Senior Electrical Engineer
Badger Meter · Milwaukee, WI · 4 days ago
EngineeringFull-time
What You Will Contribute
Shape the Future of Smart Water Technology
What You'll Do
- Lead the electrical hardware design and development of new products and major enhancements, serving as the technical lead for PCB and circuit design activities.
- Architect, design, and validate analog and digital electronic systems for embedded products and smart sensing technologies.
- Drive product development from concept through production, ensuring designs meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and execute design verification, validation, and compliance testing for standards such as UL, CSA, CE, EMC, and FM.
- Partner with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineers to integrate electrical systems into robust, high-quality products.
- Define production test methodologies and support the development of manufacturing fixtures, validation tools, and test procedures.
- Lead technical problem solving, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex product and component issues.
- Contribute to project planning, technical risk assessments, schedules, and design reviews.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers while fostering engineering excellence and knowledge sharing across the team.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience developing electronic products, with a strong emphasis on hardware and PCB design.
- Deep understanding of the complete product development lifecycle, from concept through product launch and ongoing support.
- Strong expertise in analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, and system integration.
- Experience designing hardware for embedded systems utilizing microcontrollers and microprocessors (ARM, 8-bit, 16-bit, or similar architectures).
- Proficiency with Altium Designer for schematic development and PCB layout.
- Hands-on experience with laboratory and test equipment, including oscilloscopes, power supplies, data acquisition systems, and environmental testing tools.
- Experience debugging and prototyping embedded electronic systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions and collaborate across disciplines.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with sensing technologies such as magnetic, optical, flow measurement, or other sensor-based systems.
- Experience leading technical projects or serving as a technical lead on cross-functional development teams.
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance and product certification processes.
- Experience supporting products in manufacturing and production environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in a specific technology area, product platform, or engineering discipline.