Senior Electrical Engineer

Light & Wonder; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Light & Wonder's Gaming team develops cutting-edge electronics for casino products. The Electrical Engineer designs, modifies, and tests electronic components and harnesses for LnW Gaming systems, emphasizing reliability and manufacturability.

The role involves design validation, sustainment of existing hardware, and collaboration with vendors and internal teams to meet project goals. A Bachelors in EE and 2–5 years of hardware experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in full lifecycle of electronic systems from concept to manufacturing.
• Proficient in schematic capture and PCB layout with CAD tools.
• Knowledge of USB, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, RS-232/RS-485, JTAG, PCIe.

Responsibilities

• Design, qualify, test electronic components, sub-assemblies, and systems.
• Provide sustainment for existing hardware products.
• Perform design validation and testing on new and existing products.
• Project manage development, test, and sustaining tasks.
• Maintain vendor and internal team relationships for product support.
• Conduct root cause analysis of assemblies and implement corrective actions.
• Support engineering quality efforts with vendors and LnW teams.

Skills

Embedded Systems

PCB Layout

Schematic Capture

Hardware Development

C/C++ Embedded

JTAG

PCIe

Root Cause Analysis

EMC/EMI Testing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Orcad

Job description

Gaming:

Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

Position Summary

The Electrical Engineer designs, modifies, evaluates supports components and processes used in LnW Gaming products and systems. Determines design approaches and parameters. Analyzes equipment to establish operating data, conducts experimental tests and evaluates results. Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability. Completes documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance. May interact with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications.

Essential Job Functions

• Design, qualify, test electronic components, sub-assemblies, and systems.
• Provide sustainment for existing hardware products
• Perform design validation and test on newly designed and existing electronic products
• Project manager for various development, test, and sustaining engineering tasks
• Maintain relationships with vendors and internal LnW teams to provide electrical engineering product support
• Experience in root cause analysis of electrical assemblies and providing corrective actions
• Support engineering quality efforts in cooperation with vendors and internal LnW teams

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• 2-5 years’ experience in Electrical Hardware Development and Sustainment (full life cycle) with an emphasis on Embedded Systems, Computer Architecture, and Circuit Design
• Experience with the full life cycle of electronic systems development (i.e. concept definition, software requirements, working with distributors, selecting parts, developing design requirements, product release, and manufacturing
• Proficient in schematic capture and PCB layout using industry standard CAD Tools such as Altium or Orcad
• Strong knowledge of various communication protocols such as USB, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, RS-232, RS-485, JTAG, and PCIe
• Experience with diagnostics and forensic debugging of electronic circuit boards and assemblies
• Experience with EMC/EMI FCC/CE, safety testing and compliance desirable
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of grounding schemes, wire sizing trade-offs, signal isolation, and bus interfaces (e.g., Ethernet, RS422)
• Provide the engineering expertise to design, fabricate and integrate harnesses systems and represent the harness discipline on a project
• Investigate, plan, design and develop harnesses to meet various technical requirements

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or significant equivalent experience

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be m e t by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

Work Conditions

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, "L&W") are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain L&W employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster.