Senior Electrical Engineer

Fabric8Labs is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead precision power delivery and analog sensing electronics for ECAM printheads. This onsite role in San Diego will span the full hardware lifecycle, from architecture and circuit design through bring-up, characterization, and production ramp.

Role Overview

In this position, you will own design of precision power supplies, current and voltage sources, driver electronics, and precision analog sensing interfaces for electrochemical deposition electrodes used in ECAM printheads. You will also support scaling ECAM for global production across electronics components, ensuring power and sensing integrate reliably with the broader system requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and design precision power supplies, current/voltage sources, and driver electronics that provide tightly regulated, low-noise power to electrochemical deposition electrodes.
• Design analog sensing and signal-chain electronics, including instrumentation front ends, precision current and voltage measurement, and ADC/DAC interfaces to monitor and close the loop on the deposition process.
• Own circuit design end to end, covering architecture, schematic capture, component selection, SPICE simulation, PCB layout direction, and design reviews.
• Bring up, debug, and characterize new hardware in the lab, quantifying accuracy, noise, stability, and thermal performance against system-level requirements and KPIs.
• Translate process and system requirements into electrical specifications, partnering with firmware/controls, mechanical, and process engineering to integrate power and sensing into the printhead.
• Drive designs from prototype through design-for-manufacturing and production ramp, including test strategy, calibration, and yield and reliability improvements.
• Set technical direction and design standards for power and analog sensing hardware, and mentor engineers through design reviews.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience designing precision analog and power electronics.
• Deep expertise in power supply and power-converter design, including linear regulators, switch-mode converters, precision current sources/sinks, and driver circuits, with understanding of control loops, stability, efficiency, and thermal trade-offs.
• Strong analog and mixed-signal design skills, including low-noise instrumentation and signal-chain design, precision current and voltage sensing, op-amps and instrumentation amplifiers, voltage references, and ADC/DAC interfacing.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and circuit simulation (e.g., SPICE/LTspice), plus experience directing multilayer PCB layout for low-noise, high-precision designs.
• Fluency with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, source-measure units, and network/spectrum analyzers for bring-up, characterization, and root-cause debugging.
• Demonstrated ownership of designs from concept through production, including design-for-test, design-for-manufacturing, and defining specifications and KPIs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, and the ability to move quickly in a high-growth, ambiguous environment.

Technologies

• SPICE, LTspice
• ADC/DAC interfacing
• op-amps, instrumentation amplifiers
• oscilloscopes, DMMs, source-measure units
• network analyzers, spectrum analyzers
• PCB layout

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with electrochemistry, electroplating, battery or electrochemical instrumentation, potentiostats, or other low-current precision-measurement applications.
• Experience with multi-channel or multi-electrode drive systems, high-channel-count analog, or precision array electronics.
• Familiarity with EMC/EMI, grounding, and safety practices for mixed-signal and power systems.
• Experience in semiconductor, MEMS, advanced packaging, or other precision manufacturing equipment, and exposure to firmware, FPGA, or digital control interfaces.

Compensation and Work Details

• Location: San Diego, CA (onsite)
• Job type: Full-time
• Pay: USD 96,000 - 168,000 per year
• Relocation: Relocation to San Diego, CA 92121 before starting work (Required)
• Travel: May require travel (domestic and/or international) dependent on business needs, up to 10%

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to type, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Routinely required to move around the facility.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities may be required, including close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

About Fabric8Labs

Fabric8Labs offers a collaborative, tight-knit environment focused on transforming manufacturing technology. The team also provides regular catered company events and celebrations and a fully stocked breakroom.