Electrical Engineer, Precision Optical Coating Equipment

viavisolutions; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VIAVI Solutions is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Equipment Engineering team. You will own electrical designs from concept through commissioning, working hands‑on with advanced coating systems and precision electro‑mechanical assemblies.

You’ll collaborate with Operations and Maintenance to keep production running at peak efficiency. Responsibilities include designing hardware, maintaining documentation, managing installations, and driving corrective actions based on test data.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 5+ years designing precision electro‑mechanical systems.
• Experience with NFPA 70/79/70E is preferred.
• Proficiency in electrical schematic tools for industrial machinery.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical/electronic hardware for large-scale optical coating equipment.
• Create and maintain detailed electrical documentation (schematics, BOMs, CAD files).
• Manage equipment installations, commissioning and acceptance testing for new systems.
• Troubleshoot electrical/electro‑mechanical issues and drive design improvements.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering to maximize uptime.

Skills

Electrical design

Schematic design

PLC programming

HMI programming

Analytical thinking

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks Electrical

Promis.e

Job description

VIAVI Solutions is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Equipment Engineering team. You will own electrical designs from concept through commissioning, working hands‑on with advanced coating systems and precision electro‑mechanical assemblies.

You’ll collaborate with Operations and Maintenance to keep production running at peak efficiency. Responsibilities include designing hardware, maintaining documentation, managing installations, and driving corrective actions based on test data.