Senior Electrical Engineer

Nielsen-Kellerman Company; Upper Chichester Township (Delaware County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401k with match

Paid holidays

Flexible PTO

HSA

Job summary

Nielsen-Kellerman Co. seeks a Sr. Electrical Engineer to design low‑power, sensor‑driven hardware and to drive full‑stack IoT solutions for rugged NK products in a hybrid work setting at Boothwyn, PA.

You will lead concept‑to‑customer design efforts, evaluate new technologies, and collaborate with product designers, software engineers and suppliers to ensure reliability and ease of use in demanding environments.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with 4‑year degree.
• 7+ years in electronic product design including circuit and PCB layout.
• Experience with low‑power wireless data transfer (BT, BTLE, Zigbee, ANT+).
• RF hardware design knowledge for BLE, GPS, Wifi, and cellular modules.
• Experience with power‑efficient, battery‑operated devices.
• Proficiency in Agile product development and reference designs.

Responsibilities

• Join a concept‑to‑customer design team launching low‑power electronics annually.
• Apply broad electrical engineering principles to diverse assignments.
• Evaluate technologies for current and future product goals.
• Design hardware with embedded MCU, sensors, and multiple interfaces.
• Ensure EMC/compliance and reliability for NK rugged products.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines in a small, entrepreneurial team.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Low-power design

RF hardware design

Embedded ARM MCU

IoT data transfer

Agile development

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

As a Sr. Electrical Engineer at Nielsen-Kellerman Co. (“NK”), you are expected to be a multi-skilled engineer who is capable of working on many aspects of our portfolio of cloud-connected sports, weather and environmental instruments. From primary development of low-power circuits with integrated sensors and wireless technologies, to collaborating with product designers and software engineers to drive full-stack “internet of things” solutions, the Sr. Electrical Engineer will be a critical member of cross‑functional teams designing our Kestrel and NK branded rugged products for reliability, accuracy and ease‑of‑use. Our products are counted on to save lives, go faster and shoot further. We are committed to US Lean manufacturing and US ingenuity. As a successful 45‑year‑old small company, we emphasize a casual work environment and job security with excellent benefits. This is at‑will employment.

Remote Work Considerations

We will consider exceptional candidates located outside the area for a fully remote arrangement. Remote team members must be willing and able to travel to the office on an as‑needed basis for critical meetings, team events, and special projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Be an integral part of a “concept‑to‑customer” design team launching new low‑power electronic products every year and sustaining and improving existing designs
• Independently apply extensive and diversified knowledge of electrical engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments
• Use advanced techniques in the application of theories and practices of electrical engineering disciplines to complete assignments
• Evaluate technologies for suitability to current and future product development goals
• Work on major projects and/or several projects of moderate scope with complex features
• Design electronic circuitry using embedded MCU hardware, digital and analog sensors, USB, CAN, I2C and SPI communications protocols
• Work within limitations of low‑power, battery‑operated devices
• Design hardware containing BLE, GPS, Wifi and Cell modules for RF coexistence
• Debug circuit designs to the board level
• Design for EMC compliance and other international compliance standards such as for intrinsic safety
• Carefully follow operational and documentation standards

Personal Qualities for Success in this Job

• Ability to work quickly yet carefully and within established standards and practices
• Initiative to work independently combined with the judgement to ask appropriate questions
• Self‑organization to manage assignments to meet deadlines
• Personal interest in being part of a smaller, entrepreneurial team designing products for cost‑effective US manufacturing
• Empathetic to user experience and interested in making products that are enjoyable to use as well as effective and reliable
• Analytical and good at solving complex problems
• Strong learning bent with desire and ability to obtain and retain new information
• Open to feedback

Qualifications and Experience - Required

• 4‑year BS degree in Electrical Engineering or other relevant engineering specialty or equivalent training, certifications or experience
• 7+ years of experience in design and development of electronic products including circuit design and board layout
• Experience in evaluating technologies for applicability and suitability
• Experience with low‑power wireless data transfer (BT, BTLE, Zigbee, ANT+, 6LoPAN)
• Demonstrated knowledge of proper RF hardware design required to use modular BLE, GPS, Wifi, Cell and similar radio technologies
• Experience choosing components/designing hardware for low power battery‑operated devices
• Strong knowledge of engineering principles and methods to perform professional engineering functions
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Expert in Altium Designer schematic and PCB layout tools
• Experience working with embedded ARM microprocessor devices – including reference designs and development kits
• Understanding of common hardware/software components required to transfer data from iOT devices to cloud infrastructure
• Knowledge of agile approaches to product development
• Master’s degree or other advanced certifications

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities. All development engineers are expected to function as project leads for some projects.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

Climate‑controlled indoor office with attached manufacturing facility. May be required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb or balance. Must be able to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Dogs in office.

Training

Most training is on‑the‑job but formal education and training may be provided where appropriate.

Work Location & Hours

Hybrid work environment that can accommodate remote work with some regular need to be in the office (likely 1‑2x per week). NK’s facilities are located in Boothwyn, PA. Occasional travel may be required for training, evaluation of capital test equipment, or working with consulting engineers.

Pay Rate

This is a salaried position. Pay rate commensurate with qualifications and experience as well as company size. Annual bonus based on company and individual performance with a range that averages 2%‑4% of base compensation.

• Employee benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance.
• Voluntary benefits include family medical, life insurance, critical care insurance, FSA dependent care and pet insurance.
• HSA with employer contributions
• 401k with employer match up to 5% at time of eligibility after 90 days of employment
• Paid holidays, one floating holiday and flexible PTO
• Paid maternity/paternity leave

Benefits commence on the first of the month following 60 days of employment.

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

Must be eligible to work in the US without employer sponsorship. Security clearance is not required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NK is an equal opportunity employer. NK conducts all employment‑related activities in full compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws and without regard to an individual’s age, color, sex, disability, marital status, national origin, citizenship, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or other legally protected category. No person will be discriminated against in hiring or in any other aspect of employment, and reasonable accommodation will be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.