Product Design Engineer

Spectrum Control•Fairview, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Spectrum Control is seeking an experienced Product Design Engineer to join their engineering team in Fairview, Pennsylvania. This position plays a key role in the development of innovative electromechanical products from concept through production while supporting continuous improvement of existing product lines. The ideal candidate combines strong electrical engineering fundamentals with experience designing ruggedized power electronics and electromechanical assemblies for high-reliability environments. Spectrum Control designs and manufactures high-performance electronic components and subsystems used in the world's most demanding defense, aerospace, industrial, medical, and communications applications. Our products help customers solve complex electromagnetic interference (EMI), power management, and signal integrity challenges where reliability is mission critical.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline with an electronics emphasis.
Minimum five (5) years of product design engineering experience.
Experience developing new electromechanical products and improving existing product designs.
Strong understanding of: AC and DC power electronics, Power management, EMI/EMC filtering, Transient voltage protection
Experience using PSpice, ETAP, or equivalent circuit simulation software.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional engineering environment.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing products for defense, aerospace, or other high-reliability industries.
Experience with ruggedized electromechanical packaging.
Knowledge of thermal management techniques for power electronics.
Experience supporting design verification, environmental qualification, and compliance testing.
Familiarity with Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Reliability (DFR) principles.
Experience with configuration management and engineering change processes.

Responsibilities

Design and develop innovative electromechanical products from concept through production release.
Lead engineering activities throughout the product development lifecycle, including concept generation, detailed design, validation, and manufacturing transfer.
Develop electrical schematics, circuit models, engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and technical documentation.
Improve existing product designs to enhance electrical performance, manufacturability, quality, reliability, and cost.
Evaluate design tradeoffs while balancing customer requirements, manufacturing capabilities, and business objectives.
Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and product lifecycle management activities.
Perform electrical analysis, circuit simulation, and design verification using PSpice, ETAP, or equivalent modeling software.
Design products focused on AC/DC power management, EMI/EMC filtering, transient suppression, and power distribution.
Develop validation plans and support qualification, environmental, and performance testing.
Investigate product performance issues through structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Recommend and implement corrective actions to improve product performance and long-term reliability.
Support failure analysis and customer issue resolution as required.
Partner closely with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Program Management throughout product development.
Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure designs are optimized for production.
Provide technical support during product launches and ongoing production.
Ensure designs comply with customer specifications, internal engineering standards, and applicable industry requirements.
Support documentation required for product qualification, regulatory compliance, and configuration management.
Promote continuous improvement initiatives that improve engineering efficiency, product quality, and customer satisfaction.