Senior Electrical Engineer - LED, PCB & Prototyping Expert

Advanced Illumination Inc; Town of Vermont (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan with company match

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Exaktera is seeking an experienced electrical engineer to design and prototype PCBs and LED driver circuits for lighting fixtures. You will work with STM32/Atmel microcontrollers, develop test fixtures, and produce production wiring documents.

The role requires close collaboration across hardware, software, and product teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in hardware design, hands-on soldering, firmware development, and familiarity with DC-DC converters and machine vision tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' work experience.
• Experience with Altium Designer, or comparable schematic capture software.
• Experience with microcontrollers and firmware development.
• Experience with DC-DC converters, LED drivers, or related hardware.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop PCBs and circuits for LED lighting fixtures and DC-DC LED drivers.
• Design and develop controllers using the latest industry microcontrollers (STM32, Atmel, Ti, and others).
• Develop electronic test fixtures (bed-of nails) and write hardware test procedures.
• Create and maintain wiring and assembly documents for production floor.
• Use standard lab probing and troubleshooting test equipment.
• Build and test prototype hardware.
• Review PCB layouts and coordinate with contract manufacturers.
• Research electronic parts and work with sourcing.
• Become a technical resource for internal departments or external end-users.
• Collaborate with the engineering team, including software engineers, mechanical engineers, and product managers, to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Document research findings, design specifications, and test results.
• Organize and maintain engineering lab space(s).
• Organize and maintain digital component libraries and physical inventory for R&D
• International travel, approximately 5 days/per year

Skills

Soldering

Firmware development

Microcontrollers

DC-DC converters

LED drivers

Altium Designer

OpenCV

3D CAD (SolidWorks)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

OpenCV

SolidWorks

Job description

Exaktera is seeking an experienced electrical engineer to design and prototype PCBs and LED driver circuits for lighting fixtures. You will work with STM32/Atmel microcontrollers, develop test fixtures, and produce production wiring documents.

The role requires close collaboration across hardware, software, and product teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in hardware design, hands-on soldering, firmware development, and familiarity with DC-DC converters and machine vision tools.