# Senior Electrical Engineer - Compute Hardware

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $140k – $220k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Electrical Engineering, Schematic Capture, Pcb Layout, Pcie, Ethernet, Ddr, Lpddr, I2C, Spi, Emmc, Usb, Uart, Gmsl, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer
**Posted:** 2026-05-28

> Design electrical schematics and PCBs for automotive and autonomous vehicle compute hardware, working with SoCs, high-speed interfaces, and validation from concept to production. Requires 5+ years hardware design experience and proficiency with digital interfaces and lab tools.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design electrical schematics for automotive, off-road, and defense applications, incorporating SoCs/MCUs, power (SMPS, Linear), memory components (eMMC, DDR, NVMe), and peripherals from concept to production
- Design boards using high & low speed digital interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, USB, PCIe, MIPI, DP, Ethernet, etc) and automotive interfaces (LIN, CAN, Flexray)
- Guide and oversee PCB layout ensuring DFx standards and adherence to performance, cost, mechanical, thermal, and reliability constraints
- Create detailed component block diagrams and engage with PCB/PCBA vendors for fabrication and assembly
- Collaborate with system, firmware, software, and integration teams to ensure successful bring-up and validation
- Develop and execute test plans to validate design performance and document results
- Stay updated on new technologies to ensure solutions remain cutting-edge

## Requirements
- BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- At least 5 years of hands-on hardware design experience with strong grasp of digital design and interfaces including PCIe Gen 3.0/4.0/5.0, Ethernet 1G-T/T1 and 10G-T1, DDR, LPDDR, I2C, SPI, eMMC, USB, UART, and GMSL
- Proficient in schematic capture and layout
- Skilled in using lab tools such as bench power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and network analyzers
- In-depth understanding of PCB manufacturing, product delivery, and extensive experience in testing, validation, and troubleshooting of electrical systems
- Excellent technical writing skills for clear communication and documentation

## Nice-to-Haves
- Prior experience building automotive, robotics, off-road, defense, or other real-time hardware systems
- Prior experience designing and building prototype vehicles or compute hardware platforms
- Prior experience with high-volume production of hardware products
- Prior experience building real-time HW systems with safety constraints
- Experience with Formula SAE / Formula Electric or similar hands-on engineering programs
- Prior experience with Altium Designer
- Experience designing circuits that drive cameras and/or displays

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