Senior Electrical Engineer – Hardware Design & Development

Location: Naperville, IL (Onsite)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Eligibility Requirement:
Due to ITAR and/or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) requirements, candidates must be U.S. Citizens.

Position Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Electrical Engineer to join a growing engineering team focused on the development of complex electronic products supporting aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and other high-reliability applications.

This role is ideal for a versatile engineer who enjoys contributing across multiple disciplines including hardware design, schematic development, PCB review, troubleshooting, validation, and product development. The team is building a strong technical bench and succession plan, creating opportunities for engineers who want to expand their technical influence and grow into future technical leadership roles.

The ideal candidate is a strong technical contributor with broad engineering capabilities, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to support products throughout the entire development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Hardware & Electronic Design

• Design, develop, and validate electronic hardware solutions for high-reliability products.

• Create, review, and modify schematics for analog, digital, mixed-signal, RF, embedded, and power electronics applications.

• Review PCB layouts to ensure performance, manufacturability, reliability, and compliance with design requirements.

• Participate in architecture discussions, component selection, design trade studies, and technical decision-making.

Product Development & Validation

• Support projects from concept, design, and prototyping through validation, production release, and sustaining engineering.

• Troubleshoot complex hardware issues through testing, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management.

• Support product verification, qualification testing, and design reviews.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.

• Participate in design reviews and engineering best-practice initiatives.

• Help develop engineering processes, standards, and design methodologies.

• Contribute to succession planning efforts by sharing knowledge and supporting team development.

Desired Technical Experience

Candidates should possess experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Digital Design

• Analog Circuit Design

• Power Electronics and Power Supply Design

• RF Design

• Embedded Systems

• FPGA Development

• Hardware Design

• PCB Design and Layout

• Mixed-Signal Electronics

The strongest candidates will demonstrate the ability to contribute across multiple disciplines rather than deep specialization in only one area.

Preferred Tools & Technologies

Experience with any combination of the following tools is highly desirable:

• Altium Designer

• Cadence (Allegro, OrCAD)

• LTSpice

• HyperLynx

• HFSS

• PCB Layout Tools

• Schematic Capture Tools

Note: Experience with every tool listed is not required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Computer Engineering (BSCE), Computer Science (BSCS), Software Engineering (BSWE), or related engineering discipline.

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.

• Ability to review schematics and PCB layouts.

• Experience supporting hardware development projects from design through testing and production.

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of engineering experience.

• Experience in aerospace, defense, medical device, telecommunications, industrial controls, or other high-reliability industries.

• Experience with customer-facing technical discussions or program leadership.

• Full product lifecycle ownership from concept through production.

• Prior technical leadership, mentoring, or team development experience.

Additional Information

Valor / DFM Experience

Experience with Valor is not required.

The team has confirmed that candidates can be trained on Valor and other DFM tools. Greater emphasis is placed on:

• PCB design and layout experience

• CAD proficiency

• Hardware design capability

• Ability to review and evaluate board layouts

• Overall engineering aptitude and willingness to learn

What Success Looks Like

Successful engineers in this role are versatile technical contributors who can:

• Contribute directly to hardware and electronics design

• Review schematics and PCB layouts

• Support troubleshooting and technical problem solving

• Mentor and develop junior engineers

• Support programs from concept through production

• Grow into future technical leadership positions

The team values engineers who are adaptable, collaborative, and capable of contributing across multiple technical disciplines—a true “utility player” who can support the broader engineering organization as it continues to grow.