Electrical Engineer

Job Title:

Electrical Design Engineer

Job Description

The Electrical Design Engineer leads and manages the hardware aspects of innovative detection and safety products throughout their entire lifecycle, from initial architecture and planning through detailed design, verification, and validation. This role provides electrical design technical leadership for cross-functional new product development and sustaining engineering projects, focusing on products that use various sensing technologies and both wired and wireless communication methods.

The position offers the opportunity to work with high-technology solutions for the gas and oil industry within a projects-based, global engineering environment.

Responsibilities

* Lead and manage hardware design activities for products across the full lifecycle, from architecture and planning through verification and validation.

* Provide electrical design technical leadership to cross-functional teams for new product development and sustaining engineering projects.

* Develop and write engineering subsystem requirements and rationales that align with customer needs, system-level requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.

* Design and develop mixed-signal circuits that meet defined requirements, verified through analysis, simulation, and breadboard prototyping.

* Use ECAD tools for schematic capture to create clear, accurate, and manufacturable electronic designs.

* Direct the work of PCB and PCBA designers, including guidance on component placement, routing strategies, and overall board layout.

* Implement new or updated mixed-signal electronic designs that meet or exceed customer, system, and regulatory requirements.

* Build and test designs from bench-level prototypes through formal verification and validation, using in-house test setups and, when needed, third-party test facilities.

* Develop and maintain electronic assembly project schedules for tasks performed by electrical engineering resources in support of overall project development.

* Participate in product roadmap discussions and resource planning to support long-term technology and product strategies.

* Follow established development processes, lead technical design reviews, and thoroughly document and control all engineering deliverables.

* Assess the impact of changes to electrical components related to obsolescence, including their effect on subcircuits, PCBs, and PCBAs.

* Author and drive to completion engineering change requests, as well as manufacturing and engineering change orders.

* Contribute to continuous improvement of design methods, tools, and standards to enhance product performance, reliability, and manufacturability.

Essential Skills

* Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

* 2-5+ years of professional work experience in electrical or hardware design engineering.

* At least 2 years of experience developing mixed-signal PCB and PCBA designs.

* Proficiency in schematic capture using ECAD tools.

* Experience with PCB and PCBA design, including understanding of layout constraints and manufacturability considerations.

* Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design principles.

* Ability to verify designs through analysis, simulation, and breadboard testing.

* Experience working within structured development processes and participating in formal technical reviews.

* Ability to create clear engineering documentation, including requirements, design descriptions, and change records.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

* Analog circuit design experience with a focus on robust, reliable hardware.

* Experience developing electronics to meet high levels of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) performance.

* Participation in at least one full product development effort from initial concept through manufacturing release.

* Product development experience in a regulated market segment such as medical, automotive, aviation, industrial life safety, or SIL2-related applications.

* Experience across all phases of the program development lifecycle, including requirements capture, design, implementation, and test.

* Experience using Altium for schematic capture and PCB/PCBA design.

* Familiarity with Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and its application to electronic hardware.

* Experience working with sensing technologies such as optical and electrochemical sensors is beneficial.

* Exposure to wired and wireless communication technologies in embedded or industrial products.

Work Environment

This role operates in an engineering-focused environment that emphasizes high-technology solutions for the gas and oil industry and other demanding applications. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including hardware, software, systems, and manufacturing engineering, in a setting that values rigorous design practices, thorough testing, and adherence to regulatory and industry standards. The work involves regular use of ECAD tools for schematic capture and PCB/PCBA design, as well as hands-on activities in laboratory and…