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Principal Electrical Engineer, Opengear (Milton, Brisbane Hybrid) Join to apply for the Principal Electrical Engineer, Opengear (Milton, Brisbane Hybrid) role at Digi International Opengear designs and manufactures products for data center and remote site management. We are a rapidly growing supplier of sophisticated data center, network and remote site management products. Our customers include tech unicorns and Fortune 100 companies. We are the leading supplier of out-of-band solutions for IT infrastructure management and are actively exploring new solutions for hyperscale data center deployment and management. We are a global company with offices in Brisbane, Australia and Sandy, Utah. What We Offer We are seeking an accomplished and innovative Principal Electronics Engineer to join our Brisbanebased hardware team. In this role, youll drive our hardware design strategy, serve as a technical authority on embedded electronics, and guide teams through complex development challenges. This is a handson, highimpact role requiring deep technical knowledge, product insight, and a collaborative leadership style. This role offers the opportunity to shape the next generation of Opengears network resilience products through challenging, endtoend software and firmware development across our solution stack from embedded firmware and Linux kernel drivers to webbased interfaces and centralized management platforms. Youll be part of a collaborative work environment with a strong engineering culture, while also gaining leadership opportunities such as mentoring junior engineers and influencing product architecture and technical direction. In addition, the position provides a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and significant career growth potential in a highdemand technology sector. What You Will Do Hardware design & validation Lead design and validation of complex electronic systems, including chipdown ARM and x86 SoCs, network switches, highspeed interfaces. Review and provide guidance on schematics, PCB layouts, component selection and system design for reliability, compliance and cost optimization. Technically guide board bringup, validation, signalintegrity analysis and precompliance activities. Customerfocused solution collaboration Work with firmware and mechanical team members to ensure seamless integration and synergies. Work with software engineering and architecture to ensure alignment and overall optimization. Work with product management on technical feasibility and design tradeoffs. Work with engineering management on complexity estimates, work breakdowns, milestones and risk burndown. Strategic and operational involvement Support and lead rootcause analysis for hardware issues from initial prototypes through production. Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools and documentation practices. Provide valuable input into risk assessment, regulatory certification planning and supply chain resilience evaluations. Leadership & mentorship Serve as technical mentor to other members of the hardware team. Identify and advocate for professional development opportunities alongside engineering management. Guide innovations to align with strategic direction, outline design tradeoffs especially around cost/time and modularity/complexity. Who You Are and What You Bring 10+ years of industry experience in electronics design. Proven track record of delivering productiongrade hardware from concept through manufacturing. Expertise in digital circuit design, highspeed interfaces and power supply design. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a focus on documentation suitable for an intended audience. Ability to lead by example and inspire excellence through challenges and complexity. Comfortable working in agile development environments. Experience with Altium Designer (preferred) or similar schematic capture and layout tools. Strong understanding of DFM, DFT, signal integrity, power network analysis, thermal and EMI/EMC considerations. Desired But Not Required Experience with FPGAs, cellular modules or RF systems. Experience with regulatory compliance testing, EMC design bestpractices and troubleshooting. Experience with embedded Linux platforms and boardlevel debugging. Experience with collaborative and reusable design and review workflows. Experience with simulations for thermal, power network, signal integrity, EMC and/or RF. *Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. This includes, but is not limited to, work visas, employmentbased visas, or residency sponsorship. Candidates must have valid work authorization in Australia at the time of application. Visa applications of any kind will not be considered. At Digi, we embrace diversity and inclusion among our teammates. It is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are committed to providing an environment of respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. The successful candidate will be asked to complete a background check before commencing employment with Opengear. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr