Contract - Electrical Engineer III

Job Description

Job Description

Contract - Electrical Engineer

Candidates must reside within commuting distance of our Boulder, CO office. Relocation assistance is not available. Only local candidates will be considered. 

This position is an short-term electrical engineering position that will focus on the analysis and redesign of a customer ethernet switching PCBA.  The contractor will focus on taking the current implementation, finding a cheaper, more reliable alternative board-mounted ethernet switch and then redesigning the PCBA to fit the existing size and connector constraints.  Responsibilities will also include working with the purchasing team for quoting and procuring first prototypes, bringing up prototypes, working with firmware engineers to revise the board firmware as necessary, and supporting testing and EC release.  This position is estimated to be an approximately five month tenure, averaging 20 hours per week.

Electrical engineer with the following experience:

• Ethernet stack and switching 
• PCBA schematic analysis and revision 
• PCBA card layout and implementation, especially incorporating high-speed lanes 
• PCBA bring up and test 
• Firmware design and implementation using C/C++ 

Compensation: $80-95/hr, 1099 Contractor. While this compensation range is a good faith and reasonable estimate, a candidate’s actual compensation will be competitive based on a variety of factors including the candidate’s knowledge, skills, and experience within the range.  

Estimated duration:  Average of 20 hr/wk for five months (this will be variable due to wait times with suppliers)

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 own or 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