Electronics Controls Systems Engineer

Bradford White; Middleville (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford White is seeking an Electronics Controls Systems Engineer to lead development, integration, and validation of electronic and electromechanical systems for water heating products. The role demands a strong foundation in electrical and mechanical design, and hands-on leadership from concept through production.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with embedded controls, sensors, power electronics, and regulatory standards, along with excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Systems Engineering; master’s preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years in appliances, HVAC, or related product development.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical system design interactions.
• Experience with embedded control systems, sensors, and power electronics.
• Proven leadership from concept through production launch.
• Familiarity with regulatory and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level design and development of electronic controls for water heating appliances.
• Define architectures, requirements, interfaces, and performance specs.
• Develop verification plans and conduct FMEA, design reviews, and risk assessments.
• Collaborate across electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Support regulatory certification activities and field issue investigations.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical design

Embedded systems

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Leadership & mentoring

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Systems Eng

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

CAN

Modbus

UART

SPI

I2C

Wi-Fi/Bluetooth protocols

MBSE

Job description

The Electronics Controls Systems Engineeris responsible for leading the development, integration, and validation of electronic and electromechanical systems for residential and commercial water heating products. The ideal candidate possesses a strong foundation in both electrical and mechanical engineering principles, along with extensive experience designing and delivering reliable, cost-effective appliance systems from concept through production.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the system-level design and development of electronic controls and electromechanical components for water heating appliances.
• Define product controls architectures, system requirements, interfaces, and controls performance specifications.
• Develop and validate control strategies involving heating elements, sensors, pumps, valves, blowers, communication interfaces, and safety systems.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, manufacturing, and quality teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Perform system integration, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, thermal, and controls-related issues.
• Develop verification and validation plans to ensure products meet functional, safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Design Reviews, Risk Assessments, and Root Cause Corrective Action investigations.
• Support controls certification activities including UL, CSA, IEC, and other applicable regulatory standards.
• Support field issue investigations and implement robust corrective actions.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership on complex system development activities.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and/or Systems Engineering, Master’s degree in Engineering or related preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience in appliances, HVAC, water heating, industrial controls, embedded systems, or related product development environments.
• Strong understanding of both electrical and mechanical system design and their interactions within electromechanical products.
• Experience with embedded control systems, sensors, actuators, power electronics, and control architectures.
• Demonstrated experience leading products from concept development through production launch.
• Strong understanding of system engineering processes, requirements management, and product validation methodologies.
• Experience conducting design reviews, risk assessments, DFMEA, PFMEA, and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of regulatory and safety standards applicable to consumer or commercial appliances.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Experience developing electric, hybrid, heat pump, or gas‑fired water heating products preferred
• Previous system design experience for residential and commercial appliances preferred
• Experience with communication protocols such as CAN, Modbus, UART, SPI, I2C, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth preferred.
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering preferred

About the Company:

Throughout a history dating back to 1881, Bradford White Corporation has been manufacturing some of the most high‑performing, technologically advanced, and energy‑saving products to the world market. While many manufacturers continue to move production out of the country, we continue to invest in America.

We are proud to have millions of products installed for millions of satisfied customers all over the world. Our essential products continue to support the health, safety, sanitation, and infrastructure of communities.

For the Bradford White family of companies, customer satisfaction is our greatest reward, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver products that areBuilt to be the Best®. Today, we employ over 2000 employees with corporate headquarters in Ambler, Pennsylvania, and manufacturing operations in Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire. We also have assembly operations in North Carolina and a distribution and training center in Ontario, Canada.

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