Associate Electrical Engineer

About the role

Design, develop, and test all aspects of electrical components, equipment, products, machinery, and/or systems. Apply principles and techniques of electrical engineering to accomplish goals.

• Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Participate in new product development, design verification, troubleshooting, and manufacturing support activities for residential electrical products and related test systems.

Responsibilities

Confer with engineering team members, customers, suppliers, manufacturing personnel, and others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects and products.

• Cook up manufacturing, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, standards, and requirements.
• Design, implement, maintain, and improve electrical components, equipment, products, machinery, systems, and supporting test equipment.
• Prepare specifications for purchase of materials, components, and equipment.
• Operate computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks, analyze data, and support design verification activities.
• Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards.
• Develop and maintain engineering design, test, and validation documentation in accordance with ISO and business unit quality system requirements.
• Design, develop, and incorporate new technologies into electrical and electronic products and systems for commercial, industrial, and residential applications that support business unit objectives.
• Select, design, assemble, and support test control apparatus and equipment, and determine methods, procedures, and conditions for electrical and electronic testing of designs and products to verify and validate product requirements.
• Maintain and upgrade development engineering laboratories, test fixtures, instrumentation, and equipment as required to support new product designs and test procedures.
• Work with cross-functional teams including Applications Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Project Management, and Product Management to support new product development and product improvements.
• Support agency, compliance, and qualification testing activities and maintain awareness of industry standards and test procedures that may impact business unit products.
• Perform engineering investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions related to design, manufacturing, reliability, and field performance issues.
• Participate in design verification testing, reliability testing, DFMEA activities, and product validation efforts to ensure robust and manufacturable product designs.

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of electrical and electronics concepts, analog and digital circuit design, discrete semiconductors, microcontrollers, embedded systems, and test instrumentation.
• Ability to use personal computers for document creation, test result analysis, engineering calculations, data collection, and information retrieval.

Preferred Abilities

• Circuit simulation, analog and digital design, microcontrollers, embedded systems, schematic capture, PCB design, firmware programming in C/C++, data analysis, production test fixture design and support, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, environmental testing, electrical troubleshooting, and hands-on experience with soldering and building electrical/electronic prototypes.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree (BSEE) or equivalent from four-year college
• 0-3 years of electrical engineering experience
• Internship, co-op, undergraduate research, or relevant hands-on engineering project experience is a plus.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance programs
• 401K plans with employer-matching contributions
• Tuition reimbursement
• PTO
• Paid holidays
• Volunteer time off

For More Information

To learn more about benefits, please visit: https://careers.leviton.com/benefits

About Leviton

At Leviton, we build what's next to light, power, and connect everyday spaces, from electrical to lighting, to data networks, and energy management. With over 115 years of history, Leviton develops thoughtful solutions that help make its customers' lives easier, safer, more efficient, and more productive. We recognize that our people are our greatest asset. We ASK questions, EMBRACE challenges, SEEK new perspectives, and ANTICIPATE what comes next. It's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly changing world.