Electrical Engineer - Automotive LED Systems & Embedded

Diode Dynamics; Missouri; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

401(k) match

Onsite gym

Vacation & PTO

Parental leave

Holiday pay

Profit sharing

Job summary

Diode Dynamics, a leading Missouri-based manufacturer of automotive LED lighting, seeks an Electrical Engineer to drive design of high-performance lighting products. You will work in a fast-paced, expanding team to design electrical components, LED drivers, and integrated lighting systems, coordinating prototype and production phases.

You will contribute to hardware and firmware development, perform analog/digital input handling, and ensure documentation, testing, and validation align with

Qualifications

• Must be a United States citizen.
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related.
• Experience with 12V electronics and/or automotive LED lighting systems.
• Experience with 8-bit microprocessors and C programming language.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer or similar.
• Hands-on experience designing products, creating prototypes, and manufacturing support.
• Experience in low EMI PCB design is preferable.
• Automotive enthusiasm or industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical components for new products, including LED drivers and power control systems with documentation.
• Hardware and firmware design for embedded systems with analog and digital inputs.
• Integrate subassemblies into prototypes and coordinate development to production release.
• Participate in APQP meetings to confirm goals, timeline, and resources.
• Provide feasibility feedback on ideas for cosmetics, quality, features, and performance.
• Support DFM, BOM/cost reductions, and efficiency improvements; communicate status to management.
• Report to the Principal Electrical Engineer.
• Familiarity with CAD: Altium Designer; IDEs: MPLAB X, VS Code, IAR.
• Lab tools: power supplies, oscilloscope, DMM, spectrum analyzer.

Skills

12V electronics

C programming

Hands-on prototyping

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

MPLAB X IDE

Visual Studio Code

IAR

Job description

Diode Dynamics, a leading Missouri-based manufacturer of automotive LED lighting, seeks an Electrical Engineer to drive design of high-performance lighting products. You will work in a fast-paced, expanding team to design electrical components, LED drivers, and integrated lighting systems, coordinating prototype and production phases.

You will contribute to hardware and firmware development, perform analog/digital input handling, and ensure documentation, testing, and validation align with