Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Nordson Efd - East Providence, RI

Full-time - Mid Level

East Providence, RI

Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Electrical Design Engineer at Nordson EFD LLC is responsible for designing, developing, and debugging electrical hardware for electro-mechanical systems that support precision manufacturing processes and medical fluid handling. This role involves tackling complex hardware-software interaction problems and requires a strong analytical and data-driven approach to enhance product intelligence and connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of mixed signal circuits for embedded controllers in industrial and life science applications.
• Develop system architecture using single board computers, custom circuit boards, and off-the-shelf communication interfaces.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers to develop code in Python, C, C++, HDL, and assembly languages.
• Create design verification and validation plans, oversee execution of tests, analyze results, and debug failures.
• Support product safety and electromagnetic compliance certification.
• Participate in new technology evaluations, voice of customer exercises, competitive benchmarking, and production launch support.

Requirements

• 5 years' experience launching electro-mechanical products with embedded systems, real-time control, and digital communication interfaces.
• Proficient in designing circuits for actuators, digital communications, EMC/safety compliance, and sensor data acquisition.
• Expertise in circuit simulation, schematic capture, BOM creation, and PCB layouts using OrCAD or similar CAD software.
• Familiarity with firmware development.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a global team.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

Benefits

• Flexible work hours.
• Medical, Rx, Vision, Dental, Health Savings Account (HSA).
• 401k with match and additional 3% annual company contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Life Insurance.
• Annual cash bonus based on personal and company performance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• 16 hours of paid time each calendar year for volunteer services.
• Full-service on-site cafeteria.