Electrical Design Engineer — Vista, CA

INTERNATIONAL — ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Detailed Recruiting Job Description

Location

Vista, CA 92081

Employment Type

Direct Hire — Full-Time, Exempt

Work Arrangement

100% Onsite

Salary

$105,900–$124,966 base; flexibility available for the right candidate

Openings

1

Target Start

ASAP — overlap needed before current engineer retires in March 2027

U.S. Citizenship

Required

Screening

Criminal background check + pre-employment drug screen

Overtime

May be required based on workload

POSITION OVERVIEW

is seeking a senior, highly hands-on Electrical Design Engineer to own and support the electronics used in its commercial diving communication and intercom products.

This is not a narrowly focused hardware-only or software-only engineering position. The right person needs to be comfortable moving between analog and digital circuit design, embedded firmware/software, DSP, FPGA and microprocessor-based systems, audio/speech processing, testing, manufacturing support and sustaining engineering.

products are used by professional divers, special operations forces, government agencies and other underwater industries. Much of the electronics work centers around audio signals, audio amplifiers, digital processing of audio signals and related communication systems, with some additional LED-lighting electronics.

The current technical engineer has designed much of the existing product line and is expected to retire in March 2027, making knowledge transfer and overlap an important part of the hire.

CORE TECHNICAL MUST-HAVES

8–10 years of hands-on electrical/electronic circuit and product design experience.

Strong analog AND digital circuit design experience.

Real-time embedded C/C++ programming experience.

DSP plus digital and analog audio or speech-processing experience.

FPGA and microprocessor/microcontroller knowledge.

Experience taking at least one commercial electronics product from design through testing and manufacturing.

Hands-on experience developing hardware and embedded firmware/software together rather than specializing exclusively in one discipline.

IC/component-level and system-level testing experience.

Strong understanding of commercial electronics product development and troubleshooting.

KEY TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Audio / Signal Processing

Digital audio signal processing.

Analog audio circuitry.

Audio amplifier design.

DSP-based systems.

Microprocessors and microcontrollers.

FPGA-based designs.

Amplifier signal-to-noise ratio / NF concepts.

Amplifier power input/output design, including P1dB concepts.

Audio and communication system troubleshooting.

Embedded Systems

Real-time embedded programming.

Embedded C/C++.

Microcontroller firmware development.

Hardware/firmware integration.

Programming and supporting microprocessors and microcontrollers used on production circuit cards.

Developing firmware that can be transferred to outside circuit-board suppliers for production programming.

Analog / Digital Circuit Design

Analog circuit design.

Digital circuit design.

Circuit simulation.

Digital power development.

Digital interface design.

Circuit impedance matching.

Board-level EMI / electromagnetic interference.

Built-in self-test functionality.

Electrical component and IC selection.

Hardware architecture and system design.

Impedance matching is particularly relevant to products. Their communication systems interface with multiple types of headsets, headphones, microphones, push-to-talk devices and wired intercom equipment, each of which can have different electrical characteristics.

EMI / Harsh-Environment Electronics

products are designed for harsh saltwater and marine environments. Some products intentionally use traditional switches, potentiometers, LEDs, wiring and cable assemblies because those components are durable and field-repairable.

Board-level EMI.

Cable shielding.

Noise and interference mitigation.

Circuit-card behavior within heavily wired assemblies.

Designing reliable electronics for rugged physical environments.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Design and develop analog and digital electronic products.

Develop both hardware and software/firmware.

Modify and improve existing products.

Develop new communicator/intercom systems.

Participate in product definition and requirements analysis.

Develop system architecture.

Evaluate producibility, reliability and performance.

Select electrical/electronic components and ICs.

Balance system performance, availability and cost.

Support PCA/PCB and circuit-board-level design.

Create prototypes and support engineering validation.

Develop product and system test methods.

Perform component-level and system-level testing.

Troubleshoot design and production issues.

Support products throughout the full commercial lifecycle.

MANUFACTURING / PRODUCTION SUPPORT

This person must be comfortable working beyond the engineering desk and supporting the production side of the business.

Design manufacturing and test processes.

Develop production test procedures.

Design test fixtures.

Support manufacturing transfer.

Troubleshoot failed production units.

Support production technicians.

Train manufacturing/test personnel as needed.

Work with Purchasing and Quality.

Help identify and qualify component and electronics suppliers.</l