Electrical Design Engineer

First Choice Staffing; New Castle (DE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent staffing agency is seeking an experienced Electrical Design Engineer in New Castle County, DE. This direct hire role involves designing and testing cutting-edge technology for military and aerospace applications. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in electrical design, particularly in analog and digital circuits, PCB layout development, and embedded C programming. Join a recognized leader in the engineering field offering a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in electrical/electronic design.
• Strong background in analog and digital circuit design.
• Experience in writing firmware for microcontrollers.
• Experience with testing, test plans, prototypes, and production test equipment.
• Knowledge of thru-hole and SMT assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Design and test electrical products from concept to production.
• Develop PCB layouts and electrical schematics.
• Create test plans and perform product testing.
• Develop test plans and production testing methods.
• Assist in testing power supplies, thermocouples, LED drives and DC converters.

Skills

Embedded C Programming

Analog and Digital Circuit Design

PCB Layout Design

Firmware Development

Testing and Prototyping

Education

Bachelors Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Job description

About the job Electrical Design Engineer

FCS is currently seeking an experienced Electrical Design Engineer for their top client in the New Castle County, DE area. This is a Direct Hire opportunity with an organization that's recognized for being a "Top 1% of Best Companies" to work for, and the leader in designing and manufacturing cutting‑edge technology used for military, law enforcement, industrial, and aerospace applications.

The Electrical Design Engineer should have strong leadership qualities, coupled with a technical background in designing, and testing products from concept to production. Qualified Engineers should have 3-5 years of designing analog & digital circuits, creating PCB lay‑outs, developing electrical schematics, writing code for microcontrollers, and embedded C programming.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering (Or similar field of study), and a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in electrical/electronic design.
• Must have experience in Embedded C Programming, writing firmware, and code for microcontrollers.
• Strengths in designing analog and digital circuits, developing electronic circuits and embedded firmware for new products, creating schematics, PCB lay‑outs, etc.
• Experience performing testing, creating test plans, design and quality standards, developing prototypes, and designing production test equipment.
• Knowledge with thru‑hole and surface mount (SMT) assemblies
• Background designing and testing thermocouples, power supplies, switches, LED drives, current regulators, battery chargers, DC converters, etc.

First Choice Staffing is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.