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Fortive

Makes industrial tools and healthcare systems

Electrical Engineer

Board & Electronics DesignPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeShanghai, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering is required; an MS in Electrical Engineering or above is desired.
  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience in analog circuit design for measurement, test, or instrumentation applications is required.
  • A strong theoretical foundation in analog electronics, including feedback theory, stability analysis, noise theory, and linear circuit design, is required.
  • Proven experience designing circuits with precision operational amplifiers (low offset, low noise, low drift), instrumentation amplifiers, and high-resolution ADCs/DACs of at least 16-bit resolution is required.
  • Proficiency in SPICE-based circuit simulation, such as LTspice, PSpice, TINA-TI, or equivalent, is required.
  • Hands-on PCB layout experience using Cadence HDL, Allegro, or similar EDA tools is required, including demonstrated ability to design mixed-signal boards with at least four layers.
  • A solid understanding of grounding techniques, shielding practices, and electromagnetic compatibility/electromagnetic interference design principles is required.
  • Experience with laboratory instrumentation for circuit characterization, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, precision sources, LCR meters, and thermal test equipment, is required.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a methodical approach to debugging and root-cause analysis are required.
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English for documentation and technical communication is required.
  • Teamwork skills, strong interpersonal communication, and a sense of responsibility are required.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop signal conditioning chains, signal converters, sampling systems, drivers, and related components for high-precision measurement instruments.
  • Architect analog front-end solutions for sensor interfacing, including thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, photodiodes, electrochemical cells, and other transducers.
  • Perform analog signal-chain analysis, including noise budgeting, bandwidth optimization, dynamic-range assessment, and distortion characterization.
  • Select and evaluate critical components, including operational amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, voltage references, analog switches, and multiplexers, based on performance, cost, and supply-chain considerations.
  • Design and implement high-resolution ADC and DAC subsystems, including SAR, sigma-delta, and pipelined architectures, with attention to grounding, shielding, and clock distribution.
  • Develop low-noise, low-ripple power-supply architectures for sensitive analog circuits, including detailed power budgets and noise control.
  • Conduct SPICE simulations for circuit verification, worst-case analysis, and Monte Carlo tolerance evaluation.
  • Design and debug multilayer PCB layouts with attention to analog-digital partitioning, ground-plane integrity, thermal management, and EMC compliance.
  • Build and characterize prototypes using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, precision multimeters, source-measure units, and thermal chambers.
  • Perform design-for-manufacturability and design-for-test reviews to support the transition from prototype to volume production.
  • Contribute technical documentation, including design specifications, test procedures, validation reports, and application notes.
  • Participate in cross-functional design reviews and support system-level integration and troubleshooting.
  • Stay current with semiconductor technologies, converter architectures, and analog design methodologies relevant to instrumentation.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with low-noise, PPM-precision circuit design, operational amplifiers, filters, ADC/DACs, amplifiers, and loop analysis.
  • Experience with FPGA-based digital signal processing for instrument calibration, linearization, or real-time filtering.
  • Knowledge of embedded C/C++ for microcontroller-based data acquisition and instrument control.
  • Familiarity with industrial communication protocols, including SPI, I²C, RS-485, CAN, Modbus, and 4–20 mA.
  • Experience designing circuits compliant with IEC 61010, IEC 61326, or similar safety and EMC standards for laboratory or test equipment.
  • Understanding of thermal design principles and temperature-compensation techniques for precision analog circuits.
  • Exposure to data-acquisition system architecture design and multichannel synchronized sampling.
  • Experience with intrinsic safety design or explosion-proof environments.
  • A track record of published technical articles, patents, or contributions to open-source hardware projects.

About the Company

Fortive

Makes industrial tools and healthcare systems

Fortive makes measurement instruments, workplace safety systems and healthcare equipment for industrial technicians, facility managers and hospitals. Its operating companies include Fluke, whose test tools support electrical maintenance, and Advanced Sterilization Products, which builds systems for sterilizing medical instruments. Its software tracks assets and clinical workflows, while its hardware measures equipment conditions and protects workers; customers pay for instruments, consumables, services and software subscriptions. Founded as an independent company in 2016 after separating from Danaher, Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Everett, WA
Founded
2016

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