Principal Electrical Engineer, Instrument Development

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical leadership in architecting and delivering complex electrical instruments or measurement/control systems (e.g., modular racks/chassis, mixed-signal boards, precision analog front-ends, timing/clocking, or high-speed data acquisition).
• Experience defining validation strategies and executing bring-up/debug for electrical instruments and hardware systems, including test planning, measurement automation, and failure analysis.
• Proficient fundamentals in at least two of the following: precision analog design, mixed-signal design, signal integrity/power integrity, timing/clocking distribution, RF/microwave, or high-speed digital interfaces.
• Effective communication skills and demonstrated ability to collaborate across disciplines (physics, firmware/software, mechanical/thermal, manufacturing, and test).
• Experience delivering instruments from prototype to sustained operation, including calibration/characterization, reliability improvements, and documentation suitable for broader team use.
• Experience with high-reliability interconnect and packaging constraints (connectors, harnessing, impedance control, grounding/shielding)
• Experience with compliance, safety, and practical deployability deployment considerations for instruments (EMC/EMI, grounding, safety interlocks, ESD, and serviceability).
• Experience building shared reference/validation testbeds that de-risk new designs and improve development throughput across teams.
• Experience delivering complex products in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements, including cross-team alignment and milestone-driven execution.
• Experience collaborating with firmware/FPGA and driver/software teams to define interfaces and debug across HW/FW/SW boundaries.
• Track record of mentorship and technical leadership, including setting design/validation bars and guiding others through complex bring-up and debug.
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• This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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