Electrical Engineer

Strata Worldwide; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Strata Worldwide, LLC, a global leader in electronic industrial safety products, seeks an electrical design engineer to design, analyze, build, and test hardware for mining proximity and safety products in Canonsburg, PA. You will own product lifecycle from design through field evaluation and upgrades.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in electrical engineering, 5+ years of hands-on electronic design, PCB layout experience (Altium preferred), and proficiency with standard test equipment.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands on electronic design and development.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, build, and test electronic hardware for mining proximity and safety products, including schematic creation and PCB layout.
• Take ownership of each product’s lifecycle (design, production, field evaluation, upgrades).
• Witness firsthand product use in the field and refine as necessary.
• Evaluate and integrate new sensor technologies (RF, magnetic, acoustic, visual; AI-capable camera) and support contract manufacturers on part obsolescence/substitutions.
• Evaluate vendor capabilities to provide required products or services.

Skills

PCB layout

Altium

Analog circuit design

RF design

Test equipment

Interpersonal communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Strata Worldwide, LLC (Strata) is a global leader in electronic industrial safety products and connected solutions that promote a safer, more productive working environment. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA. and with an engineering center near Pittsburgh, PA., Strata provides products, engineering, and service, throughout North America, Europe, Australia, South Africa, and South America in an array of heavy industrial markets.

Strata offers a variety of electronic safety platforms: fully wireless and resilient communications and tracking, post-emergency communications, proximity detection and collision avoidance (magnetic and camera based), hazardous gas monitoring, smart ventilation control, and Wi-Fi voice and data networks. Additionally, Strata is the global leader in the design and manufacturing of underground emergency refuge chambers, and highly specialized construction products.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, build, and test electronic hardware to be used in the area of mining proximity and safety products, including schematic creation and PCB layout
• Take ownership in each product’s lifecycle (design, production, field evaluation, upgrades and improvements)
• Witness firsthand product use in the field and refine as necessary
• Evaluate and integrate new sensor technologies (RF, magnetic, acoustic, visual (camera with ability to run AI model), accelerometer, GPS, and more)Support contract manufacturers in the areas of part obsolescence and part substitutions
• Evaluates vendor capabilities to provide required products or services

Qualifications

The qualifications listed below represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/or Experience

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• Minimum of 5 years of hands on electronic design and development
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Must have PCB layout and design experience
• Experience with Altium is preferred
• Experience designing analog circuits. Experience in radio development or electromagnetic fields are a plus
• Experience with standard electronic test equipment including logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and multimeters. Must have strong analytical and decision making skills
• Must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and ability to build and maintain key relationships
• Desire to learn new technologies
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations. Proficient in Microsoft Office tools

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Location Canonsburg, PA
• Travel Requirements

The incumbent may be required to travel as needed to support development projects within the USA. Trips will likely require overnight stay away from home for one or more nights.

• Physical Demands

This position requires the ability to perform general physical exertions, including walking, standing, climbing, lifting materials or equipment up to twenty pounds occasionally and up to ten pounds frequently. Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Candidate may be required to perform testing and product evaluation in a mining environment.

• Work Environment Typical office environment integrated with warehouse space