Electrical Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Engineering from an accredited university program.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience.
• ECAD experience with schematic capture and layout.
• Experience supporting electrical engineering designs in production, including resolving production issues such as component obsolescence and alternative component evaluation.
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging production issues involving known-working designs using existing documentation, test fixtures, and test scripts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work as a team player and methodical self-starter, completing projects in a timely manner.
• Working knowledge and awareness of ISO 9001, ISO 14000, ISO 13485, and AS9100 processes.
• Ability to work onsite in Waukegan, Illinois; the position may require occasional travel of less than 25% to Chicago-area laboratories and suppliers in Southeast Asia.

Nice To Haves

• Altium Designer experience for ECAD schematic capture and layout.
• Familiarity with multilayer PCB design involving high-speed communication up to 10 Gbps; wireless modules or discrete designs for 802.11 b/g/n/ac, BTLE, RFID/NFC, and LTE; microcontroller/microprocessor circuits; power management; and serial/peripheral interfaces.
• Software experience with C/C++, Python, Linux, Bash, Arduino, or Raspberry Pi for troubleshooting and engineering evaluation activities.

Responsibilities

• Support product transition from the development lifecycle into the production lifecycle.
• Transfer design files into the manufacturing process.
• Support regulatory compliance testing.
• Support electrical engineering designs in production and resolve production-related issues, including component obsolescence management and alternative component evaluation.
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues involving known-working designs using existing documentation, test fixtures, and test scripts.
• Support electrical engineering evaluation of newly developed products.
• Perform product verification and testing, including final analysis and development of tests, reports, and programming scripts.
• Select and use test equipment, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, meters, and supplies.
• Provide direction to an Engineering Technician and, when needed, directly support PCBA assembly, rework, and changes using soldering irons, heat guns, and hot plates.
• Execute electrical engineering evaluation procedures at vendor locations.
• Mentor interns and junior-level engineers.
• Support and develop the creation and evolution of the electrical engineering design process.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for the manufacturing team on mid-level and low-level electrical engineering designs.
• Support high-complexity programs and/or multiple mid- and low-complexity programs concurrently.
• Independently provide electrical engineering team leadership on programs of all complexity levels.
• Apply working knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14000, ISO 13485, and AS9100 processes.
• Support ISO and internal audits of electrical engineering processes.
• Perform other duties and functions as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and quarterly profit-sharing incentives.
• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
• Voluntary life/AD&D, voluntary critical illness, accident prevention, and hospital indemnity coverage.
• 401(k) with a 3% company contribution and an additional annual discretionary contribution.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program and Wellness Program.
• Paid time off, Volunteer Time Off Program, paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement program.