Lead Electrical Engineer

INFICON

$120K — $145K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • 5-10 years of experience in electrical/embedded systems, preferably in a fast-paced setting
  • Expert in EDA tools like Cadence OrCAD
  • Strong foundation in analog/digital circuit design, power management, and EMI/EMC compliance
  • Experience designing systems using MCUs, DSPs, or FPGAs
  • Entrepreneurial mindset for product ownership and decision-making under uncertainty
  • Versatility in both high-level and deep technical troubleshooting

Responsibilities

  • Lead full lifecycle design from concept to production launch
  • Collaborate with hardware and software teams for DSP integration
  • Balance new product development with sustaining engineering tasks
  • Execute Agile methodologies in cross-functional team settings
  • Participate in iterative development and rapid prototyping for features

Benefits

  • Profit-sharing bonus targeting 10%
  • 401K match up to 8% with a vesting schedule
  • Flexible work hours and a dynamic work environment
  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs including major medical, dental, vision
  • Tuition reimbursement opportunities
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
  • Career growth within a globally expanding product portfolio
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a versatile Lead Electrical Engineer who thrives at the intersection of hardware, firmware, and next-gen intelligence. This role is designed for a self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset who can balance the high-stakes innovation of New Product Development (NPD) with the critical rigor of sustaining engineering. You will be instrumental in architecting embedded systems that leverage the latest technologies to bring real-time intelligence to our hardware.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Full-Lifecycle Design: Lead end-to-end design from initial concept and schematic capture to high-density PCB layout and production launch.
  • Collaborate with hardware and software teams to integrate DSP solutions into larger system architectures, ensuring seamless interoperability and debugging complex system-level issues
  • Mixed Engineering Focus: Balance NPD (prototyping, validation, and innovation) with Sustaining Engineering (troubleshooting field issues, managing component obsolescence, and driving cost-reduction initiatives).
  • Agile Execution: Work within a cross-functional Agile team, participating in sprints to rapidly iterate on prototypes and ship production-ready features.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

Experience: 5-10 years of experience in electrical/embedded systems, ideally in a fast-paced or startup environment.

Technical Skills:

Expert-level proficiency in EDA tools like Cadence OrCAD.

Deep understanding of analog/digital circuit design, power management, and EMI/EMC compliance.

Design and implementation of systems centered around MCUs, DSPs, or FPGAs

Soft Skills:

Entrepreneurial Mindset: Ability to act as a "product owner" for your subsystems, making data-backed decisions under ambiguity.

Versatile: Ability to shift gears between high-level architectural brainstorming and deep-dive troubleshooting of production issues.

Agile Proficiency: Familiarity with Jira or similar tools for managing tasks in an Agile environment.

Additional Information

A reasonable estimate of the current range is: $120,000-$145,000/annually. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law. In addition, INFICON employees are eligible for a profit-sharing bonus with a target of 10% as well as 401K match up to 8% (vesting schedule).

INFICON provides a dynamic work environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees experience ongoing green initiatives, flexible work hours, and a variety of health and wellness programs.

INFICON's forward-thinking approach offers countless opportunities to design, support, and manufacture a diverse product portfolio that expands globally. Our Lean and Agile work environment offers competitive compensation, relocation assistance, a discretionary bonus, and generous employee benefits; major medical, dental, health, vision, 401K, vacation and sick time, tuition reimbursement, and more!

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