Principal Electrical Engineer

Principal Electrical Engineer

Southwest Minneapolis Area - Fully onsite

The Principal Electrical Engineer defines product requirements, translates requirements to implementable architecture, performs detailed design work, and ensures the end product is optimized for manufacturability.

Reports to:

Senior Manager of Engineering

• Lead electrical design projects and contribute to electrical design best practices
• Instruct, mentor, direct, and check the work of other design engineers
• Translate product requirements into implementable architectures
• Perform detailed electronic design of microprocessor-based platforms and related analog/digital circuits. This will include drawing of circuits themselves after basic analysis and paper design activity using a schematic CAD tool (Cadence OrCAD or Altium) along with simulation as appropriate using tools such as SPICE or Hyper Lynx.
• Conduct design analysis on components and/or assemblies to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are cost efficient, manufacturable, customer focused, and reliable
• Gather technical data and prepare technical documents such as design verification test reports, written rework instructions, PCB placement and routing guidelines and Analysis of Alternatives documents
• Maintain organized history of design artifacts utilizing a version control system
• Complete assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines
• Communicate with other engineers and may serve as a project manager to coordinate and assure project completion
• Mentor other engineers as they work through day-to-day technical challenges
• Assist or lead in preparing proposal documentation and integrate into customer specifications
• Assist in preparing compliance reports for REACH, RoHS, PFAS etc.
• Monitor for component obsolescence using Silicon Expert reports and finding suitable alternates
• Assist in developing ECOs and route them for needed approvals.

• 10+ years of experience, principal level ownership of embedded hardware development, including requirements translation, architecture definition, schematic design, and board bring up for microprocessor based platforms.
• Strong hands on debugging skills using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, with the ability to troubleshoot at the protocol and interface level across SPI, I2C, and UART.
• Proven experience taking designs from concept through release, including design for manufacturability and design for test, verification planning and execution, and clear, thorough design documentation.
• Established technical leadership capability, including mentoring and reviewing other engineers' work, collaborating cross functionally, partnering directly with customers, and balancing cost, schedule, and technical tradeoffs.
• Ability to work fully onsite in a fast paced environment, adapting to changing priorities while maintaining quality and delivery commitments.

• Experience with high speed digital interfaces and RF communications, including DDR, PCIe, and SATA, as well as Bluetooth, Wi Fi, and cellular technologies.
• Experience with circuit simulation and advanced lab instrumentation, including SPICE, Hyper Lynx, spectrum analyzers, and vector network analyzers.
• Background in regulated or process intensive industries such as medical devices, including exposure to compliance documentation, ECO processes, and component lifecycle or obsolescence management tools.
• Familiarity with formal project planning tools such as MS Project and experience supporting proposal development with technical input.