At least 3 years
Director of Embedded & Electrical Engineering
Job Description:
- The Director of Electrical & Embedded Engineering leads a multidisciplinary team of electrical and embedded design engineers in the development of advanced ProAV and embedded systems used in Medical, Defense, and Enterprise markets. This challenging, hands-on leadership role requires quick thinking, intelligence, and blends technical excellence, project execution, and people development aspects, ensuring that our next generation of high-performance products meet design, quality, and schedule objectives. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable guiding architecture and design decisions as well as mentoring engineers and driving results.
- This critical, hands-on role in Product Development and Engineering is based in Torrance, CA. We offer a fast-paced, high impact and stimulating work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development within. Veterans welcome!
Job Responsibilities:
Electrical Design & Development
· Leads the development of Embedded HW architectures to meet performance and simultaneously production cost targets by performing trade studies and developing requirements for the selected architectures.
· Lead schematic capture, PCB layout review, and ensure best practices for signal integrity, EMI/EMC mitigation, and thermal management.
· Integrate microcontrollers, FPGAs, and SoCs with communication interfaces such as I²C, SPI, USB, Ethernet, CAN, RS-232/422/485, and PCIe.
· Support firmware and HDL (Verilog/VHDL) development for embedded control, communication, and real-time video transport.
· Oversee and contribute to the design of analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits for video, control, and power systems.
· Define and execute design verification and validation testing, including board bring-up, stress testing, and environmental qualification.
· Drive continuous improvement in design methodology, simulation, and documentation standards.
Technical Excellence & Collaboration
· Conduct and participate in peer reviews of design, circuit and code.
· Troubleshoot complex design and integration challenges across analog, digital, and high-speed domains with a focus on root cause analysis.
· Develop and maintain all processes for HW engineering with the goal of reducing errors and improving design cycle time.
· Maintain proper engineering documentation, version control, and technical archives for all projects.
· Interface with internal teams, customers, and vendors to define requirements and ensure satisfaction with delivered solutions.
Leadership & Project Management
· Lead, mentor, and manage a team of electrical & embedded engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
· Exercise independent judgment and discretion in project management, including scheduling, resource planning, and milestone tracking.
· Oversee all stages of electrical design projects — from concept through production — ensuring high technical standards and timely delivery.
· Provide weekly status updates and technical guidance to the Sr. Director of Engineering.
· Lead formal design and progress reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and ensure compliance with applicable standards (IEC 60601, ISO 13485, MIL-STD).
· Collaborate closely with mechanical, firmware, software, production, and QA teams to achieve integrated product success.
· Champion our culture of creativity, teamwork, tenacity, empathy, and critical thinking.
MUST HAVE Skills:
· 3+ years of management or team leadership experience.
· Must be hand on in last 1-2 roles. Very hands on role.
· Extensive electrical experience - ability to review and edit schematic board layouts, ability to troubleshoot complex designs
· Experience seeing products through full lifecycle - will oversee all stages of design
· Experience leading cost model analysis
· Need to be hands on in last 5ish years to still be fresh technically
· Proficiency in FPGA development.
Additional Desired Skills & Qualifications:
· Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
· Experience leading root cause analysis and writing 8D failure reports for customer issues with hardware.
· Experience with video and networking interfaces such as HDMI, DisplayPort, SDI, DVI, and Ethernet.
· Experience with medical or military design and test standards.
· Familiarity with high-speed digital design, power regulation, and EMI/EMC compliance.
· Working knowledge of Ethernet networking concepts, PHYs, and switches.
· Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting to both technical and executive audiences.
· Proficient in Microsoft Excel and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Work Environment:
The position is based in Torrance, CA and is an on-site role with flexibility. The work environment is fast-paced and high-impact, with extended hours as needed. It encourages creativity, teamwork, tenacity, empathy, and critical thinking.
*This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Torrance, CA.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $180000.00 - $230000.00/yr.
BENEFITS: Medical, vision and dental insurance 401(k) with company match (100% of the first 4% in eligible compensation) Flexible Spending Account 2 weeks paid vacation 1 Week sick pay 10 company holidays Group life insurance
Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Torrance,CA.
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on May 26, 2026.
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 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
Posting ID: JP-006021036
