Electrical Engineer I

Dorman Products - Colmar, PA

Full-time - Entry Level

Colmar, PA

1,001-5,000 employees

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About the position

Dorman Products is seeking an entry-level Electrical Engineer to join their team. The role involves implementing and coordinating engineering projects to support product development and improvement. Key responsibilities include measuring, evaluating, reverse engineering, and documenting product characteristics, as well as conducting product validation and testing. The ideal candidate will be innovative and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Datalogging and decoding vehicle communication buses.
• Tapping into signal lines on a vehicle harness and measuring the signal or capturing it with an oscilloscope.
• Flashing hex files to microcontrollers.
• Creating bench setups for behavior/functional analysis and testing.
• Interpreting harness connector pinout information.
• Categorizing vehicle control module behavior during different operating conditions.
• Reviewing vehicle wiring diagrams and constructing benchtop setups with control modules to mimic the vehicle's operating conditions.
• Executing test plans and creating test reports.
• Soldering/Desoldering/Changing components on a printed circuit board assembly.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 1+ years with BS in Electrical Engineering or recent graduate with MS in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in contribution to automotive electronics product development.
• Experience creating/editing/troubleshooting electronics schematics and layouts.
• Experience in using oscilloscopes, signal generators, logical analyzers, etc.
• Experience/Practical knowledge of vehicle communication protocols such as CAN, LIN, J1850.
• Experience/Practical knowledge of MCU bus protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART (RS232), RS485, etc.
• Familiar with IPC standards.
• Experience in cross-functional team.
• Experience with Altium Designer strongly desired.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Excel.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Altium Designer strongly desired.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for career growth
• Innovative work environment
• Diversity and inclusion initiatives