Principal, Electrical Engineering

Leveraging a history that spans over 130 years, Gentex is a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, emergency responders, and industrial personnel operating in high performance environments. Join our multinational team of exceptional and dedicated employees around the world and work on challenging and rewarding projects, grow your skills, and advance your career all while making a positive difference in the lives of our customers. Electrical Engineering or equivalent related experience~10 years' plus experience with electrical design in a new product and/or support in a manufacturing environment required~Lead the development of advanced power and data management architectures for head borne systems. You'll work at the intersection of high-bandwidth, low-latency video distribution for enhanced night vision devices and next-generation smart battery pack design — shaping the electrical backbone of our helmet-mounted platforms to ensure efficient power delivery, robust data pathways, and seamless integration across mission-critical technologies. You'll own new product development, execute roadmap architectures, drive continuous improvements, mentor engineers, and shape best practices across the facility. Gentex offers a robust benefit package- including, but not limited to, medical coverages, 401k, paid time off and excellent work schedules including a 9/80 work week. Propose and own electrical architectures for new product development Perform schematic capture and PCB layout across power, digital, embedded, and analog circuits Create and release electronic assembly data packages for PCB and system manufacturing Develop system block diagrams and schematics for manufacturing support equipment Mentor junior engineers, designers, and technicians on electrical design and development Support field failure analysis and address quality concerns or product changes Manage the electrical component database for new designs Contribute to cost estimation and cost reduction efforts for new projects Record, analyze, and interpret test data using appropriate statistical techniques Report regularly on project status, flagging variances from baseline Expert knowledge of analog, digital, embedded, and power electronic systems Experience with analog/audio design (microphone amplifiers, audio filters)Experience with Serdes, Memory DDR3/4, MIPI and Parallel Video Familiarity with Lattice FPGA's, Software Radiant/Diamond Experience in electro-mechanical assembly manufacturing; Gentex's Manchester facility is located in southern New Hampshire. There is so much to do, see and experience in Manchester including major concerts and ECHL Hockey, AA minor league baseball, live performances at the historic Palace Theatre or exhibits at our renowned museums. Gentex is an E-Verify Participant.