Job Title: Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Location(s): Blue Ash, OH, -Onsite
Compensation: $100,000-120,000
About this position:
Advantech's Engineering Design Centers (EDC) are seeking a senior-level electrical design engineer to serve as a technical lead and project owner across a portfolio of custom embedded computing solutions. This role supports the full product lifecycle from concept and system architecture through agency certification, production release, and ongoing support. This includes a focus on applications in the medical, industrial automation, and hazardous environment markets. The right candidate brings deep hardware design experience, strong project management instincts, and the technical credibility to engage directly with customers and cross-functional teams throughout the development process.
Responsibilities:
- Lead electronics design and project execution for EDC engagements across medical, industrial automation, and hazardous environment applications; projects typically run 6–9 months, with medical device projects spanning multiple years
- Perform ground-up system design using system-on-module (SOM) platforms and associated peripherals, including schematic generation, system-level diagrams, cabling design, BOM development, and PCB layout support for domestic and overseas teams
- Conduct hands-on design, development, and troubleshooting of circuits, PCB assemblies, and display systems
- Drive products through agency certification processes, including coordination with test facilities, on-site test witnessing, and pre-scan activities for standards such as EMI/EMC, FCC, CSA, shock/vibration, ATEX/HazLoc (IEC 60079), and medical (IEC 60601)
- Provide technical sales support in both pre- and post-proposal phases, interfacing directly with customers to define requirements and communicate design solutions
- Generate and maintain clear, comprehensive test reports, design documentation, and project tracking artifacts; manage multiple concurrent projects using project management tools
- Ability to travel approximately 10–20% domestically, with occasional international travel.
Required Qualifications:
- 7-10 years of hands-on experience in detailed PC or complex microprocessor system design
- Proficiency in high-speed computer system design (x86 and/or RISC architectures strongly preferred)
- Working knowledge of DC/DC power supply design
- Experience designing products through agency certification (EMI/EMC, FCC, CSA, shock/vibration, HazLoc, or medical standards)
- Strong technical writing skills with demonstrated ability to produce organized test reports and design documentation
- Experience in fault and failure analysis
- Strong written and verbal communication skills required to prepare technical documentation, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and certification agencies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Experience with medical device design and certification (IEC 60601)
- Familiarity with x86 and/or ARM processor architectures
- Basic software development experience for test automation, or familiarity with PC operating systems
Benefits:
- Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
- Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
- Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k) with company match
- Education amp; personal development reimbursement program
- Generous vacation and paid holidays package
- Company events, and lunches
- Work from home program – once eligible
- Referral Bonus
About Advantech
Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.
We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city amp; IoT Solutions.
World-class Recognition
Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.
Work Authorization:
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html
Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.
