Principal Electrical Engineer, Wireless Design Services (Hopkins, MN - Hybrid
Job in
Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota, 55305, USA
Listed on 2026-08-14
Listing for:
Digi International
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-14
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Electronics Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Since 1985, Digi International has helped shape the future of connected devices. Our solutions span embedded systems, wireless connectivity, gateways, routers, system-on-modules, single-board computers, and IoT platforms used across a wide range of industries and applications.
Our Wireless Design Services team partners with customers to turn complex product ideas into reliable, production-ready connected products. The team provides end-to-end product development expertise, including architecture, hardware and firmware design, testing, certification, and manufacturing support.
Position
Digi International is seeking a Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer to serve as a hands-on hardware design leader within our Wireless Design Services team. This role is centered on electrical hardware design for embedded products, with many projects incorporating wireless technologies. You will solve difficult engineering problems, work directly with customers, and guide products from initial concept through design, verification, certification, and production release.
This is an individual contributor role with significant technical influence. The ideal candidate is curious, self-directed, and comfortable taking ownership in an environment where projects and customer needs vary.
Location:
Hybrid, based at global headquarters in Hopkins, MN
What You Will Do
- Lead the electrical architecture and hardware design of embedded and wireless products from concept through production.
- Design electronic circuits, select components, create and review schematics, and provide PCB layout guidance and review.
- Build, test, troubleshoot, and improve complex electronic circuits and embedded hardware platforms.
- Evaluate design tradeoffs related to performance, reliability, power, cost, manufacturability, component availability, and product lifecycle.
- Work directly with customers to understand requirements, clarify technical challenges, and present practical design recommendations.
- Translate customer and system needs into clear electrical requirements, interfaces, design specifications, and verification plans.
- Partner with firmware, RF, software, mechanical, manufacturing, project management, and business teams throughout product development.
- Lead hardware integration, verification, validation, production support, and sustaining engineering activities.
- Identify technical risks early, develop mitigation plans, and communicate clearly with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Mentor engineers, share best practices, and influence the technical direction and quality of the team's work.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of progressive experience designing commercial electronic products.
- Demonstrated experience taking hardware products from concept through manufacturing and production release.
- Deep, hands-on experience with electrical circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, PCB design/layout review, board bring-up, testing, and troubleshooting.
- Experience designing embedded hardware using microcontrollers, processors, sensors, power supplies, and digital communication interfaces.
- System-level thinking with experience balancing hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and customer requirements.
- Strong customer-facing communication skills, including the ability to explain technical options, risks, and recommendations to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Demonstrated initiative, ownership, and the ability to lead technical work with minimal oversight while managing multiple priorities.
- Experience developing connected or wireless products from concept through production.
- Working knowledge of RF fundamentals and wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, Zigbee, cellular, GNSS/GPS, or LoRa.
- Experience supporting regulatory and product certification activities, such as FCC, UL, ETL, ETSI, PTCRB, or other applicable standards.
- Experience in a product development consulting, design services, or other customer-facing engineering environment.
- Familiarity with Digi System-on-Modules (SOMs), Single-Board…
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