Senior IC&E Embedded Systems Engineer

The role

This role is focused on hands-on hardware and system design, spanning circuit design, PCB development, system integration, and qualification testing. Engineers in this role work closely with experienced team members to deliver high-reliability designs while building deep expertise in nuclear-grade electronics and rigorous engineering processes.

The person will work with an integrated design team to perform the following duties:

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Senior IC&E Embedded Systems Engineer

Kairos Power, Alameda, CA +1

Posted pay

$141K–$165K

a year

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This base pay is below the median for senior software engineering jobs in the Bay Area.

Median: $213K a year
Other jobs in the group: 1,607

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Location: Alameda, CA +1
Work type: Not given
Level: Senior
Experience: 6+ years
Skills in the job text: Altium
FPGA
PCB design
Verilog
Posted: Aug 15, 2026
Last check: 3 h ago
Job type: Software engineering

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With posted pay: 62%
Median posted base: $140K–$165K

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The role

The person will work with an integrated design team to perform the following duties:

What you will do

What you need

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
Experience in regulated or high-reliability environments (nuclear, aerospace, medical, etc.).
6+ years of relevant engineering experience involving electronic hardware, instrumentation and control systems, or related systems design.
Demonstrated experience in analog and digital circuit design.
Experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, Cadence, Ki Cad).
Experience with lab instrumentation and debugging.
Experience with PCB layout considerations (stack-up, routing constraints, EMI/EMC awareness) is preferred.
Experience with Structured root-cause analysis to debugging and failure analysis is preferred.
Exposure to system integration and hardware interfaces is preferred.
Exposure to FPGA or programmable logic (e.g., basic HDL, Verilog, interfacing) is preferred.
Experience with Embedded systems experience (microcontrollers, firmware bring-up) is preferred.
Demonstrated contribution to hardware development projects (academic or industry) is preferred.
Experience taking a design from concept through testing or integration is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Advanced working knowledge of analog and digital circuit design principles applicable to instrumentation, controls, and high-reliability electronic systems.
Working knowledge of PCB design principles, including grounding, power distribution, signal integrity, component selection, derating, and EMI/EMC considerations.
Ability to independently translate system and hardware requirements into practical hardware designs.
Ability to evaluate design alternatives and make technically sound decisions considering reliability, performance, manufacturability, testability, and cost.
Ability to troubleshoot complex electronic hardware using structured debugging and root-cause-analysis methods.
Ability to develop and execute hardware verification, validation, integration, and qualification test activities.
Ability to interpret technical requirements, standards, specifications, and engineering documentation applicable to assigned work.
Ability to produce clear, accurate, and traceable engineering documentation.
Ability to identify technical risks, communicate their potential impact, and recommend appropriate mitigation actions.
Ability to effectively review the technical work of others and provide constructive engineering feedback.
Ability to work effectively across engineering disciplines and with manufacturing, suppliers, procurement, quality, and testing organizations.
Ability to manage assigned technical work with limited supervision and exercise independent engineering judgment within established requirements and processes.
Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to technical and cross-functional stakeholders.
Ability to provide technical guidance or mentoring to less-experienced engineers within areas of expertise.
Ability to work with highly collaborative team.
Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others.
Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge.
Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues.

Additional Requirements

Requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines occasionally.

The salary range for this position is $140,600 - $165,000 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that maybe used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, ability, and the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.

Senior IC&E Embedded Systems Engineer

The role

What you will do

Senior IC&E Embedded Systems Engineer

The role

What you will do

What you need

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Additional Requirements

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