Senior Electrical Engineer

Hayward Holdings, Inc.•North Kingstown, RI

59d•Onsite

About The Position

Hayward Holdings Inc. is seeking a self-directed Senior Electrical Engineer to lead projects from concept through manufacturing release with minimal oversight. This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver industry-leading pool controls, electronics, and assemblies. The engineer will be responsible for the design ownership, analysis, verification, testing, validation, and launch of electrical systems. This position is based in North Kingstown, RI and requires onsite presence five days a week.

Requirements

8–10+ years in electrical design and product development.
Proficiency with schematic capture tools (Altium, KiCad, Cadence, Mentor Graphics or Eagle) and knowledge of PCB layout and PCB construction.
Experience with IoT-connected embedded systems, including wireless communication protocols (e.g., Wi-Fi, BLE, Zigbee) and cloud-connected device architectures.
Knowledge of 3-phase BLDC motor drives, embedded systems, microcontrollers, and analog/digital circuitry.
Understanding of mechanical/thermal/packaging design for embedded systems in consumer and industrial markets.
Experience with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power analyzers, and timing analyzers to support product verification.
Technical knowledge of reliability testing including environmental, safety, and EMI/EMC verification procedures.
Self-driven and independent — comfortable owning projects end-to-end with minimal oversight and a strong commitment to meeting deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Experience using simulation and analysis tools such as LTSpice, Saber, Mathcad, or Maple.
Experience with electrical product design in a regulated environment such as automotive, aerospace, or medical.
Design For Six Sigma, DMAIC, Lean Six Sigma, or Shainin Red X certification.
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) preferred.

Responsibilities

Analyze system and subsystem level requirements and evaluate technical solutions for new platforms.
Generate electrical architecture solutions, topologies, and configurations to optimize the electrical design for new project needs.
Design, model, simulate, implement, and verify circuits.
Lead design reviews, optimize PCB layouts, and specify components for robust designs.
Support electronic circuit verification activities per industry accepted practices.
Support DFMEA and other analyses to develop a robust product that meets market and safety requirements.
Build and analyze bench level prototypes for proof-of-concept designs.
Create and execute test plans to validate designs and ensure industry compliance (HALT, EMC/EMI, UL, CE).
Partner with manufacturing teams for smooth production launches.
Work with product, firmware, mechanical, and system architects to create cohesive product architectures.
Maintain detailed technical documentation and communicate design strategies effectively.
Stay up to date on industry trends and emerging technologies through conferences, research, and side projects.
Champion and role model best practices within the electrical engineering team.