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At Rømer, our product development team is revolutionizing high-bandwidth connectivity by engineering dynamic, scalable, and effortlessly deployable intelligent optical communications technology. About the Role We are seeking a proactive, hands-on Electrical Engineer to support hardware development, board bring-up, and electronic debugging across our embedded hardware platforms. In this role, you will contribute to the hardware lifecycle - from schematic capture and PCB layout to bench assembly, testing, and assisting with laboratory test setups and prototypes. If you thrive at the bench with an oscilloscope, enjoy getting hands-on with fine-pitch soldering, and bring a collaborative, positive attitude to solving technical challenges, we'd love to talk to you.

Responsibilities Board Bring-Up & Testing:

Assist with initial hardware bring-up, signal validation, and functional testing for prototype and test systems.

Schematic Capture & PCB Layout:

Design and update mixed-signal schematics and multi-layer PCB layouts targeting low-voltage, microcontroller-based architectures.

Bench Debugging:

Troubleshoot, isolate, and resolve hardware issues using standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, digital multimeters, signal generators).

Lab Experiment & Prototype Support:

Help build, maintain, and upgrade experimental lab test setups, custom test benches, and hardware prototypes.

Prototyping & Board Rework:

Perform fine-pitch hand soldering, component rework, and breadboarding/prototyping during design and testing phases.

Cross-Functional & Vendor Support:

Work alongside senior electrical, optics, and control systems engineers to integrate light-steering hardware, resolve cross-functional tradeoffs, fit-check enclosures, and coordinate with PCB manufacturing partners.

Mixed-Signal Circuit Design:

Support the design of analog sensing circuits, low-voltage power management, and digital microcontroller subsystems.

Qualifications Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience) with 3-5 years of practical hardware design experience, including practical project experience taking electronic hardware from concept through functional testing.

PCB Design:

Proficiency in standard schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g., Altium, KiCad, or OrCAD).

Embedded & Serial Interfaces:

Solid foundational understanding of microcontroller architectures, their design, and common serial communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART).

Analog & Digital Electronics:

Strong working knowledge of low-voltage mixed-signal electronics, including analog sensor signal conditioning and power management circuits.

Lab Skills:

Practical hands-on debugging skills with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters) and comfortable with fine-pitch soldering and bench rework.

Mindset:

Proactive problem solver, eager to learn, with strong communication skills and a team-first attitude.

Preferred Skills Firmware & Scripting:

Basic familiarity with microcontroller firmware development (C/C++) or scripting for test automation/data collection (Python).

Optics Experience:

Exposure to optical systems, beam-steering hardware, transceivers, or optoelectronics integration is a plus.

Control Systems:

Familiarity with hardware control systems or feedback loops

Pay:

$140,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Work Location:

In person