Electrical Engineer / Designer II

The Coats Company is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer / Designer II to support our R&D team in the design, development, and validation of electrical systems used in our automotive service equipment. This role is heavily focused on electronics design, PCB development, and component-level engineering, with direct involvement in testing and production support. You will play a key role in creating and maintaining detailed electrical documentation, supporting new product development, and ensuring the long-term reliability of electrical components from concept through post-production.

Responsibilities

• Ability to work in a cross-functional team with internal and external partners to help manage electrical design projects from conceptual design to production implementation.
• Designs, develops, and documents printed circuit board design and assembly in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Lead component investigations for alternate designs to support ongoing production.
• Own obsolescence investigations for all electrical parts and components.
• Lead electronic component and board level testing through development and into post-production launch to identify issues and root causes.
• Support advanced design tools including but not limited to DFMEAs, PFMEAs and Control Plans.
• Support top level product testing and development where and when necessary.
• Implement best practices in electrical component and board design.

Qualifications

• Four-year Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university in electronics or electrical engineering / technology or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of schematic layout / PCB design experience required.
• Experience with Altium as it relates to design and layout of electrical schematics and PCB design and manufacture.
• Experience with soldering and through hole placement.
• Experience with board level testing, component testing and selection, and overall qualification testing.
• Experience with generating DFMEA & PFMEA documentation.
• PC skills including Microsoft Office applications required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Altium advanced features including but not limited to circuit design, BOM layouts, and parts libraries.
• Experience with designing and building board level test devices and performing Gage R&Rs.
• Experience using electrical testing and measurement devices.
• Experience with advanced circuit simulation tools.

Work Authorization Requirement

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.