Electrical Engineer

Actalent; Woodridge (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and analyze battery packs, chargers, and safety systems in Woodridge, IL. You will lead concept phases, drive design activities, and report progress with limited supervision in a fully onsite role.

You should have 5–7 years in electrical design, a BS in Electrical Engineering, and hands-on PCB layout and power electronics experience. Knowledge of I2C/SPI/CAN/RS-232/USB, DFMEA, and manufacturing familiarity are a plus.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in electrical design and power electronics.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 3+ years in electronics manufacturing in consumer, telecom, automotive, or military industries.
• Proficient in PCB layout and electrical schematic capture using tools like Altium, Cadence, or Orcad.
• Strong understanding of digital and analog circuitry.
• Experience with system interfaces such as I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-232, USB, and/or Ethernet.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical schematics, layout, DFMEAs, and BOM generation.
• Perform worst-case analysis and de-rating.
• Develop robust hardware architecture for high reliability.
• Lead components selection and optimization for microcontrollers and BMS devices.
• Provide sustaining support and cross-functional collaboration for integration and manufacturability.
• Construct prototypes, evaluate performance, and identify improvements.
• Explore new circuit designs to solve design challenges.

Skills

Electrical design

Schematic capture

Power electronics

PCB layout

Digital & analog circuitry

System interfaces (I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-2

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Cadence

Orcad

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a Electrical Engineer to design and conduct analyses supporting the development of battery packs, chargers, and safety systems. The engineer will lead the concept phase, design activities, and report on design progress with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Perform complete electrical design including schematics, layout, DFM with the PCBA supplier, and BOM generation.
• Conduct worst case circuit analysis and perform de-ratings for the entire electrical design.
• Design and document robust hardware architecture and structure for high reliability applications.
• Lead electrical hardware component selection and optimization for microcontrollers and battery/charger management devices.
• Provide sustaining support to existing products and collaborate in a cross-functional team for electrical system level integration and manufacturability.
• Utilize Electrical DFMEAs to ensure product compliance with customer specifications and requirements.
• Construct prototypes, evaluate their performance, and identify possible improvements.
• Explore new and existing circuit designs and methods to solve design challenges.

Essential Skills

• 5-7 years of experience in electrical design, schematic capture, and power electronics.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing in consumer, telecom, automotive, or military industries.
• Proficient in PCB layout and electrical schematic capture using tools like Altium, Cadence, or Orcad.
• Strong understanding of digital and analog circuitry.
• Experience with system interfaces such as I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-232, USB, and/or Ethernet.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in battery technology is advantageous.
• Altium proficiency preferred.
• Knowledge of DFMEA and circuit analysis.
• Familiarity with electronics manufacturing processes.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Woodridge, IL.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $125000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Woodridge,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 30, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.