Tech Lead Electrical Engineer (Embedded Systems / PCB Design / EMC/EMI)

Location: Smithtown NY

Compensation: $140,000–$155,000 base salary + 8% bonus plan

The Opportunity

Join a growing engineering team building embedded electronic products that support emergency response vehicles and first responders. As a Tech Lead Electrical Engineer, you'll own the design and development of embedded hardware—from concept through production—while leading technical decisions and mentoring a small team of engineers. This is an opportunity to shape multiple greenfield embedded systems products in a company actively integrating wireless networking and advanced electronics into mission-critical vehicle technology.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Lead from the front — own electrical architecture, embedded hardware development, and technical direction.

• Build products that matter — develop systems used in emergency response and field-critical environments.

• High-impact visibility — work across mechanical, software, manufacturing, and product teams to bring products to market.

• Greenfield innovation — contribute to multiple new product initiatives in a growing engineering organization.

• Strong business momentum — join a company performing well, with bonus payouts historically exceeding target.

Your Day-to-Day

• Lead the design and development of embedded electronic systems for products including vehicle lighting, pressure governors, sensors, and control modules.

• Drive hardware development including schematic design, PCB layout, functional testing, and system-level validation.

• Define electrical architectures, select components (microcontrollers, sensors, drivers, wireless modules), and ensure performance, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance.

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership and mentorship to a team of 2–3 engineers.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical engineering, software, manufacturing, and product management teams to deliver reliable, field-ready products.

• Manage engineering priorities, schedules, and resource planning to keep development on track.

• Support product testing, validation, and transition into manufacturing.

• Improve engineering processes, documentation, specifications, and hardware design standards.

• Develop and maintain hardware component specifications, system-level requirements, and functional test plans.

• Champion engineering best practices and continuous improvement across the team.

What We're Looking For

• Strong expertise in microcontroller-based hardware design (ARM processor families preferred).

• Deep understanding of EMC / EMI-compliant electronic design.

• Hands-on experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Altium.

• Experience leading, mentoring, or guiding engineers in a technical team environment.

• Strong understanding of communication protocols including CAN, I2C, SPI, and UART.

• Experience with embedded wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular, or LoRa is a plus.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to work cross-functionally.

• Experience using lab and test equipment including oscilloscopes, multimeters, and signal generators.

• Hands-on laboratory testing, debugging, and validation experience.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder.

Ready to Apply?

If you're excited to lead embedded hardware development, mentor engineers, and help build next-generation technology for first responders, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while growing with a high-performing engineering team.