Description
Design, develop, and validate electronic circuits, assemblies, and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. Translate requirements into schematics, PCB layouts, and prototypes using electronic theory and materials knowledge, optimizing for performance, reliability, cost, manufacturability, and compliance. Collaborate across teams to drive designs through verification, certification, and into production.
- • Design electronic circuits, assemblies, and systems for commercial, industrial, medical, military, or scientific applications.
- • Inspect and review prototypes and builds to verify conformance to specifications, safety standards, and codes.
- • Create and maintain design documentation, specifications, BOMs, risk analyses, schedules, and cost data.
- • Coordinate with manufacturing and field teams on build, installation, modification, and issue resolution.
- • Develop and execute verification and validation test procedures for components and systems.
- • Define and implement design improvements or component substitutions to enhance performance, reliability, and cost.
- • Produce engineering drawings, schematics, PCB layouts, and installation specifications.
- • Maintain design history files, configuration control, and engineering change orders.
- • Develop project plans, quality procedures, and validation reports for site preparation, installation, and testing.
- • Present at design reviews and represent engineering in cross-functional, supplier, and customer meetings.
- • Evaluate energy-efficient architectures, power management strategies, and sustainable materials for new designs.
- • Research and prototype low-power and sustainable electronics technologies aligned with product roadmaps.
- • Define tooling, test equipment, prototypes, and material needs for development and production.
- • Review designs for technical adequacy, risk, and compatibility with system and interface requirements.
- • Translate customer and system requirements into feasible design specifications, architecture, and budgets.
- • Collaborate with peers, suppliers, and customers to refine requirements, select components, and resolve design issues.
- • Use CAD/EDA tools, circuit simulation, and lab equipment to design, analyze, and validate circuits and PCBs.
- • Recommend design changes, derating, or component alternatives based on environment, reliability, cost, and capability.
- • Provide technical guidance and training on design standards, EMC/EMI, safety, and regulatory compliance.
- • Prepare cost estimates, track engineering expenditures, and support design-to-cost and value engineering efforts.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
