Product Design Engineer

Spectrum Control; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3‑day weekend

Day 1 benefits

Job summary

Spectrum Control in Fairview, PA seeks an experienced Product Design Engineer to drive electromechanical product development from concept to production, including schematics and ECO support. The role focuses on high‑reliability power electronics and collaboration across engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in product design, strong electrical fundamentals, and hands-on experience with PSpice/ETAP. U.S. citizenship is required; on‑site work with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with electronics emphasis.
• Minimum five years of product design engineering experience.
• Experience developing electromechanical products and improving existing designs.
• Experience using PSpice, ETAP, or equivalent circuit simulation software.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to export control regulations.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop innovative electromechanical products from concept through production release.
• Lead engineering activities throughout the product development lifecycle, including concept generation, detailed design, validation, and manufacturing transfer.
• Develop electrical schematics, circuit models, engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and technical documentation.
• Improve existing product designs to enhance electrical performance, manufacturability, quality, reliability, and cost.
• Evaluate design tradeoffs while balancing customer requirements, manufacturing capabilities, and business objectives.
• Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and product lifecycle management activities.
• Perform electrical analysis, circuit simulation, and design verification using PSpice, ETAP, or equivalent modeling software.
• Design products focused on AC/DC power management, EMI/EMC filtering, transient suppression, and power distribution.
• Develop validation plans and support qualification, environmental, and performance testing.
• Investigate product performance issues through structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Recommend and implement corrective actions to improve product performance and long‑term reliability.
• Support failure analysis and customer issue resolution as required.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Program Management throughout product development.
• Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure designs are optimized for production.
• Provide technical support during product launches and ongoing production.
• Ensure designs comply with customer specifications, internal engineering standards, and applicable industry requirements.
• Support documentation required for product qualification, regulatory compliance, and configuration management.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives that improve engineering efficiency, product quality, and customer satisfaction.

Skills

AC/DC power electronics

Power management

EMI/EMC filtering

Transient voltage protection

Analytical problem-solving

Cross-functional teamwork

Written and verbal communication

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSpice

ETAP

Job description

At Spectrum Control, most departments operate on a 4‑day, 10‑hour work schedule in exchange for a 3‑day weekend. We offer competitive wages and PTO, plus our benefits begin on day 1 of employment. Come join a workforce where we put you first!

Spectrum Control designs and manufactures high‑performance electronic components and subsystems used in the world’s most demanding defense, aerospace, industrial, medical, and communications applications. Our products help customers solve complex electromagnetic interference (EMI), power management, and signal integrity challenges where reliability is mission critical.

We are seeking an experienced Product Design Engineer to join our engineering team in Fairview, Pennsylvania. This position plays a key role in the development of innovative electromechanical products from concept through production while supporting continuous improvement of existing product lines.

The ideal candidate combines strong electrical engineering fundamentals with experience designing ruggedized power electronics and electromechanical assemblies for high‑reliability environments.

Essential Job Functions

New Product Development

• Design and develop innovative electromechanical products from concept through production release.
• Lead engineering activities throughout the product development lifecycle, including concept generation, detailed design, validation, and manufacturing transfer.
• Develop electrical schematics, circuit models, engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and technical documentation.

Product Design & Optimization

• Improve existing product designs to enhance electrical performance, manufacturability, quality, reliability, and cost.
• Evaluate design tradeoffs while balancing customer requirements, manufacturing capabilities, and business objectives.
• Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and product lifecycle management activities.

Analysis, Simulation & Validation

• Perform electrical analysis, circuit simulation, and design verification using PSpice, ETAP, or equivalent modeling software.
• Design products focused on AC/DC power management, EMI/EMC filtering, transient suppression, and power distribution.
• Develop validation plans and support qualification, environmental, and performance testing.

Technical Problem Solving

• Investigate product performance issues through structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Recommend and implement corrective actions to improve product performance and long‑term reliability.
• Support failure analysis and customer issue resolution as required.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Program Management throughout product development.
• Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure designs are optimized for production.
• Provide technical support during product launches and ongoing production.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure designs comply with customer specifications, internal engineering standards, and applicable industry requirements.
• Support documentation required for product qualification, regulatory compliance, and configuration management.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives that improve engineering efficiency, product quality, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline with an electronics emphasis.
• Minimum five (5) years of product design engineering experience.
• Experience developing new electromechanical products and improving existing product designs.
• Strong understanding of:
  • AC and DC power electronics
  • Power management
  • EMI/EMC filtering
  • Transient voltage protection
• Experience using PSpice, ETAP, or equivalent circuit simulation software.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross‑functional engineering environment.
• Because this position supports products subject to U.S. export control regulations and customer requirements, U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing products for defense, aerospace, or other high‑reliability industries.
• Experience with ruggedized electromechanical packaging.
• Knowledge of thermal management techniques for power electronics.
• Experience supporting design verification, environmental qualification, and compliance testing.
• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Reliability (DFR) principles.
• Experience with configuration management and engineering change processes.

Work Environment

• This position is based on‑site at our Fairview, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility. The role requires regular collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations teams to support product development and production activities.

Why Join Spectrum Control?

At Spectrum Control, you’ll work alongside talented engineers developing innovative technologies used in mission‑critical applications around the world. We offer the opportunity to solve challenging technical problems while contributing to products that support defense, aerospace, industrial, and other high‑reliability markets. Our collaborative environment encourages continuous learning, innovation, and professional growth.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Third‑Party Recruiters

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