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Job Description

Senior Electrical Engineer role at Optical Zonu Corp in Van Nuys, CA onsite, with a compensation range of USD 100,000–175,000 per year.

Responsibilities

  • Own the architecture, design, analysis, and validation of complex electronic hardware systems.
  • Select components and generate schematics, PCB layouts, and production drawings using Altium Designer.
  • Design switching and linear power supplies, low-noise analog circuits, and high-speed digital circuitry with emphasis on reliability, thermal performance, and cost optimization.
  • Lead hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, and analysis to resolve signal and power integrity, EMI/EMC/ESD, thermal, and reliability challenges.
  • Continue engineering of the existing product line, coordinating with manufacturing partners to support production transfer, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Promote design-for-manufacturing (DFM), design-for-test (DFT), and design-for-reliability (DFR) throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Contribute to developing, documenting, executing, and improving validation and testing deliverables and workflows.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience developing commercial electronic products in a manufacturing environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline.
  • Demonstrated expertise in schematic capture, PCB development, and hardware debugging.
  • Experience in digital and analog design, EMI, EMC, ESD protection, grounding, and low-noise techniques.
  • Proficiency with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and spectrum analyzers; BER test equipment (BERT) and signal analyzers are a plus.
  • Proven success taking products from concept through manufacturing and production release, including ongoing production support.
  • Ability to perform root-cause analysis and solve complex hardware issues.
  • Excellent organizational, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to non-technical teams such as production and sales.
  • Authorization to work in the United States is required.

Technologies

  • Altium Designer
  • C
  • Python

Benefits

  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Desired Personal Attributes

  • Strong systems thinking with meticulous attention to detail
  • Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Practical, hands-on engineer who enjoys laboratory work and troubleshooting
  • Driven to improve engineering quality, documentation, and development processes
  • Collaborative team player across hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and operations, with a readiness to challenge the status quo
  • Capable of providing technical leadership and mentoring other engineers without direct authority
  • Software literacy (C, Python) is a plus
  • Experience developing RF, telecommunications, fiber-optic, and/or industrial applications is a plus
  • Authorization to work in the US is required

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