Electrical Engineer

Fortive•Pittsburgh, PA

46d

About The Position

Industrial Scientific's product development team includes skilled engineers, designers, and technicians in the disciplines of electrical, mechanical, and firmware engineering. Third-party design partners are used (both locally and abroad) to augment our in-house team or to provide specific expertise. For the most part, we build what we design – often in our modern manufacturing factory right here in Western Pennsylvania. We design and develop a wide variety of world-class gas detection instruments, sensors, accessories, and infrastructure for worker connectivity and remote management. Our designs include the latest mixed-signal embedded computing technology, mechanical packaging, miniaturization, and compelling user interfaces. We partner with a dedicated in-house application software team to provide feature-rich web-based applications that help our customers keep their workers safe.

Requirements

Minimum BSEE from an accredited engineering college or university
Recent graduate or expected graduate in 2026
Coursework, internship, co-op, or project experience with analog circuit design
Familiarity with digital hardware design and microcontrollers
Exposure to schematic capture and PCB layout tools; Altium experience preferred
Demonstrated analytical skills
Self-starter with the ability to work as part of a team while also meeting individual responsibilities

Nice To Haves

Up to 2 years of circuit design experience through internship, co-op, academic, or professional work
RF design and/or wireless technology integration
Battery technologies
Embedded programming
Spice circuit simulation and signal integrity
Able to work effectively in a formal product development team environment
Able to exercise independent, sound judgment and decision making
Able to commit to and work under deadlines
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Collaborate with third-party and offshore development teams when needed

Responsibilities

Support the design of analog and digital hardware to receive agency approvals (UL, CSA, ATEX, IEC, MSHA, etc.)
Assist in developing and verifying electrical element-level specifications and requirements
Develop technical design documentation with guidance
Support troubleshooting of new and legacy designs
Follow the corporate engineering processes and contribute improvement ideas
Prepare and present materials for design reviews with guidance from senior engineers to champion design for manufacturability, reliability and serviceability
Support legacy product upgrades and sustaining engineering activities
Participate collaboratively in cross-functional product development teams
Support collaboration with quality assurance during product testing.