Senior Electrical Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Electrical Engineer is an onsite role in Poway, CA. Compensation is $140,000–$160,000 per year. The role supports Universal Electronics’ connected-home and consumer-electronics product development, including wireless control, smart-home, thermostat, and sensing technologies. This senior individual contributor independently leads electrical hardware design and validation from requirements and architecture through production transfer. The work helps deliver reliable, manufacturable connected-home products through cross-functional engineering, customer, supplier, and manufacturing collaboration.

What you'll do

• Lead electrical hardware development
• translate requirements into architectures, schematics, specifications, interfaces, and bills of material
• select and qualify components
• guide PCB design
• plan and conduct prototype bring-up, debugging, verification, and reliability testing
• diagnose issues and drive corrective actions
• support regulatory certification and production transfer
• collaborate with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams
• provide technical guidance
• maintain engineering records. Travel domestically or internationally as needed.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior electrical engineer

poway ca

universal electronics

onsite

full-time

electrical hardware

connected home

consumer electronics

wireless control

smart home

pcb design

embedded products

$140k–$160k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits and retirement plan benefits.

Why this role

The role spans connected-home hardware development from initial requirements through high-volume production and may provide technical or project leadership without direct supervisory responsibility.

About the employer

Universal Electronics Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use. Sector: 33.