Digi International · 3 months ago
Principal Electrical Engineer, Opengear (Sandy, UT - Hybrid)
Sandy, Utah, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$108K/yr - $169K/yr
10+ years expDigi International is a global company specializing in data center and remote site management products. They are seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to drive hardware design strategy and serve as a technical authority on embedded electronics, guiding teams through complex development challenges.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsInternet of ThingsNetwork HardwareWireless
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead design and validation of complex electronic systems, including chip-down ARM and x86 SoCs, network switches, high speed interfaces
Review and provide guidance on schematics, PCB layouts, component selection and system design for reliability, compliance and cost optimization
Technically guide board bring-up, validation, signal integrity analysis and pre-compliance activities
Collaborate with firmware and mechanical team members to ensure seamless integration and synergies
Collaborate with software engineering and architecture to ensure alignment and overall optimization
Collaborate with product management on technical feasibility and design trade-offs
Collaborate with engineering management on complexity estimates, work breakdowns, milestones and risk burndown
Support and lead root-cause analysis for hardware issues from initial prototypes through production
Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools and documentation practices
Provide valuable input into risk assessment, regulatory certification planning and supply chain resilience evaluations
Serve as technical mentor to other members of the hardware team
Identify and advocate for professional development opportunities alongside engineering management
Guide innovations to alignment with strategic direction, outline design trade-offs especially around cost/time and modularity/complexity
Qualification
Required
10+ years of industry experience in electronics design
Proven track record of delivering production-grade hardware from concept through manufacturing
Expertise in digital circuit design, high-speed interfaces and power supply design
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a focus on documentation suitable for an intended audience
Ability to lead by example and inspire excellence through challenges and complexity
Comfortable working in agile development environments
Strong understanding of DFM, DFT, signal integrity, power network analysis, thermal and EMI/EMC considerations
Preferred
Experience with Altium Designer or similar schematic capture and layout tools
Experience with FPGAs, cellular modules or RF systems
Experience with regulatory compliance testing, EMC design best-practices and troubleshooting
Experience with embedded Linux platforms and board-level debugging
Experience with collaborative and reusable design and review workflows
Experience with simulations for thermal, power network, signal integrity, EMC and/or RF
Benefits
Short-term incentive program
New hire stock award
Paid parental leave
Open (uncapped) PTO
Hybrid work environment
Competitive medical, health & wellbeing and compensation offerings
Company
Digi International
Digi International is a global provider of IoT connectivity products, services, and solutions.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$250M2023-12-11Post Ipo Debt· $250M
1989-10-13IPO
Leadership Team
Youyi Kitson
Director - Product Marketing, OEM Solutions
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