Electrical Engineer - Motor Control & Power Electronics

Spectraforce; Largo (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Electrical Products division in Largo, FL. This hands-on role focuses on motor control products, power electronics, schematics, prototyping, testing, and product development, collaborating with product managers, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to guide products from concept through lifecycle support.

Key responsibilities include designing electrical systems, debugging boards, building prototypes, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 3+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience developing and troubleshooting electrical hardware.
• Ability to independently create electrical schematics.
• Experience with motor controls, power electronics, and/or Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs).
• Experience taking products through design, prototyping, debugging, testing, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical designs, schematics, and system architectures for commercial electrical products, including motor control devices and AC power monitoring products.
• Design and troubleshoot power circuits and motor control systems.
• Develop electrical schematics and support PCB development, including debugging and testing internally built boards.
• Build prototypes and test boards to evaluate designs and troubleshoot product performance.
• Translate customer and product requirements into technical design specifications.
• Develop and execute verification and validation testing against product and regulatory requirements.
• Support products through UL, IEC, FCC, and other applicable certification requirements.
• Coordinate product certification testing with internal compliance teams and third-party testing organizations.
• Work with Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and other motor-control technologies.
• Support embedded communication technologies and interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, and CAN.
• Collaborate with software/firmware developers on products incorporating Bluetooth or other wireless communication capabilities.
• Support DFMEA, DVP&R, design reviews, ECRs, FAIRs, and other engineering development processes.
• Develop manufacturing test requirements and test equipment when needed.
• Maintain design documentation, schematics, test results, engineering changes, and product records.
• Support manufacturing and supply chain teams with technical issues throughout the product lifecycle.
• Balance performance, cost, product requirements, manufacturability, and time to market.

Skills

Motor controls

Power electronics

Electrical schematics

Prototyping

Testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication protocols

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

UART

SPI

I2C

CAN

PCB development tools

Job description

Spectraforce is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Electrical Products division in Largo, FL. This hands-on role focuses on motor control products, power electronics, schematics, prototyping, testing, and product development, collaborating with product managers, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to guide products from concept through lifecycle support.

Key responsibilities include designing electrical systems, debugging boards, building prototypes, and ensuring