Senior Electrical Engineer

Company Overview:

Second Order Effects (SOE) is an engineering consulting firm that transforms uncertainty into fully functional hardware and software. We work on projects at all stages of development; we perform analysis, build prototypes, and take products to market. Our team solves high-impact problems across numerous industries, including automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, industrial automation, biomedical, and green energy. Our designs control rocket engines, manage satellite communications, instrument fusion reactors, and are enjoyed by consumers around the world. The only thing we won’t build is weapons.

Founded in 2016, Second Order Effects has 50+ employees (and counting!) in offices in El Segundo, California and Redmond, Washington. We've worked with >130 clients on > 300 projects as a partner, on retainer, or on demand.

How do we do this? We prioritize others, build the right thing, welcome difficulty, and play the long game. Learn more at soeffects.com!

Team Overview:

The Electrical Engineering (EE) functional team, which represents SOE’s deepest functional proficiency, is composed of highly skilled and experienced professionals dedicated to delivering innovative and reliable electrical solutions for our customers. With a passion for cutting-edge technology and a commitment to excellence, we strive to exceed client expectations and contribute to the success of every endeavor.

Our team has expertise in analog circuits, mixed-signal designs, embedded programming, RF, power electronics, and optical systems development. This allows us to support a wide variety of customers in different industries and gives our engineers a chance to grow and learn from leaders across different specializations and disciplines. From building consumer gaming electronics to space-rated motor control systems, SOE provides the opportunity to experience every part of the engineering and product development process.

Job Overview:

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, architecture, and implementation of complex electrical systems for customers in a range of industries. This will require you to lead and support multidisciplinary project teams and to develop and set the standard for what exceptional electrical project output should look like at SOE. In this role, you will be expected to proactively support the maturation of the Electrical Engineering functional discipline by providing mentorship to other teammates and strategically investing in and developing infrastructure to enable the growth of the team and company.

What You Will Do: 

• Own the design, architecture, and implementation of electronic systems and circuitry for customers in a variety of industries, including aerospace, renewable energy, robotics, and medical devices
• Develop and maintain infrastructure geared towards improving the efficiency of the EE functional team and their subsequent projects
• Mentor and guide the EE team and mature the team’s current core competencies and skill sets 
• Decompose complex electrical systems into discrete bodies of work for other engineers on the team, subsequently ensuring the technical excellence of EE project output 
• Partner with customers to lead the requirements generation process for electrical systems, ensuring customer success and engagement throughout each project 
• Perform component selection and trade studies of different implementation options to best generate and satisfy design requirements
• Capture schematics and design PCB layouts, create component symbols and footprints
• Conduct design reviews with both internal and external stakeholders for hardware and electronic systems
• Support Business Development (BD) efforts, which include generating and reviewing estimates for project efforts and assessing the scope of new work 
• Collaborate with Senior Leadership to identify ways to grow and mature SOE’s EE capabilities

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's Degree (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Math, or related field)
• 5+ years of experience with designing, developing, and implementing custom electronic systems 
• 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams through hardware design projects from inception to completion
• Expertise with respect to end-to-end electronics design from requirements generation through schematic, layout, fabrication, and hardware bring-up 
• Excellent communication skills for interfacing with internal engineering teams and external suppliers and customers
• Experience with decomposing ambiguous problems into systems and defining the work such that a cross-disc