Job Title: Senior Electrical EngineerJob DescriptionThis role is ideal for a Senior electrical engineer with extensive hands-on experience designing, integrating, troubleshooting, and testing complex electrical and electro-optical systems. You will work directly with hardware every day and play a key role in integrating electrical, mechanical, optical, and software components into cohesive, high-performance systems. The position offers meaningful ownership over system integration and validation activities within a collaborative, engineering-focused environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and integrate complex electrical and electro-optical systems, ensuring all components function together as a cohesive solution.
- Work across electrical, optical, mechanical, software, and test engineering disciplines to support system integration and test (AI&T).
- Integrate motors, cables, controllers, sensors, Arduino and add-on boards, and lab equipment into complete systems, ensuring proper operation and performance.
- Develop and review electrical schematics, PCB designs, and hardware layouts using tools such as Altium, focusing on analog and mixed-signal design as needed.
- Perform hands-on troubleshooting of electrical hardware in a lab environment, identifying root causes and implementing effective corrective actions.
- Validate that integrated systems meet functional, performance, and reliability requirements through structured test plans and procedures.
- Develop and execute initial integration and validation tests for new systems and subsystems, including test setup, data collection, and documentation.
- Collaborate closely with optical, mechanical, and software engineers to ensure seamless integration of all system components.
- Integrate off-the-shelf electrical components into existing and new system architectures, ensuring compatibility and compliance with design requirements.
- Work directly with wiring, cables, motors, PCBs, and test equipment to build, modify, and refine prototypes and production-ready systems.
- Support continuous improvement of integration and test processes, tools, and documentation to enhance efficiency and system reliability.
Essential Skills
- 10+ years of electrical engineering experience, with a strong focus on hands-on work.
- Proven experience developing, integrating, troubleshooting, and testing complex electrical and electro-optical systems.
- Strong hands-on electrical and electronics experience, including direct work with components, wiring, cables, motors, PCBs, and lab test equipment.
- Ability to integrate off-the-shelf electrical components into larger systems and ensure proper functionality.
- Experience troubleshooting electrical hardware in a lab environment, including systematic diagnosis and repair.
- Solid understanding of how electrical, mechanical, optical, and software systems integrate and interact at the system level.
- Ability to develop and execute initial integration and validation tests, including defining test objectives, procedures, and success criteria.
- Proficiency in electrical design, including schematic capture, analog hardware design, and overall electrical architecture.
- Experience with PCB design tools such as Altium or similar, and familiarity with the full PCB design lifecycle.
- Comfort working with motors, controllers, sensors, Arduino platforms, add-on boards, and associated lab equipment.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Background in systems engineering or exposure to system-level design and trade-offs.
- Experience with optics or electro-optical systems, or a strong interest in learning these domains.
- Familiarity with validation methodologies and structured test approaches for complex systems.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional engineering teams, including optical, mechanical, software, and test engineers.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a practical, hands-on mindset suited to lab and prototype environments.
- Willingness to learn additional optical and systems engineering concepts with support from a strong engineering culture.
Work EnvironmentThe work environment combines the feel of a smaller, close-knit engineering team with the stability and resources of a globally established organization. You will spend much of your time in a hands-on lab setting, working directly with hardware such as motors, cables, controllers, sensors, PCBs, Arduino-based systems, and test equipment. Collaboration is central to the culture, with frequent interaction and partnership across electrical, optical, mechanical, software, and test engineering disciplines. The atmosphere is highly technical, supportive, and focused on learning, with a strong engineering culture and openness to teaching the optical and systems aspects of the work to engineers who bring a solid electrical Background. Attire is typically aligned with a practical engineering and lab environment, suitable for regular hands-on work with equipment and prototypes. Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Tucson, AZ. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $128000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.Medical, dental & vision 401(k) match up to 3% of salary Life, AD&D & long-term disability insurance Generous PTO Paid parental leave Tuition reimbursement Daycare reimbursement Gym reimbursement Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Tucson, AZ. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 25, 2026. Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Tucson,AZ.About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
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