Principal Electrical Engineer

Job Description
A leading technology company is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to define the technical direction of its most complex products. In this role, you’ll serve as the top electrical engineering authority, solving high-impact technical challenges and guiding critical design decisions that shape the company’s technology roadmap. You’ll mentor and coach a team of engineers, raise technical standards, and ensure designs meet the highest levels of performance, reliability, and manufacturability.

This is a highly visible role where your expertise in RF, mixed-signal, digital, and low-noise PCB design will directly influence product innovation and business success. If you thrive on solving intricate engineering problems while driving long-term technical strategy, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact.

Required Skills & Experience

• Deep expertise in RF, mixed-signal, digital, and low-noise PCB design

• Strong background in analog, digital, power supply, timing/PLLs, and power electronics

• Hands-on experience with electronics design that integrates with electromechanical and software subsystems

• Mastery of simulation, CAD, analysis, and documentation tools

• Proficiency in developing design specifications, verification testing, and traceability matrices

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with product, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and service teams

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience leading design-for-manufacturing, design-for-test, and design-for-serviceability initiatives

• Familiarity with system-level architecture development

• Strong mentoring and coaching experience to raise team technical capability

• Proven ability to implement process and tool improvements that shorten design cycles or improve product quality

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 50% Hands-on electrical design and validation

• 25% System architecture and integration with cross-functional teams

• 15% Technical leadership, mentoring, and setting engineering standards

• 10% Process improvements and long-term roadmap contributions

Daily Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and direct execution of electrical projects

• Translate product requirements into detailed design specifications

• Lead schematic and PCB design reviews to reduce production risk

• Create and maintain test protocols, oversee execution, and deliver final reports

• Drive system integration and usability studies with product management

• Mentor engineers while raising technical standards across the team

• Present and participate in comprehensive technical and design reviews