LED Lighting Hardware Engineer — Design & Validation

DISHER; Norton Shores (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DISHER is partnering with a leading U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of LED lighting solutions to add an Electrical Hardware Engineer to their Norton Shores, MI team. The Electrical Hardware Engineer is responsible for the design, layout, build, and validation of LED-based lighting fixtures for machine vision applications.

You will spend significant time at the bench building, measuring, and troubleshooting, and will produce schematics, layouts, and documentation that support products

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 3+ years of electrical hardware design experience from concept through production release.
• Proficiency with PCB CAD tools (Altium, Eagle, KiCad, OrCAD).
• Working knowledge of LED technology, drivers, and switch‑mode power supplies.
• Experience with thermal analysis and thermal management in electronic assemblies.
• Proficiency with lab equipment: oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, DMMs, thermal imaging.
• Soldering and circuit assembly, including fine‑pitch and SMT rework.
• Circuit troubleshooting and EMC/EMI compliance design practices.
• Analytical circuit calculations using Mathcad, MATLAB, Python, or similar.
• Strong verbal and written communication; able to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Design analog and digital circuits for LED lighting products including drivers and power conversion.
• Create schematics and PCB layouts with signal integrity and thermal considerations.
• Select components with documented rationale on cost and lifecycle.
• Apply thermal analysis and management for high‑output LEDs.
• Build, debug, and validate prototypes at the bench; perform design validation tests.
• Conduct failure analysis and root‑cause investigations on prototypes and field units.
• Design to safety standards (UL/CE/FCC) and support certification testing.
• Develop BOMs, work instructions, and manufacturing docs.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with mechanical, firmware, optical, test, and manufacturing teams.
• Document test plans and engineering records clearly.

Skills

LED technology knowledge

Thermal analysis

Lab equipment proficiency

Soldering and SMT rework

EMC/EMI compliance

Analytical circuit calculations

Communication

Multi-priority management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Eagle

KiCad

OrCAD

Job description

DISHER is partnering with a leading U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of LED lighting solutions to add an Electrical Hardware Engineer to their Norton Shores, MI team. The Electrical Hardware Engineer is responsible for the design, layout, build, and validation of LED-based lighting fixtures for machine vision applications.

You will spend significant time at the bench building, measuring, and troubleshooting, and will produce schematics, layouts, and documentation that support products