Electrical Engineer – Circuit Design

Menlo Micro is setting a new standard for electronic switches with its breakthrough Ideal Switch® technology—the first major innovation in over 30 years. This chip-scale platform overcomes the performance and scalability limits of traditional switches, enabling smaller, faster, more reliable, and energy-efficient systems.

From AI data centers and quantum computing to aerospace, defense, and power electronics, Menlo Micro’s technology removes bottlenecks, lowers total cost of ownership, and unlocks new possibilities across the most demanding applications.

We’re looking for talented, driven individuals who want to make a real impact. Join a collaborative, fast-paced team backed by industry leaders, and help build cutting‑edge technology that is shaping the future of electronics.

Design the electronics related to smart circuit protection systems used in next‑gen data centers and industrial circuit breakers. Focus on improving performance, reliability, and manufacturability, for integrated hardware and control for circuit protection.

This collaborative engineering environment brings together expertise across electrical, firmware, and mechanical disciplines to deliver cutting‑edge MEMS (Micro‑Electro‑Mechanical Systems) based circuit protection technologies.

• Design electronics to support MEMS products
• Design verification via simulations and lab testing
• PCB (Printed Circuit Board) layout, prototype testing, debugging, circuit assembly and design validation

• BS Electrical Engineering
• 3 years of industry experience
• PCB schematic capture in Altium
• PCB layout in Altium
• LTspice simulations or similar tools
• PCBA (PCB Assembly) testing experience
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR regulations.
• Required to work on‑site in Albany, NY

• Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Experience with firmware development on micro‑controller or FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays)
• Use of CAD tools like Fusion
  360 or Solid Works
• Collaborate effectively within cross‑functional technical team
• Flexibility to adapt in a changing environment
• Apply innovative, out‑of‑the‑box thinking to circuit design challenges
• Work with a strong sense of urgency while maintaining attention to detail.
• Travel Requirements:
• Domestic travel 25%
• International travel 5%

• Approximately 60% of the work is performed at a computer, with the remaining time spent in a laboratory environment.
• Soldering equipment, Mechanical tools, High‑voltage

$80,000 - $90,000

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life insurance and disability plan options
• 401(k) with company match
• Educational Assistance Program
• Paid company-selected holidays & floating holidays
• PTO – generous time off programs

Menlo Microsystems, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.