Electrical Engineer Hardware
Grupo TCI · Germantown, WI · 1 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time
About the role
We are seeking an Electrical Engineer to support the design, development, test, and release of hardware products and systems. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys a wide variety of work, from PCB design and prototype bring-up to lab testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and vendor coordination. The role offers exposure to multiple phases of the product lifecycle and the chance to work closely with cross-functional teams to turn ideas into reliable, manufacturable solutions.
Responsibilities
- Aid in the design and development of electronic hardware, including schematics, multi-layer PCB layouts, and supporting documentation.
- Support prototype builds, board bring-up, debugging, and validation activities in the lab.
- Perform electrical testing, data collection, analysis, and troubleshooting to verify performance and reliability.
- Develop, build, and use of test fixtures, test setups, and design-for-test considerations to improve validation and production efficiency.
- Work with the team to review requirements, component selections, and design updates.
- Cook up with PCB fabrication, assembly, and component suppliers to help manage technical questions, lead times, and design-related issues.
- Help prepare bills of materials, test plans, work instructions, and engineering documentation.
- Partner with manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and other internal teams to support product development and production readiness.
- Participate in root cause investigations and contribute to corrective actions for hardware-related issues.
- Support multiple projects and tasks at once in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- 1+ years of experience through internships, co-ops, academic projects, or full-time engineering work in hardware or product development.
- Experience in the design of some of the following electric equipment hardware or controls:
- Power conversion equipment
- Voltage source inverters
- Active harmonic filters
- VFDs
- Sinewave low pass filters
- Dv/dt, notch, power factor control
- Embedded controls running on Microcontrollers, Digital Signal Processors (DSP), and PLCs
- Serial communications equipment such as serial RS232/RS485, Ethernet, SPI, UART, CAN, serial gateways, and PLC network tools
- Fundamental knowledge of analog and digital circuits, PCB design principles, and electronic test methods.
- Familiarity with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Altium.
- Experience routing mixed signal printed circuit boards (analog and digital).
- Experience designing boards to standards (UL 840).
Skills
- Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals.
- Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
- Experience with mixed signal PCB design.
- Knowledge of analog and digital circuits.
- Ability to troubleshoot and debug hardware systems.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package.
- Flexible working hours.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Health insurance benefits.
- Employee discounts.
Pay
Commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Unspecified