Co-op: Electrical Engineering; Fall

Job Title

MSA Safety is looking for a passionate and driven individual to join their team. If you are motivated to make a difference and have a commitment to safety, this role is for you.

At MSA Safety, safety is our core mission and what we do every day. We are a purpose-driven company dedicated to deploying innovation and technology to protect people and assets worldwide. Our goal is to solve our customers' greatest problems so they can go home safe each day. This role involves contributing to the electrical team for one or more New Product Development (NPD) projects.

Responsibilities:

• Contributes to the electrical team for one or more New Product Development (NPD) projects.
• Designs electrical circuit schematics for test boards, prototypes, and new product designs.
• Independently and creatively develops ideas and solutions to electrical and system design problems.
• Validates, tests, and debugs circuit boards.
• Develops printed circuit board (PCB) layout of complex multi-layer circuit board designs.
• Completes PCB Gerber file generation, ordering, and design file coordination with the fabrication house.
• Completes surface mount component rework of printed circuit boards and component replacement as needed.
• Runs and documents electrical and system tests.

Qualifications:

Special

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics.
• Knowledge of digital/analog circuit design and communication protocols such as SPI, UART, I2C.
• Solid interpersonal skills in design collaboration with the electrical engineering team.
• Creative Problem Solving Skills.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Tools.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Special

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Knowledge of schematic capture and PCB design using Altium Designer or other similar software.
• Knowledge of the PCB/PCBA manufacturing process.
• Knowledge of electrical design implementation to meet EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) standards.

Education and Experience

Required:

• Must be pursuing an Associates or Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics or other relevant Engineering discipline, from an ABET-accredited program, and have completed at least one semester of Sophomore year before beginning this co-op rotation.