with an engineering and manufacturing organization in Maryland. This role will lead electrical system design from concept through production for advanced embedded electronics and power systems. The Senior Electrical Engineer will own design activity with limited supervision, including schematics, layouts, circuit analysis, component selection, prototyping, testing, documentation, and production support. This is a strong fit for an experienced electrical engineer with a deep understanding of power electronics, embedded systems, analog and digital circuitry, and high-reliability product design.

What You’ll Do
You’ll take ownership of electrical designs from early concept through production.

Key areas of focus include:

• Lead electrical system design from concept through production
• Create electrical schematics, layouts, and bills of materials
• Coordinate Design for Manufacturing activity with PCBA suppliers
• Perform worst-case circuit analysis and circuit simulations
• Complete electrical design de-rating analysis
• Design and document hardware architecture for high-reliability embedded applications
• Select and optimize microcontrollers, battery management, and charger management components
• Support existing products and production-level designs
• Collaborate across disciplines to support system integration and manufacturability
• Conduct electrical Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
• Construct prototypes and document performance
• Identify design improvements and troubleshoot technical challenges
• Explore new and existing circuit designs
• Maintain awareness of customer requirements and product concerns
• Prepare technical reports
• Coordinate with suppliers and support design execution
• Support a culture of learning, openness, and accountability

Who You Are
You are an experienced electrical engineer who can independently own complex designs while collaborating effectively with a broader technical team.

You are comfortable developing new designs from scratch, updating existing products, supporting prototypes, and carrying designs into production. You bring strong analytical skills, sound technical judgment, and the ability to solve problems with limited supervision.

You would do well here if you are independent, collaborative, team-oriented, and comfortable in an environment that is laid-back but holds high expectations.

Preferred Experience & Attributes
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing within consumer, telecom, automotive, military, or similar industries
• Electrical layout and schematic capture experience
• Strong understanding of analog and digital circuitry
• Strong DC power electronics knowledge
• Experience with embedded electronics and embedded systems
• Power supply design experience
• RF circuit or RF design knowledge is a strong plus
• EMI/EMC testing knowledge
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 preferred
• Electrical CAD experience with Altium, OrCAD, or similar systems
• Altium experience preferred
• Battery design experience preferred
• USB, USB-C, or Ethernet experience
• Experience fielding and supporting production-level designs
• Strong quantitative, analytical, design, and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering preferred
• 7+ years of experience preferred with a master’s degree
• DoD experience preferred, but not required
• Ability to obtain a security clearance required
• U.S. citizenship may be required

Why This Role Matters
This role will take ownership of electrical designs that must perform reliably from concept through production. The Senior Electrical Engineer will help develop advanced embedded electronics, support product improvement, coordinate with suppliers, and ensure designs meet performance, reliability, and manufacturing requirements.