Principal Electrical Engineer
Join the Lippert Team! Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.
About the Role
Our Principal Electrical Engineer designs, develops, and validates new electronic modules for both OEM and aftermarket automotive applications. They provide technical leadership and mentorship to less experienced engineers, ensuring alignment with best practices and successful product launches.
Responsibilities
- System Architecture: Define and oversee the electrical architecture of new products, including power systems, signal integrity, and component selection
- Circuit Design: Lead the design of analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits using tools like Altium, OrCAD, or Cadence
- Prototyping & Validation: Guide the development of prototypes and ensure thorough testing and validation against design requirements
- Requirements Definition: Collaborate with product managers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, and software teams to define electrical requirements
- Design Reviews: Conduct and lead design reviews to ensure quality, compliance, and manufacturability
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure designs meet relevant standards (e.g., UL, CE, FCC, RoHS)
- Failure Analysis: Lead root cause analysis of electrical failures and implement corrective actions
- Design for Reliability: Incorporate best practices for thermal management, EMI/EMC, and long-term reliability
- Team Mentoring: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians
- Process Improvement: Develop and refine design processes, documentation standards, and testing protocols
- Technology Scouting: Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate their applicability to new products
- IP Development: Contribute to patents and intellectual property through innovative design solutions
- Timeline & Budget Oversight: Follow the defined Product Development Process to ensure project deliverables are on time and on budget
- Detailed review of electrical and software requirements
- Collaboration on electronic circuit design
- Development of DV and PV test plans
- Hands-on and external testing coordination
- Preparation of technical specifications
- Support for customer-facing technical discussions when needed
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- P.E. License preferred
- 10+ years of relevant work experience with proven success in developing and launching commercially available products
- Strong system-level design and compliance expertise
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence to effectively communicate with customers or other employees within the organization
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in circuit design: creation of Schematic and Component selection
- Experience with worst-case circuit analysis (WCCA)
- Experience with hardware simulation analysis techniques
- Experience creating DFMEA, DVP and Test plans
- Automotive experience, particularly with braking, lighting, or towing systems
- Experience in automotive requirements definition, specifications, testing, validation, and quality
- Working knowledge of PCB layout and schematic capture tools (Altium, Mentor graphics, etc.)
- Experience designing board level circuit designs, leading worst-case circuit analysis (WCCA) and using hardware simulation analysis techniques
- Familiarity with standards such as UL, CE, FCC, and RoHS
Additional Information
- Travel will be approximately 10%
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more
- Fair and competitive compensation
- Career development and mentoring opportunities to grow
- Holiday, personal and vacation days
About Lippert
At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.