Lead Electrical Engineer: PCB & Automation

ACTalent; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 128,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent in Melville, NY is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, and release of complex electrical systems for advanced automated equipment.

The role combines PCB design, controls integration, system troubleshooting, and new product development with ownership of electrical architecture. You will collaborate with mechanical, software, manufacturing, and operations teams across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience in product development and manufacturing.
• Experience designing PCBs from concept to production release.
• Strong analog and digital circuit design knowledge.
• Experience with complex equipment, automation, or industrial products.
• Cross-functional collaboration with multi-discipline teams.
• Good troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, testing, and release of electrical subsystems for complex automated equipment.
• Define electrical architecture, requirements, and specs for new products.
• Develop solutions improving performance, reliability, manufacturability, and scalability.
• Drive electrical design from concept through production and field deployment.
• Own PCB development from concept to manufacturing release.

Skills

Electrical design

PCB development

Systems integration

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

OrCAD

Cadence

KiCad

Job description

Actalent in Melville, NY is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, and release of complex electrical systems for advanced automated equipment.

The role combines PCB design, controls integration, system troubleshooting, and new product development with ownership of electrical architecture. You will collaborate with mechanical, software, manufacturing, and operations teams across the product lifecycle.