Electrical Engineer

Insight Global; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordson in Carlsbad, CA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, develop, and evaluate electronic parts and control systems for our hardware products. You will solve complex problems alone or with a team and collaborate across engineering disciplines to deliver robust solutions.

Responsibilities include designing electrical and control systems for fluid applicators and management systems, and developing test plans that prove safety, regulatory and quality compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BS EE) is required.
• 4–5 years of relevant experience in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Altium, OrCAD or similar PCB design tools.
• Experience in sustaining engineering or supporting manufacturing/production.
• Familiarity with structured problem-solving methodologies (8-D).
• Nice to have: LabVIEW or similar platforms.
• Hands-on technician or lab experience.

Responsibilities

• Designs and/or improves electrical aspects of our products including electrical and control systems for fluid applicators & fluid management systems, automation machines, and interfaces with our customers’ line control processes.
• Ability to develop and execute test plans that provide sound data proving designs meet the highest standards regarding safety, regulatory, and quality guidelines.
• Works with Mechanical and Software engineering disciplines to integrate designs into one cohesive product meeting all performance requirements.
• Collaborates with product line management to develop and review specifications.
• Work as partners with Operations, designing products for manufacturing while supporting the building and training for prototype builds and beta test versions.

Skills

BS EE degree experience

Electrical engineering experience

Troubleshooting/problem-solving

PCB design tools

Sustaining engineering manufacturing

8-D problem solving

LabVIEW experience

Hands-on lab experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BS EE)

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

Job description

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BS EE)
• 4 to 5 years of relevant experience in Electrical Engineering
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Altium, OrCad or similar PCB design tools
• Experience in sustaining engineering or supporting manufacturing/production
• Familiarity with structured problem-solving methodologies (8-D)

Nice to Have Skills & Experience:

• Experience with LabVIEW or similar platforms
• Hands‑on technician or lab experience

Responsibilities:

• Designs and/or improves electrical aspects of our products including electrical and control systems for fluid applicators & fluid management systems, automation machines, and interfaces with our customers’ line control processes.
• Ability to develop and execute test plans that provide sound data proving designs meet the highest standards regarding safety, regulatory, and quality guidelines.
• Works with Mechanical and Software engineering disciplines to integrate designs into one cohesive product meeting all performance requirements.
• Collaborates with product line management to develop and review specifications.
• Work as partners with Operations, designing products for manufacturing while supporting the building and training for prototype builds and beta test versions.

Job Description:

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, modifying and evaluating electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment and other hardware systems. This position works on problems of diverse scope, solving complex problems where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Working alone or as part of a larger project team, the Senior Electrical Engineer will successfully collaborate with others and apply an innovative attitude and energy to help our customers and Nordson succeed.