Sr. Electrical Design Engineer

Job Description
Title: Electrical Design Engineer
Location: St. Charles, IL
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Salary: $85K-125K/YR
Must have: Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering
Job Duties:

• Develop new electronic product designs based on customer requests or internal initiatives.
• Understand and adapt to customer procedures to meet their requirements.
• Implement new designs into production by creating and following through on the entire development process.
• Assist the Quality Department in analyzing warranty and other customer returns.
• Collaborate with leadership to set long-term and short-term goals for both individual and departmental growth.
• Ensure timely delivery of product development milestones.
• Prepare detailed schematics and layouts for products or systems as needed.
• Analyze test data and reports to determine if designs meet functional and performance specifications.
• Maintain engineering contact with customers as needed throughout the program, including managing program timelines and technical development.
• Liaise with suppliers for quotes, specifications, and samples.
• Research and recommend design improvements for current products, ensuring all specifications are met.

Qualifications:

• 10+ Years Electrical Design Engineering (Switches experience)
• Knowledge of automotive switch electrical design.
• Knowledge of LED lighting
• Knowledge of microprocessors, voltage regulators, PTC's, relays, and power electronics.
• Work with component suppliers to choose parts.
• Schematic capture and bill of material generation with Altium
• Use Mathcad and PSPICE tools for worse case analysis
• Familiar with DFMEA's.

Meet Your Recruiter
Ashley Schmitt
Technical Recruiter
Ashley Schmitt is a dedicated and experienced Senior Recruiting Team Lead passionate about empowering individuals through career opportunities. With an impressive track record of 8 years at Sterling, she has significantly impacted the organization's talent acquisition and development strategies.
With a remarkable 12-year career in the field of recruiting, Ashley has garnered a deep understanding of the industry's dynamics and trends. She has witnessed the ever-changing job market and thrived in guiding people through its complexities. For Ashley, the most rewarding aspect of recruitment is finding people roles that can genuinely improve their professional lives.
As a Senior Recruiting Team Lead, Ashley's leadership abilities shine through as she leads her team to excel in their roles. She believes in fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment where all team member's strengths are recognized and utilized to achieve collective success.
Advice for candidates from Ashley: "Reflect on your skill sets and what makes you happy, be realistic about your strengths and weaknesses. Strengthen your online presence and always be networking!"

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