Electrical Engineer – Hands-On Product Development

ManpowerGroup; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite Milwaukee facility

Profit sharing

Full benefits package

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking an Electrical Engineer – Product Development in Milwaukee to join a lean engineering team. You’ll design, prototype, test, and support electrical systems for commercial mobile equipment across the full product lifecycle.

This role emphasizes hands-on work with 12V DC power, motors, relays, wiring, and CAN bus communications, collaborating across mechanical, firmware/software, manufacturing, and sourcing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• Ideally 2+ years in product development, mobile equipment, or similar environment.
• Solid understanding of electrical fundamentals and practical troubleshooting.
• Experience with or exposure to 12V DC electrical systems is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with motors, relays, wiring, electrical power, connectors, or other electromechanical components.
• Hands-on approach to engineering and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and support electrical systems for commercial mobile equipment.
• Work primarily with 12V DC electrical systems, including motors, relays, wiring, connectors, and related electromechanical components.
• Participate in new product development from initial requirements and concepts through prototype development, validation, production, and market introduction.
• Evaluate electrical components and alternative solutions related to performance, cost, obsolescence, availability, and second sourcing.
• Develop test plans and perform hands-on product testing and validation.
• Troubleshoot electrical and electromechanical issues involving existing products and field applications.

Skills

Electrical fundamentals

Hands-on engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAN bus

Oscilloscopes

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

DraftSight

Job description

ManpowerGroup is seeking an Electrical Engineer – Product Development in Milwaukee to join a lean engineering team. You’ll design, prototype, test, and support electrical systems for commercial mobile equipment across the full product lifecycle.

This role emphasizes hands-on work with 12V DC power, motors, relays, wiring, and CAN bus communications, collaborating across mechanical, firmware/software, manufacturing, and sourcing teams.