Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Onsite)

• Hybrid Flex Monday and Fridays Remote after training.

Role Overview

We design and develop a wide variety of world-class gas detection instruments, sensors, accessories, and infrastructure for worker connectivity and remote management. Our designs include mixed-signal embedded computing technology, mechanical packaging, and user-interfaces. An Electrical Design Engineer is a skilled professional who designs large-scale electrical engineering projects and will often serve as the Lead Electrical Engineer in the product development process.

Key Responsibilities

• Design analog and digital hardware and PCBs to receive agency approvals (UL, CSA, ATEX, IEC, MSHA, etc.).
• Perform schematic design and layout level designs.
• Define and execute system-level specifications and requirements.
• Establish the strategic direction of electrical designs.
• Develop technical design documentation.
• Troubleshoot new and legacy designs.
• Follow, enforce, and mature the corporate engineering processes.
• Develop and present materials for design reviews and champion design for manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability.
• Design legacy product upgrades.
• Train in the technical use and servicing of new designs.
• Participate collaboratively in cross-functional product development teams.
• Act as the central liaison with quality assurance during product testing.

Required Qualifications


Education: Minimum BSEE from an accredited engineering college or university.

Experience: Ideally 2+ years of experience in the circuit design field.

Technical Skills: Proven success with low-level analog circuit design and digital hardware design with micro-controllers. Ability to develop schematics and layout in Altium or other software. Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to work as part of a team while also meeting individual responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• MSEE from an accredited engineering college or university.
• 5+ years of experience.
• Intrinsic safety design.
• RF design and/or wireless technology integration.
• Experience with battery technologies.
• Embedded programming.
• Spice circuit simulation and signal integrity.
• Demonstrated understanding of safety-critical embedded system design.
• Project management skills.

Compensation & Benefits

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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