Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Overview:
As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the design, architecture, and implementation of cutting-edge electrical systems across a diverse range of projects. Joining a growing organization, you will have the unique opportunity to mentor and guide early-career engineers while directly influencing and improving engineering processes. If you’re passionate about being a technical mentor, tackling mission-critical challenges, and driving innovation across industries, this is your chance to make a lasting impact and grow in a dynamic environment.

What You Will Do:

• Own the technical direction of project teams ranging from 3-10 engineers, aligning different disciplines towards shared solutions 

• Mentor early-career engineers, dedicating 30-50% of your time to skill development and feedback

• Provide technical leadership in mixed-signal design, power electronics, digital design, or electrical systems integration

• Drive the project lifecycle from inception to customer success, ensuring alignment with customer needs

• Support business development efforts by engaging in early-stage calls and reviewing cost and labor estimates 

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Math, or a related field

• 5+ years of experience designing custom electronics, with a track record of developing high-performance electronic products or systems.

• Proven ability to lead project teams and deliver complex hardware design projects

• Experience mentoring early-career engineers and facilitating their technical growth

• Excellent problem-solving skills and initiative to overcome technical and non-technical challenges

• Strong communication skills to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

What Would Be Useful:

• Master’s degree or graduate research experience in a relevant field

• Experience in startup, tech, or consulting environments, managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously 

• Flexibility to pivot between projects and balance workload across teams 

• Passion for tackling diverse technical challenges across industries

• Experience designing PCBs for high-reliability applications (e.g., aerospace, automotive, medical)

Benefits:

• Compensation range of $151,100-$183,400 + equity incentive plan

• Flexible work hours and work from home policy 

• 100% employer-paid health insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision) for employees + 50% dependent coverage

• Unlimited paid time off policy, 11x paid company holidays, 12x paid sick days

• 401(k) retirement account and employer matching (Safe Harbor 4%)

• Generous paid parental leave

• Relocation assistance available if 50+ miles away from the office

• Electric Vehicle (EV) charging ports

• Daily catered lunches, snacks, and accessible kitchen

Additional Requirements: 

• Applicant must be willing to work 40 hours a week on-site in El Segundo, California, USA

• Applicant must be eligible to work on ITAR projects

• Job Type: Full-time (Salary)

ITAR Requirements:

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you 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. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship at this time.

If you don’t meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply!
Second Order Effects is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SOE is governed on the basis of excellence and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.