Electrical Engineer

Actalent - Bohemia, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Bohemia, NY

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

As a Hardware Engineer at Actalent, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing advanced communications technology. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure that hardware meets performance, reliability, and manufacturability standards, requiring a mix of creativity, technical expertise, and a commitment to quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of circuit card assemblies (CCAs) including component selection, schematic capture, and PCB layout support.
• Create and execute test plans, perform simulations, and validate hardware designs to ensure high performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers, IP developers, and other stakeholders to integrate CCAs into larger systems.
• Troubleshoot and debug hardware issues during development and production phases.
• Analyze and improve circuit card designs for performance, cost-effectiveness, and manufacturability.
• Maintain thorough documentation of design processes, test results, and revisions.
• Develop plans, schedules, and identify resources required to develop products from market requirement through product release.
• Provide guidance and support to junior engineers, sharing expertise and best practices in hardware design and development.
• Research, develop, propose, evaluate and/or implement new methods, processes, techniques, tools, components, or technology that improve quality, timeliness and/or performance of products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Experience in hardware design and development, including hands-on experience with complex projects that include FPGAs and Microcontrollers.
• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g., Cadence Orcad, Cadence Allegro).
• Proven experience in designing high speed digital designs (e.g. PCI, PCIe, USB and Thunderbolt).
• Strong understanding of analog and digital electronics, signal integrity, power and thermal management.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience of DO-254 certification process throughout all (SOI) Stages of Involvement phases.
• Experience with environmental testing standards (e.g., thermal, shock & vibration).
• Experience with MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC-429.
• Knowledge of Multi Chip Module (MCM) designs is a plus.