Senior Electrical Engineer 1
Axon
Senior Electrical Engineer 1
Axon
Builds weapons, cameras and software for police
At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
As a Senior Electrical Engineer on Axon’s Devices team, you’ll play a key role in designing and delivering advanced embedded electronics for our next-generation vehicle-based video products and connected devices. You’ll own critical hardware designs from architecture through production, solve complex technical challenges, and collaborate with engineering teams across the globe.
This is an opportunity to have significant technical ownership while helping shape products used in demanding real-world public safety environments. You’ll also help grow the technical capabilities of the team by sharing your expertise and mentoring other engineers.
Work Location: This role is based out of our Timisoara Office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless there is an approved workplace accommodation. We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.
Own the end-to-end electrical design and delivery of vehicle-based video hardware, from requirements and system architecture through verification, release, and production.
Research, propose, and develop innovative embedded electronic designs for next-generation vehicle-based video products, wired and wireless devices, and low-power accessories.
Provide technical direction and coordination to project electrical engineers and design partners to ensure hardware deliverables are completed successfully and on schedule.
Design complex mixed-signal embedded electronics, integrating application processors, image sensors, high-speed memory, digital communication interfaces, RF transceivers, power-management devices, and protection circuitry.
Partner with PCB Design Engineers to define, review, and optimize multilayer HDI rigid, rigid-flex, and flex PCB layouts.
Lead hardware bring-up, characterization, optimization, and debugging using laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, power supplies, and multimeters.
Collaborate with RF Engineers to integrate and validate wireless technologies including LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GNSS.
Analyze design performance and test results, identify technical risks, and drive design improvements through simulation, measurement, and iteration.
Develop and finalize Bills of Materials and other technical documentation required for product release and mass production.
Share technical knowledge, mentor other engineers, and contribute to raising the overall engineering capabilities of the team.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar engineering discipline, with 7+ years of industry experience in embedded electronics design, including significant experience with high-speed, high-density vehicular or automotive embedded systems.
Strong hands-on experience owning complex embedded electronics designs across multiple areas such as application processors/SoCs, DDR4/DDR5 memory, power systems and PMICs, audio, RF integration, Ethernet/USB and other wired interfaces, sensors, and rigid/flex PCB technologies.
Proven ability to lead electronics development from concept through verification and mass production, including system architecture, component selection, schematic design, PCB layout management, design verification, debugging, and BOM development.
Strong experience with embedded power systems and RF integration, including technologies such as LTE, Wi-Fi and GNSS, as well as troubleshooting signal integrity, noise, and EMI challenges in automotive or vehicular environments.
Strong hands-on laboratory and schematic design skills, with experience using tools such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters, and industry-standard design platforms; Cadence/OrCAD and Allegro experience is preferred.
Ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively across geographically distributed, cross-functional engineering teams and external design partners, demonstrating ownership, technical leadership, collaboration, and a commitment to delivering high-quality products.
Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
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Axon builds public safety technology for police, emergency responders and security teams, combining connected devices with software that manages their work. Its TASER weapons and body cameras link field equipment to a cloud platform used throughout an investigation. Agencies use Axon Evidence to store recordings, control access and share case material with prosecutors, while its records and real-time operations tools organize reports and coordinate responses. Axon earns money from device sales and subscriptions that combine software, equipment upgrades and support over multiple years. Founded in 1993, Axon is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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