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This role will focus on the introduction of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), cable assemblies, and related electrical hardware for DNA sequencing instruments.\nThe engineer will work closely with Electrical Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and external manufacturing partners to support products from prototype development through pilot production and manufacturing ramp. The position combines hands-on electrical engineering, production test development, troubleshooting, documentation, and manufacturing support.\nResponsibilities\nSupport electrical NPI activities from concept and prototype development through pilot builds, product transfer, and production ramp.\nCollaborate with electrical design engineers to transition PCBAs, cable assemblies, and related electrical hardware into manufacturing.\nDesign, build, validate, and document electrical test fixtures for production subassemblies and instrument-level testing.\nDevelop schematics and PCB layouts for production test fixture electronics.\nPerform hands-on PCBA bring-up, electrical testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.\nDevelop and maintain production test requirements, test procedures, acceptance criteria, and troubleshooting documentation.\nParticipate in design reviews and provide design-for-manufacturing and design-for-test feedback.\nSupport the development and release of cable drawings, wiring diagrams, pinout documentation, bills of materials, and assembly instructions.\nWork with internal manufacturing teams, contract manufacturers, and suppliers to resolve electrical and test-related issues during prototype and production builds.\nAnalyze production test results, failure trends, and yield data to identify opportunities for improved product quality and manufacturing efficiency.\nSupport engineering change orders and maintain product documentation in PDM and PLM systems.\nAssist with the qualification of manufacturing processes, test equipment, and electrical suppliers.\nSupport the transfer of products from R&D to manufacturing, including the preparation of assembly and test methods and the training of manufacturing personnel.\nCoordinate assigned activities with cross-functional teams to meet project schedules, technical requirements, and quality objectives.\nCommunicate technical findings, risks, and recommendations clearly to engineering and project stakeholders.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.\nTypically requires a minimum of 5 or more years of relevant industry experience.\nExperience with PCBA design, bring-up, testing, or troubleshooting.\nExperience designing electrical test fixtures or production test equipment.\nProficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools; experience with Cadence or Altium is preferred.\nWorking knowledge of common electrical laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, and logic analyzers.\nUnderstanding of electrical manufacturing processes and design-for-manufacturing and design-for-test principles.\nExperience creating and maintaining engineering documentation such as schematics, bills of materials, test procedures, cable drawings, and work instructions.\nStrong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to manage multiple technical assignments and changing priorities in a fast-paced product-development environment.\nEffective written and verbal communication skills.\nDemonstrated ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary engineering and operations teams.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience supporting new product introduction or manufacturing transfer of complex electrical or electromechanical products.\nExperience with PCBA contract manufacturers, cable assembly suppliers, or outsourced manufacturing partners.\nExperience developing, deploying, or supporting production test stations at a contract manufacturer.\nHands-on electromechanical assembly and system-level debug experience.\nExperience with PDM or PLM systems and formal engineering change-control processes.\nFamiliarity with FPGA-based systems, embedded electronics, or digital communication interfaces.\nFamiliarity with electrical safety, EMC, product qualification, and reliability testing.\nProficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and project-management tools.\nCandidates must have current authorization to work in the United States without the need for present or future sponsorship.\nThis role is required to be 100% onsite.\nYou may be required from time to time to visit and work at PacBio locations and for such times as the Company considers necessary for the proper performance of your duties.\nAll listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation.\nSalary Range:\n$112,000.00 - $168,000.00To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at PacBio. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. PacBio does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, PacBio employees or any other company location. PacBio is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation.\nIf you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact us at 650-521-8000, or  for assistance.\nVisit our following pages for more information on:\nFAQs\nBenefits\nCulture\nEqual Opportunity Employment\nBeware of Recruitment Fraud\nPlease be aware of employment scams where people or entities misuse PacBio’s name, or the names of PacBio employees, to post fake job advertisements or make fake job offers.\nPacBio will never extend a job offer without a personal interview and will never charge any money for joining our company. All current job openings are displayed on the Careers page of our official website.\nIf you see a job posting that is not on the PacBio official website, or have been approached with a job offer that you suspect may be fraudulent, we strongly recommend you do not respond and do not send money or provide any personal information.\nIT IS LIKELY A SCAM OR FAKE JOB AD IF:\nThe job offer requires youto pay something (for example, to purchase equipment).\nYou receive a job offer that you didn’t apply for, or without a personal interview or interaction.\nThe interview seems to involve AI video or audio.\nYou found a job on a job board or third-party channel, but the job doesn’t exist on the official PacBio careers page\nYou suspect it is a scam.\nHOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF:\nNever give personal and confidential information.\nNever pay for anything as part of interviewing for, or accepting, an offer of employment.\nIgnore it if it seems like a scam.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7887,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Biotechnology","Health Care","Genomics & Genetic Testing","Laboratory Equipment"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T03:44:57Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":84,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.888,"p_room":0.945,"age_days":16,"expected_fill_days":35,"reasons":["conf:14","velocity","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":168000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pacbio-senior-electrical-engineer-npi","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pacbio-senior-electrical-engineer-npi.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-17T14:49:58Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":20053,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":58729},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=58729"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpacbio-senior-electrical-engineer-npi"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpacbio-senior-electrical-engineer-npi"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpacbio-senior-electrical-engineer-npi"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/pacbio-senior-electrical-engineer-npi\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpacbio-senior-electrical-engineer-npi"}]}