Senior Electrical Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Instrumentation NPI and Sustaining Engineering team, supporting the design, transition to manufacturing, and lifecycle management of our current and next-generation platforms.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will lead and contribute to the development, improvement, and support of electrical systems across our product lines. Your primary focus will be on New Product Introduction (NPI) - bridging the gap between R&D and manufacturing - and on sustaining engineering to ensure high product quality, manufacturability, and reliability throughout the product lifecycle. You will work in close collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable, and compliant instrument solutions.

What you will be doing:

• Lead and execute electrical design and development efforts for NPI and sustaining engineering projects across complex instrumentation platforms.
• Drive the transition of products from development to manufacturing, ensuring design robustness, manufacturability (DFM), testability (DFT), and scalability.
• Lead root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvements for electrical issues arising in production or in-field systems.
• Own and develop system and subsystem electrical architectures to meet performance, cost, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, software, system, microfluidics, and quality teams to solve complex, cross-disciplinary engineering challenges.
• Conduct board-level analog/digital circuit design, schematic capture, and PCB layout reviews using CAD tools (Altium preferred).
• Apply strong knowledge of signal integrity, grounding, power management, and EMI/ESD mitigation.
• Lead and support design verification and validation, compliance testing (FCC, CE, UL, CSA), and reliability testing.
• Interact with external partners and contract manufacturers to align on electrical design, test strategies, and manufacturing processes.
• Lead and support ICT and FCT test development with external partners and contract manufacturers.
• Participate in and drive design reviews, risk assessments (FMEA), and design documentation per design control processes.
• Support Instrument assembly process development, test development and root cause analysis.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in electrical engineering, including board-level design for complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Proven track record of supporting both new product development and sustaining engineering in a regulated environment (medical, biotech, or life sciences preferred).
• Proficiency with embedded systems, including microprocessors, memory interfaces, USB, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, CAN, etc.
• Strong experience with PCB bring-up, debugging, and rework, including use of lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, etc.).
• Experience conducting DFM, DFA, and DFT reviews and working with contract manufacturers and suppliers.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards and certifications: FCC, UL, CE, ISO, and safety/reliability requirements.
• Experience with test automation software like LabVIEW, Python, and FunTEST

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience in NPI environments, including pilot builds, production ramp, and ECO processes.
• Strong understanding of embedded firmware/hardware interaction; coding experience is a plus.
• Experience with a wide range of sensors (optical, thermal, pressure, flow, position).
• Deep understanding of compliance engineering, including EMC, ESD, safety, and environmental testing.
• Proficiency in Altium Designer or equivalent ECAD tools.
• Experience supporting cross-functional design transfer processes to operations and manufacturing teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly convey technical information to diverse audiences.

About 10x Genomics

At 10x Genomics, accelerating our understanding of biology is more than a mission for us. It is a commitment. This is the century of biology, and the breakthroughs we make now have the potential to change the world.

We enable scientists to advance their research, allowing them to address scientific questions they did not even know they could ask. Our tools have enabled fundamental discoveries across biology including cancer, immunology, and neuroscience.

Our teams are empowered and encouraged to follow their passions, pursue new ideas, and perform at their best in an inclusive and dynamic environment. We know that behind every scientific breakthrough, there is a deep infrastructure of talented people driving the life sciences industry and making it possible for scientists and clinicians to make new strides. We are dedicated to finding the very best person for every aspect of our work because the innovations and discoveries that we enable together will lead to better technologies, better treatments, and a better future. Find out how you can make a 10x difference. 

Individuals seeking employment at 10x Genomics are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

10x does not accept unsolicited applicants submitted by third-party recruiters or agencies. Any resume or application submitted to 10x without a vendor agreement in place will be considered unsolicited and property of 10x, and 10x will not pay a placement fee.