Staff Electrical Engineer

About us:

MicroVision is at the forefront of driving the global adoption of innovative perception solutions, with the goal of making mobility and autonomy safer. Our engineering excellence, based in Washington State, Washington D.C., Hamburg, Germany and Orlando, Florida, enables us to develop and supply integrated lidar hardware and perception software solutions. Our proprietary technologies enhance safety and automation across various industrial applications, including robotics, automated warehouses, and agriculture, and are instrumental in the development of autonomous systems. MicroVision’s core technology, initially developed for the automotive industry, continues to accelerate advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving. Building on our history of providing technology to the military segment, our target offerings include semi- and fully autonomous airborne and terrestrial sensor systems. With our solid-state lidar technologies, encompassing FMCW and MEMS-based long-range lidar and flash-based short-range lidar, integrated with our onboard perception software, MicroVision possesses the expertise to deliver safe mobility at the speed of life.

To strengthen our team at the Orlando location, we are looking for a Staff Electrical Engineer . As a key member of MicroVision's Hardware Design Engineering team, you will collaborate with various technical teams in the company to design and take into production market defining Automotive LiDAR product.

Summary:

The Staff Electrical Engineer is responsible for supporting the full product development lifecycle of complex circuit boards for automotive LiDAR systems. This role contributes to the design, integration, validation, launch, and sustainment of electrical hardware, working closely with cross functional teams to deliver robust, high-performance products suitable for volume production. The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth in board level electrical design and hands-on problem solving across development and production phases.

Your responsibilities:

Lead and support the design and development of circuit boards for automotive LiDAR products, from concept through production release

Drive board level architecture, schematic development, component selection, and design tradeoff analysis for mixed signal, power, control, and interface circuits

Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, systems, optics, manufacturing, test, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure successful product integration

Support bring up, debug, integration, validation, and characterization of hardware in both laboratory and system level environments

Develop and execute test plans to verify performance, functionality, reliability, and design robustness

Investigate and resolve design, integration, manufacturing, and field issues through structured root cause analysis and corrective action

Support design for manufacturability, design for test, and design for reliability throughout the product lifecycle

Review PCB layouts to ensure proper implementation of electrical requirements, including power integrity, signal integrity, grounding, thermal considerations, and EMI mitigation

Generate and maintain technical documentation including design specifications, schematics, test reports, engineering change documentation, and release artifacts

Support product sustainment activities, including component changes, obsolescence management, supplier issues, yield improvement, and continuous product improvement

Our Required Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

8+ years of experience in electrical hardware development, with significant experience in board level design and product development

Strong experience with schematic capture, circuit analysis, component selection, and PCB development processes

Experience supporting products through multiple phases of the development lifecycle, including design, integration, validation, production, and sustainment

Strong hands on lab skills, including board bring up, debugging, failure analysis, and use of standard test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, and logic analyzers

Experience with analog, digital, mixed signal, and power circuit design

Strong understanding of hardware development best practices, including design reviews, risk reduction, and documentation discipline

Ability to work effectively across cross functional teams in a fast paced product development environment

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Experience with SI/PI analysis using HyperLynx

Experience with complex sensing, imaging, or electro optical systems

Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer

Experience with environmental, reliability, or compliance testing

Familiarity with automotive product development processes, requirements, or standards

Experience working with contract manufacturers and supporting production ramp and field sustainment