Electrical Product Engineer

Truck-Lite; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Truck-Lite Co., LLC seeks a hardware-focused Electrical Engineer to support design and development of heavy-duty electrical systems. You will work on product integration from microcontrollers to cloud interfaces, collaborating with firmware, thermal, electrical, optical, and mechanical teams to deliver robust solutions.

The role requires 3+ years in hardware and circuit design, Altium PCB work, and experience with RTOS/Linux.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years hardware design experience.
• 3+ years circuit design development.
• Soldering and assembly experience.
• Schematic and PCB development using Altium.
• Electrical testing experience.
• Embedded software resources with RTOS/Linux.
• CANBus and SAE J1939 knowledge.
• Embedded system architecture from microcontroller to cloud server level.
• High-end microprocessor GHz speed engineering.
• Manufacturing printed circuit board experience.
• Legal right to work in the U.S. without sponsorship; no visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develops knowledge of Truck-Lite products to support customer technical needs.
• Uses NPI guidelines to deliver Systems Integration projects on time and meeting cost targets.
• Provides product engineering support to manufacturing engineering and the manufacturing floor.
• Electrical Connectivity for Heavy Duty applications including considerations for Lighting, communication, and power transmission.
• Supports future growth and opportunities through the development of devices and compatible hardware for heavy-duty environments.
• Develops statements of works defining requirements for internal investigations and third-party collaboration.
• Collaborates with firmware, thermal, electrical, optical, and mechanical engineers during design.
• Incorporates data, messaging, thermal, optical, and mechanical considerations into electrical designs.
• Develops project statements for technology definitions and potential device revisions.
• Works with project manager to determine technology matrix for cost-effective solutions.
• Presents proof-of-concepts and creates DFMEA for potential failures.
• Constructs a stress testing plan for electrical hardware (DVP&R).
• Electrical integration experience.

Skills

Embedded systems

CANBus SAE J1939

RTOS/Linux

Microcontroller programming

Python

Schematic design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Job description

Align with our company culture, mission, values, philosophy, and policies and procedures by exemplifying our C.L.E.A.R Principles.

• Curiosity- look for a better way as a solutions-oriented problem solver.
• Leadership- take ownership and be the catalyst of change.
• Enthusiasm- be motivated and passionate about your work.
• Accountability- deliver on commitments and act with integrity.
• Respect- be present, listen and engage with inclusive open, honest, and direct communication.

Responsibilities include:

The position reports to the Product Engineering Manager. The position supports the design and development of new projects and the enhancement of existing products for Truck-Lite’s OEM, fleet, trailer, and body market customers. Initial responsibilities include:

• Develops working knowledge of Truck-Lite products to support customer technical needs.
• Uses NPI guidelines to deliver Systems Integration projects on time and meeting cost targets.
• Provides product engineering support to manufacturing engineering and the manufacturing floor.
• Electrical Connectivity for Heavy Duty applications including considerations for Lighting, communication, and power transmission.
• Supports future growth and opportunities through the development of devices and compatible hardware to operate in a heavy-duty environment.
• Develops statement of works that are used to define the requirements of applications for internal investigations and for collaboration with third-party contractors. Advises and provides oversight when dealing with third parties.
• Collaborates with the firmware, thermal, electrical, optical, and mechanical engineers as the electrical hardware is being designed to a product definition.
• Incorporates into the electrical designs, considerations for data and messaging, thermal and optical requirements, and/or mechanical specifications of a known industry challenge, safety concerns, or fleet operational in-efficiencies.
• Develops project statements for a technology definition for a specific application that would involve a device revision or a new application technology. May need to work with program/project manager for clear technology definition of the application.
• Works with the specific project manager to determine the available technology matrix and match the application and technology for most cost-effective solution(s).
• Presents ‘proof of concepts’ designs to the team that demonstrates a technology for a given problem definition. Concepts will carry a concept DFMEA identifying the potential failure modes.
• Construct a stress testing plan for the electrical hardware during the validation testing in the form of a DVP&R.
• Electrical integration experience.
• Experience reading electrical schematics.
• Experience with RTOS/Linux
• Microcontroller at an embedded level programing. Familiarity with C, C++, Python but not required.
• Experience with hardware lab equipment such as oscilloscope, Desktop Power Supplies and logic analyzer.
• Technical document writing experience using Visio, Word, Excel, and / or PowerPoint, this person must have the ability to communicate technologies discovered in the form of a white paper. This paper will be used as a technical training document.
• Revision and document control experience

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT(S):

• Bachelor's degree in the Electrical Engineering or related field.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT(S):

Preferred candidates will have:

• 3+ years of experience in hardware design preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in circuit design development.
• Assembly & Soldering
• Schematic & PCB Development using Altium
• Electrical Testing Experience
• Embedded software resources with RTOS/Linux
• Understanding of CANBus and SAE J1939 standards/protocols
• Embedded system architect to define system from micro to cloud server level.
• High end microprocessor (GHz speed) engineering
• Manufacturing printed circuit board experience.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. We do not offer visa sponsorship, transfers, or immigration-related employment support for this role.

Truck-Lite Co., LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vets/Disabled, committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

Due to international Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) requirements, all candidates must be presently classified as a “US Person” which includes United States citizen; a permanent legal resident (green card holder); or a protected individual (refugee/asylum status).