R&D Electrical & PCB Design Engineer II

Coats; La Vergne (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coats Company in Tennessee is seeking an Electrical Engineer / Designer II to join our R&D team. You will design, develop, document, and validate electrical systems for automotive service equipment, with emphasis on PCB design, electronics, and component-level engineering.

The role covers testing, production support, DFMEAs/PFMEAs, and ensuring reliability from concept through post-production, collaborating cross-functionally to bring robust products to market.

Qualifications

• BS in electronics or electrical engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 5 years of schematic layout/PCB design experience.
• Experience with Altium for schematic/PCB design and manufacture.
• Experience with soldering and through-hole placement.
• Experience with board-level testing, component testing and qualification testing.
• Experience generating DFMEA & PFMEA documentation.
• PC skills including Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Work in a cross-functional team to manage electrical design projects from concept to production.
• Design, develop, and document PCB design and assembly with internal and external partners.
• Lead component investigations for alternate designs to support production.
• Own obsolescence investigations for all electrical parts and components.
• Lead testing of electronic components and boards through development to post-production launch.
• Support DFMEAs, PFMEAs and Control Plans for products.
• Support top-level product testing and development as needed.
• Implement best practices in electrical component and board design.

Skills

PCB design

Soldering

Board-level testing

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor of Science in electronics or EE/Engineering technology

Tools

Altium

Job description

The Coats Company in Tennessee is seeking an Electrical Engineer / Designer II to join our R&D team. You will design, develop, document, and validate electrical systems for automotive service equipment, with emphasis on PCB design, electronics, and component-level engineering.

The role covers testing, production support, DFMEAs/PFMEAs, and ensuring reliability from concept through post-production, collaborating cross-functionally to bring robust products to market.