Electrical Engineer II: PCB Design & Customer Lead

Actalent; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan (company match)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short Term Disability

Life Insurance

Job summary

Actalent is seeking an Electrical Engineer II in Cary, NC to design schematics and PCB layouts for electronic systems and supporting hardware. The role involves guiding products from concept through production and interfacing directly with customers for technical topics and status updates.

You will collaborate with manufacturing partners in China and work across hardware, firmware, and mechanical teams to deliver complete product solutions, with a strong emphasis on end-to-end ownership and

Qualifications

• Experience in PCB design and schematic development, with a preference for Altium.
• Experience supporting a product through its full lifecycle, which can be as short as 6 months.
• Approximately 5 years of electrical engineering experience, with flexibility for candidates who are technically strong and customer-facing.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills and the ability to represent the company professionally.
• Comfortable collaborating with overseas manufacturing partners.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop schematics and PCB layouts for electronic systems and supporting hardware.
• Support products from initial concept through to production release.
• Interface directly with customers on technical topics, project status, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with manufacturing partners in China.
• Work across hardware, firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to deliver complete product solutions.

Skills

PCB design

Schematic development

Altium Designer

Customer-facing

Product lifecycle

Cross-functional

LVDS/eDP

EMC exposure

Overseas manufacturing

Tools

Altium Designer

FPGA awareness

Job description

Actalent is seeking an Electrical Engineer II in Cary, NC to design schematics and PCB layouts for electronic systems and supporting hardware. The role involves guiding products from concept through production and interfacing directly with customers for technical topics and status updates.

You will collaborate with manufacturing partners in China and work across hardware, firmware, and mechanical teams to deliver complete product solutions, with a strong emphasis on end-to-end ownership and