# Senior Electrical Engineer

**Company**: Saronic Technologies
**Location**: San Francisco
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Saronic Technologies is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in ruggedized computing and networking systems to join our Electrical Engineering – Advanced Development group.

This role will focus on the research, evaluation, and development of robust onboard computing architectures, embedded systems, and high-reliability network solutions that power Saronic’s autonomous vessel platforms.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience designing and validating ruggedized electronic systems for mission-critical applications, including embedded computing, network topologies, data management, and environmental hardening for commercial maritime and defense use cases.

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead R&D initiatives in ruggedized computing and networking architectures for autonomous surface vessels.

* Design, evaluate, and integrate embedded computing systems, data acquisition units, and network infrastructures optimized for high performance in harsh marine environments.

* Conduct benchmarking and trade studies on ruggedized COTS and custom computing solutions (edge computers, network switches, routers, storage units, etc.).

* Develop and validate system architectures for high-availability networks supporting autonomy, sensing, and control subsystems.

* Collaborate with software, autonomy, and mechanical engineering teams to ensure reliable data throughput and system resilience across vessel networks.

* Specify and validate environmental and EMC/EMI compliance for computing and networking hardware.

* Prototype and test system configurations in laboratory and field conditions, including shock, vibration, temperature, and humidity testing.

* Author technical documentation, including R&D reports, trade studies, wiring diagrams, and integration standards.

* Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal design guidelines for next-generation computing and network systems.

* Support system integration and troubleshooting during prototype builds, dockside commissioning, and sea trials.

Required Qualifications:

* B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.

* 7+ years of experience in electrical or systems engineering focused on computing and networking technologies in ruggedized or mission-critical environments.

* Expertise in embedded computing platforms, network design, and hardware integration.

* Experience with Ethernet, CAN, serial, and fiber-optic communication protocols and their implementation in distributed systems.

* Proven track record of benchmarking and trade study development for hardware performance and reliability.

* Familiarity with marine, aerospace, automotive or defense environmental standards (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, IEC 60945, etc.).

* Strong understanding of power distribution, grounding, and thermal management in dense electronics enclosures.

* Excellent communication skills and experience producing clear technical documentation and reports.

* Hands-on experience with system integration and environmental testing.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience developing or integrating ruggedized computing solutions for maritime or defense systems.

* Familiarity with network security, IEEE 1588/PTP Protocol, VLAN management, and deterministic networking for real-time systems.

* Knowledge of data logging, storage, and redundancy architectures in distributed sensor networks.

* Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and hardware-software co-simulation environments.

* Background in autonomous or remote vehicle platforms.

* Understanding of cybersecurity standards and secure network design principles.

* Experience using 3D CAD tools to communicate with other engineering groups (e.g. Siemens NX, Creo, SolidWorks)

* Experience utilizing ECAD tools to define/draw single line diagrams and schematics (e.g. Altium, Zuken, AutoCAD, Siemens Capital)

## Skills

### Required
- embedded computing platforms
- network design
- hardware integration
- Ethernet
- CAN
- serial
- fiber-optic communication protocols
- distributed systems
- benchmarking
- trade study development
- hardware performance and reliability
- marine
- aerospace
- automotive
- defense environmental standards
- power distribution
- grounding
- thermal management
- dense electronics enclosures
- communication skills
- technical documentation
- system integration
- environmental testing

### Nice to have
- ruggedized computing solutions
- maritime or defense systems
- network security
- IEEE 1588/PTP Protocol
- VLAN management
- deterministic networking
- real-time systems
- data logging
- storage
- redundancy architectures
- distributed sensor networks
- hardware-in-the-loop
- hardware-software co-simulation environments
- autonomous or remote vehicle platforms
- cybersecurity standards
- secure network design principles
- 3D CAD tools
- ECAD tools
- single line diagrams
- schematics