Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Title/Code: Senior Electrical Engineer

Department: Engineering

Reports To: Engineering Manager

Job Type: Full Time, Exempt

Location: Concord, CA (On-Site)

At EMCORE LLC, we're committed to attracting and nurturing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about their work. Our employees share a common purpose-supporting our customers' missions while pursuing their own professional growth. We foster an inclusive and engaging workplace culture where innovation, collaboration, and work-life balance thrive. Core to our values is a steadfast commitment to excellence, community engagement, and integrity in everything we do.

About EMCORE

EMCORE LLC is a leading independent provider of advanced inertial navigation solutions for the aerospace, defense, commercial, and industrial sectors. As pioneers in fiber optic gyros and Quartz MEMS technologies, we drive innovation across a wide range of navigation applications.

Position Summary:

EMCORE is seeking a highly skilled Senior Electrical Engineer to lead electrical design efforts from concept through production. This role requires a deep understanding of customer requirements and the ability to translate them into robust electrical solutions. The ideal candidate will bring leadership and technical expertise in mixed-signal circuit design, development, and worst-case analysis across analog and digital domains. This 100% in-office role is based at the Quartz MEMS (QMEMS) facility in Concord, CA. Occasional travel (<10%) to customers, suppliers, or other EMCORE facilities may be required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define electrical subsystem architecture based on internal and customer-derived requirements.
• Lead electrical design efforts from concept through production, including schematic capture in Altium, PCB layout, system integration/test, and production support.
• Perform detailed analysis and simulations of analog and digital circuits to ensure performance and reliability
• Design low-noise front-end electronics for QMEMS gyroscopes and accelerometers, including drive and sense loops, demodulation, precision references, and temperature compensation.
• Solve complex design challenges using best practices that optimize size, weight, power, and cost.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for design and production issues.
• Perform trade studies and drive component selection throughout BOM development.
• Support project planning and proposal efforts by estimating resources, timelines, and costs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate electrical designs into larger systems.
• Update and modify existing analog and digital designs to address electronic part obsolescence issues.
• Develop and present materials for design reviews and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs).
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering technical growth and electrical engineering best practices.
• Stay current with industry standards, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience in electrical engineering, including:
  • Design, analysis, and troubleshooting of complex circuits, schematics, and embedded systems.
  • Proficiency in analog/digital design tools such as Altium or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power distribution, EMI/EMC, and thermal management, including design to MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, or DO-160.
• Extensive experience in programming, testing, and debugging electronic components and assemblies.
• Expertise in low-noise analog circuit design.
• Capable of rigid-flex PCB design and able to conduct PCB functional testing.
• Hands-on experience with testing development hardware using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and power supplies.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills with the ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to both give and receive constructive feedback in a highly collaborative environment.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship (U.S. citizenship or Permanent Resident).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in the design, development, production, and testing of sensor systems, inertial navigation systems, spacecraft, or aerospace mission hardware.
• 4+ years of experience in space, aerospace, or military applications.
• Experience with FPGA/ASIC design and microcontroller-based architecture.
• Proficiency in simulation and design tools such as SPICE, Simulink, or MATLAB.
• Experience with SiliconExpert or similar component lifecycle tools.
• Knowledge of MIL-HDBK-217 reliability analysis, FMEA, and worst-case analysis.

*This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. EMCORE reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Compensation:

The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $185,000K annually, depending on the candidate's experience, skill set, and overall qualifications.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

Separate from employment eligibility (Form I-9), U.S. export license requirements may apply before the Company can provide certain non-U.S. persons" with access to specific technology, software, and hardware that may be necessary for a position. As such, this position may require ITAR or EAR clearance consistent with the U.S. citizenship or Permanent Resident requirement stated above.

*As a federal contractor, we are required to have all candidates offered employment to pass a criminal background check prior to starting employment