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Sr Sustaining Electrical Engineer

Spectra Logic • Boulder, CO • 2h ago

Description

Senior Sustaining Electrical Engineer

Company: Spectra Logic

Location: Boulder, CO (Casual, Hybrid Environment)

Position Type: Full-Time, Engineering / Sustaining Engineering

Compensation: $125,000 -- $145,000 / year (Competitive based on knowledge, skills, and experience)

Position Overview

As a Senior Sustaining Electrical Engineer at Spectra Logic, you will step into a high-impact technical leadership role shaping the lifecycle, reliability, and long-term strategy of our entire product portfolio. You will serve as the guiding authority for electrical sustaining engineering, driving cutting-edge design improvements, resolving complex hardware challenges, and mentoring a talented engineering team. If you are an expert problem-solver who thrives on optimizing advanced hardware architectures and collaborating across executive and technical teams, this is your opportunity to shine.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Strategy

Define Global Standards: Establish and champion the global electrical validation strategy and technical benchmarks across all sustaining engineering initiatives.

Optimize Complex Architecture: Ensure electrical designs remain exceptionally robust for long-term support, with a specific focus on high-density server and tape library power architectures.

Mastermind Root Cause Analysis: Lead the investigation of high-impact field failures, guiding cross-functional teams toward systemic, permanent resolutions.

Oversee Lifecycle & PCBA Design: Drive the overarching lifecycle strategy for all PCBAs, setting world-class standards for Altium design protocols and documentation.

Champion Compliance: Lead the global compliance and certification strategy, serving as the primary liaison with external bodies for Safety and EMC.

Collaboration & Mentorship

Executive Alignment: Partner directly with executive stakeholders to align electrical engineering activities with broader business, operational, and financial objectives.

Shape the Next Generation: Mentor and inspire engineers across all levels, actively guiding the technical direction and professional growth of the team.

Drive Cross-Functional Impact: Spearhead major initiatives to improve product reliability, enhance supply chain resilience through proactive BOM management, and lower total cost of ownership.

Qualifications & Requirements

Proven Technical Expertise: Expert-level command of circuit behavior, signal integrity, power systems, and schematic design, with deep mastery of Altium Designer (or similar top-tier PCBA tools).

Leadership Track Record: A recognized technical leader with excellent decision-making capabilities and strong cross-functional communication skills.

Advanced Problem Solving: Exceptional analytical skills with a passion for diving deep into root-cause engineering challenges.

Experience: 10+ years of hardware/electrical engineering experience is highly preferred.

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related engineering field.

Residency: Must reside within commuting distance of our Boulder, CO office. Please note: Relocation assistance is not available; local candidates will be prioritized.

WHY SPECTRA?

Located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado, Spectra is an entrepreneurial, private company with more than 40 years of proven success preserving, protecting and defending the world's data. Spectra offers a challenging, flexible and creative work environment. Our culture is one that drives personal opportunity and advancement and rewards high performance while maintaining a high-quality work-life balance. We offer a casual, hybrid work environment with ample opportunity to learn and grow within the company. Work out on your ownor with our trainer at one of the on-campus gyms; grab lunch or snacks onsite or challenge the CEO to a game of pinball; and grow your career with peers who are second to none.

SPECTRA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Spectra is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we never discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other characteristics protected by applicable law

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