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Electronics Engineer

San Marcos, CAOnsiteFull Time$101,000–$110,000 /yrPosted 2 days ago

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Required skills

  • electrical designing
  • low-cost
  • ultra-low-power systems
  • analog circuits
  • digital circuits
  • schematic capture
  • component selection
  • BOM preparation
  • value engineering
  • board bring-up

Nice to have

  • firmware concepts
  • Arduino
  • version control systems
  • MS Visual Studio
  • C#
  • Python

Role summary

Hunter Industries is seeking an Electronics Engineer with a Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering and a minimum of two years of experience to support the end-to-end design, prototyping, and testing of hardware systems. Responsibilities include electrical design of low-cost, ultra-low-power analog and digital circuits, schematic capture, component selection, BOM preparation, and value engineering. The role also involves board bring-up, test equipment development, PCB layout support, root-cause analysis, and engineering testing. Proficiency with Altium Designer or KiCad, lab equipment, and manual soldering is required. Familiarity with Git, MS Visual Studio, and basic programming in C, C#, or Python is preferred.

About This Role:

The Electronics Engineer is responsible for supporting the end-to-end design, prototyping, and testing of our hardware systems.

Essential Functions:

  • Performs electrical designing of low-cost, ultra-low-power systems, working with both analog and digital circuits, including schematic capture, component selection, BOM preparation, and value engineering.
  • Assists with board bring-up and test equipment development.
  • Assists with support for PCB layout, Contract Manufacturing, technical services, and QA.
  • Tests and validates electromechanical components, ensuring microswitches, DC motors, harnesses, and batteries fit perfectly into new electronic systems.
  • Conducts root-cause analysis on active production lines to identify and resolve electronic product defects.
  • Coordinates with suppliers to outsource PCBA prototypes, track time and cost estimates, and perform incoming quality inspections.
  • Conducts engineering testing using fully functional prototypes to validate new design performance.
  • Drives independent research and leverages technological advancements to engineer solutions for existing shortcomings

Education/Training Required and Preferred:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering is required.

Experience Required and Preferred:

  • Minimum two years of experience.

What You Bring:

  • Knowledge of Altium Designer or KiCad.
  • Knowledge of analog/digital design principles and ultra low-power systems.
  • Ability to use core lab equipment like multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies.
  • Ability to handle manual soldering for through-hole and surface-mound (SMD) components.
  • Ability to read, understand, and learn from existing circuit designs and industry best practices.
  • Proficient with MS Office applications and basic firmware concepts using Arduino.
  • Familiarity of version control systems like Git and development environments like MS Visual Studio preferred.
  • Basic programming skills in C, C#, or Python preferred.

What We Offer:

  • Amazing corporate culture - we walk the walk when it comes to our values!
  • Beautiful 20 acre park like campus with creek and walking trails
  • On site wellness center with personal training, fitness classes and massage
  • FUN company events!
  • Company donation matching and volunteer rewards
  • Career development opportunities and profit sharing bonus

Follow us on LinkedIn, check out our rave reviews on Glassdoor, and learn more about our company culture on our career site: http://corporate.hunterindustries.com/careers 

Hunter is a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings. 

Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

The annual salary for this opportunity ranges from $101,000 - $110,000.

The Company complies with all federal/local/state regulations in regard to pay. The above represents the expected hourly range for this job requisition. Compensation offered to the successful candidate will be determined by qualifications, prior experience, other job-related factors, and geographic location.

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