Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Electrical Engineer to take full technical ownership of electronics development for our sensor and instrumentation product portfolio. The role involves design, simulation, and validation of analog, mixed-signal, and digital circuits, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, and validate circuits for sensor signal conditioning, data acquisition, and embedded instrumentation.

• Develop complete electrical design packages including schematics, PCB layouts, BOMs, stack-ups, and manufacturing documentation.

• Perform SPICE and circuit simulations to optimize performance, noise, signal integrity, and power consumption.

• Lead PCB layout with understanding of grounding, shielding, controlled impedance, and DFM/DFT practices.

• Drive prototype builds, board bring-up, debugging, and iterative refinement.

• Ensure designs meet CE, RoHS, REACH, PFAS, and other compliance requirements.

• Coordinate and support EMC, safety, and environmental testing.

• Generate technical files and documentation for regulatory submissions.

• Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, software, product management, and manufacturing teams.

• Provide electrical expertise during NPI, design reviews, and root-cause analysis.

• Support production test development.

• Own schedules, deliverables, and budgets for assigned electronics work packages.

• Mentor and provide direction to junior engineers or contractors.

• Interface with suppliers, PCB manufacturers, and external labs.

Essential Skills

• 4-7 years of experience in instrument design or transducer electronics design.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field from an accredited institution.

• Hands-on experience in analog/digital/mixed signal circuit design.

• Proficiency in PCB design tools (Altium, ORCAD).

• Experience releasing PCB layouts to production.

• Familiarity with simple analog/digital circuits and schematics.

• Experience with AS9100 requirements.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Familiarity with CAE for circuit synthesis and analysis, Altium preferred.

• Ability to use Labview and TestStand preferred.

• Knowledge of compliance requirements related to hazardous substances.

• Experience in problem identification and corrective action.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong project management skills.

• Experience in transducer electronics or sensor-based instrumentation.

Work Environment

The role primarily takes place in an office environment. The position requires the ability to sit at a workstation for up to 60% of the workday, stand and walk for up to 30%, and use manual dexterity for 10%. Travel up to 5% may be required.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Amherst, NY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $115000.00/yr.

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage • 401(k) plan with a 4% company match • Generous personal and vacation time

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Amherst,NY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 17, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.