Electrical Hardware Design Engineer - Baja Designs

• Respect - Everyone is a priority.
• Accountability - Regardless of title, we are all responsible for our performance, words, and actions.
• Personal + Professional Growth - Support each other’s individual growth so we grow as a team.
• Teamwork - We contribute & collaborate in a positive manner.
• Clear + Honest Communication - Our effective communication leads to our success.
• Work/Life Balance - We work to live, not live to work.

• Design and develop new high-power analog and digital LED and power control circuit boards for Baja Designs and sPOD products.
• Use LTSpice for pre and post-design analysis.
• Maintain the lifecycle of current designs – monitoring component end of life, evaluating component alternates, and determining product specifications.
• Live circuit testing and debugging.
• Perform maintenance of accurate and organized BOMs.
• Collaborate with the firmware, thermal, optical, and mechanical engineers on present and future designs.
• Understand and apply basic heat transfer and thermal property practices of metals and PCB constructions.
• Evaluate and test theoretical LED quantifications through real-world testing.
• Perform physical assembly creation for in-house prototyping.
• Work with contract manufacturers and the purchasing team to identify alternate components to prevent supply chain disruption.
• Work with and train the Production team on new product designs.
• Design and maintain PCB testing and MCU programming fixtures.
• Maintain test specifications and procedures for all circuit board designs.
• Provide Product Development team with accurate timelines and lists of deliverables for electrical designs to maintain product launch schedules.
• Keep up with electronic advancements and look at ways to implement them into current and future designs.
• Work with Customer Support, Sales, and Warranties departments to troubleshoot customer issues and use feedback to improve future Baja Designs and sPOD products.
• Coordinate the schedule and deliverables of 3rd party partners to increase product output.

• Must be an automotive and lighting enthusiast.
• Some travel is required (~10%) to meet with clients, suppliers, tradeshows, and industry events.
• Willingness to occasionally work flexible hours (testing lights at night, support other departments, industry events/shows, meet deadlines, etc.) (~10%)
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Senior level (10+ years) experience in PCB and PCBA design and layout.  Experience must be current and relevant to job description.
• 5+ years in circuit analysis through simulation using LTSpice.
• 5+ years of experience in designing low voltage analog designs.
• 5+ years of experience in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and IoT designs.
• 5+ years of experience in designing digital designs.
• 5+ years of Altium Schematic Capture and PCB Design.
• 4+ years in PCB Manufacturing and CM Coaching experience.
• Be able to design with the understanding of the relationship between hardware and firmware.
• Excellent attention to detail and precision.
• Exceptional diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to adapt to file structure and maintain file organization with revision changes.
• Ability to communicate electrical concepts and design decisions to non-electrical engineers.
• 4+ layer PCB Design Experience (preferred).
• Embedded hardware and PCB design experience (preferred).
• PSpice simulation analysis (preferred).
• Altium simulation anaylsis (preferred).
• CID (Certified Interconnect Designer) and or CID+ certifications (preferred).
• C++, C experience (preferred).

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Please note that some job postings are for sister companies within the Bestop Family of Brands...Baja Designs manufacture industry-leading solutions that inspire off road and automotive enthusiasts alike to explore the unknown. We stay on the cutting edge through best-in-class performance, craftsmanship, consumer engagement and providing meaningful solutions.For 30+ years Baja Designs has engineered revolutionary ways to stay at the forefront of automotive lighting. The first product developed was a Dual Sport kit that made a pure off road motorcycle minimally street legal. This intimate knowledge of motorcycle electrical capabilities led to a natural evolution to engineer the first HID motorcycle race light. Founder and engineer Alan Roach was an avid Baja 1000 motorcycle racer who was able to fine tune a motorcycle’s limited light optics to maximize rider comfort, speed and safety. As a result, BD lights have won every professional and amateur motorcycle and ATV Baja 1000 class for over 15 years.Moving forward to today, Baja Deigns is on the forefront of lighting technology. Being mainly an aftermarket product we are able to adapt to the newest technologies in a matter of weeks instead of years. This has attracted the attention of everyone from the US Special Forces, foreign countries and some of the fastest racecar drivers in the world. We design the highest performing lights that will stand the test of time and through the harshest environments so your light is there when you need it.