R&D Electrical Engineering Technologist
About The Position
Waygate Technologies, is the global leader in non‑destructive testing (NDT), ensuring safety, quality, and productivity across major industries worldwide. Our Skaneateles, NY facility specializes in Remote Visual Inspection (RVI) technologies and is home to world‑leading industrial borescopes used in jet engines, energy systems, automotive applications, and more. Our integrated site hosts R&D, manufacturing, software development, and repair teams collaborating daily to deliver world-class inspection solutions. As an R&D Electrical Engineering Technologist, you are contributing to the design, development, and testing of advanced electronic circuits for high‑performance video borescopes. You are developing next‑generation portable RVI systems, creating prototypes, modifying and troubleshooting PCB designs, and collaborating across Mechanical, Software, and Production teams to bring new technologies to market. You are driving experimentation, validation, and technical documentation to ensure successful and timely program launches.
Requirements
- Have experience in circuit board design and layout (preferably using the Altium ECAD toolset).
- Have hands-on experience with circuit board testing and creation of automated test protocols.
- Have proficiency in analyzing discrete and integrated analog circuits and digital logic design.
- Have interest and capability to perform limited software development in C/C++ or Python to support experiments or microcontroller implementations.
- Have working knowledge of SolidWorks.
- Have familiarity with wireless communication protocols and hardware.
- Have proficiency in using common laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes and network analyzers.
- Have strong problem‑solving and communication skills and be comfortable working in collaborative team environments.
Responsibilities
- Designing and developing the next generation of portable, world‑class video borescopes.
- Performing schematic capture and layout for new PCBs and modifying existing designs.
- Prototyping, assembling, and testing new board designs.
- Modifying and troubleshooting PCBs, including component replacement/removal, jumper installation, etc.
- Participating in project launch activities.
- Performing troubleshooting, validation, testing, experimentation, and test reporting.
- Creating and executing experiments to test new designs, often collaborating with Mechanical and Software teams to ensure on‑time program launches.
- Documenting products and technical data in accordance with engineering policies and procedures.
- Working with production personnel to resolve hardware issues in real time.
Benefits
- Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs.
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits
- You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.
- This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
