Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer

Position Overview:

You will design and develop embedded hardware and firmware for our card personalization business, working on microcontroller and FPGA designs, prototyping, debugging, and production support.

• Design, schematic capture, and prototype microcontroller and microprocessor-based products
• Develop complex embedded systems involving mixed-signal design, high-speed interfaces, and integration across hardware and firmware domains
• Develop or support firmware and/or FPGA designs
• Lead board bring‑up, debugging, and root‑cause analysis of hardware issues
• Test and verify new designs
• Lead or support transition of designs into production
• Contribute to identification of emerging technologies and support technical direction within assigned projects
• Work with vendors and sourcing to define technical requirements for components and subsystems
• Design for and support qualification of products to applicable regulatory standards such as UL, FCC, and CE
• Create and execute test plans for hardware and software validation
• Design and implement test fixtures to verify circuit board and system functionality for production testing
• Mentor junior engineers, technicians, and interns on design practices and debugging techniques

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• 5+ years of embedded hardware design experience, including schematic capture, layout, and board bring‑up
• Independent design, bring‑up, debugging, and delivery of embedded hardware systems
• Strong analog and digital circuit design skills, including DC/DC power supplies and common interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, USB)
• Experience in C/C++ and/or VHDL or Verilog
• Effective collaboration with cross‑functional teams (engineering, product management, manufacturing)
• Unrestricted lawful work authorization in the U.S.

• Experience with EE design tools (Mentor Graphics)
• Experience with FPGA development tools (Xilinx, Microsemi, Intel/Altera)
• Experience with smart card, RFID, NFC, printing, or motion control systems
• Knowledge of project management concepts (timelines, costs, requirements, resources)
• 7+ years of embedded hardware design experience
• Demonstrated ownership of high‑quality designs focused on reliability, performance, and manufacturability
• Curiosity and initiative in evaluating new technologies and design approaches to improve development speed or product performance
• Experience in fast‑paced development environments with iterative design cycles and engineering rigor
• Openness to adopting modern development tools, including AI‑assisted tools, for design efficiency and documentation

Minneapolis, MN – working in‑office Monday through Friday.

Base salary: $96,797–$141,969 per year (location‑based). Includes discretionary annual incentive plan. Benefits include health, vision, dental, 401(k) matching, life & disability insurance, mental health coaching, virtual fitness programs, paid personal time off, 12 paid holidays, parental leave, and education reimbursement. Benefits subject to eligibility and plan terms.

Entrust is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/AA/Disabled/Veteran). If you require an accommodation, contact