# Electrical Design Engineer

**Company:** [Atomicsemi](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/atomicsemi)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Role:** Embedded Engineering
**Salary:** $120k – $185k/yr
**Skills:** Altium, Kicad, Ltspice, Analog Circuit Design, Digital Circuit Design, Mixed-Signal Design, Pcb Design, Schematic Capture, Control Theory, Fpga
**Posted:** 2026-03-18

> Designs and owns electrical hardware including PCBAs for chip fabrication machines, from schematic capture through production. Requires end-to-end analog/digital/mixed-signal expertise and hands-on prototyping in a fast-paced environment.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the clean-sheet design of PCBAs and electrical systems for our machines, driving the end-to-end process including schematic capture, layout, bringup, testing, integration, and documentation.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with software, mechanical, and process teams to gather system requirements, performing independent investigations to define targets where requirements are ambiguous or missing.
- Investigate optimal design approaches and perform detailed analysis and simulations to evaluate electrical designs, strategically weighing off-the-shelf components against custom solutions.
- Break down complex hardware challenges into actionable execution plans, earning trust through consistent follow-through from prototype to small-scale production.

## Required Experience
- Demonstrated experience owning electrical hardware design end-to-end, successfully taking systems from initial concept through to production.
- Demonstrated proficiency in analog and digital circuit design, mixed-signal design, and hands-on testing (e.g., using multimeters and oscilloscopes).
- Experience with PCB design and simulation tools (Altium, KiCad, LTSpice).
- A track record of taking broad ownership of electrical systems, with the ability to execute work autonomously and adapt quickly in a hands-on, fast-paced maker environment.

## Nice-to-haves
- High-speed digital design or low-noise analog frontend design experience.
- Experience working with RF plasmas, pulsed lasers, or semiconductor processing equipment.
- Digitally controlled switching power supply or novel power supply architecture implementation.
- Knowledge of control theory (control loop design, stability analysis) or low-voltage DC inverter design.
- FPGA or firmware development experience.
- Advanced SMT precision rework abilities.

## Compensation
- Annual salary range: $120,000 – $185,000, based on qualifications and experience.
- Total compensation includes generous equity.

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