Hardware Engineer

Actalent - Winona, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Winona, MN

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

As an Electrical Engineer at Actalent, you will provide technical expertise in the design and production of electronic products. This role involves addressing component-related issues, guiding technicians in testing and debugging, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. You will also be responsible for redesigning PCBA components and optimizing material costs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise for component related issues including alternate component selection for obsolescence issues, and assisting on process issues.
• Guide technicians with the testing and debug of products.
• Experience with design for EMI/EMC.
• Provide technical reports and communications to team members.
• Able to redesign the PCBA components considering value engineering.
• Familiarity with PCBA components and market commodities to identify standard parts and assess material suitability.
• Cost down for the materials.

Requirements

• Four year degree in electrical/electronic engineering or demonstrated equivalent experience and minimum of 6 years experience related to electronics design at the PCB level.
• Ability to understand PCB component level schematics.
• Ability to use standard test equipment such as multimeters and oscilloscopes to logically troubleshoot PCBs to the component level.
• Understanding of application and critical characteristics of typical electronics components including resistors, capacitors, diodes, inductors, digital logic microcontrollers and processors, linear and switching regulators, ADCs, etc.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Embedded systems hardware design experience.
• Demonstrated strong communication and problem solving skills.
• Experience in automotive type electronics.