Senior New Product Development Engineer - Circuit Protection

Experience Champaign Urbana; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Littelfuse is seeking a senior engineer to lead design and development of circuit protection products. You will develop concepts, prototypes, and engineering documentation, and drive testing and validation activities across cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration with manufacturing, quality, and customer-facing teams to ensure successful product launches and adherence to certification requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, testing, and commercialization of new circuit protection products
• Develop and evaluate new concepts, prototypes, and solutions
• Create mechanical specs, drawings, documentation, and cost estimates
• Conduct product verification, validation, test plan development and execution
• Analyze test results and identify improvements
• Drive cost reduction and product optimization initiatives
• Research materials, technologies, and trends for innovation
• Procure samples, build prototypes, and test concepts
• Prepare technical reports and project updates for stakeholders
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and cross-functional teams for launches
• Interface with customers to understand needs and develop solutions
• Participate in project reviews and report progress to leadership
• Support compliance with industry standards and third-party certification

Skills

Project management

CAD & 3D CAD

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

Job description

Littelfuse is seeking a senior engineer to lead design and development of circuit protection products. You will develop concepts, prototypes, and engineering documentation, and drive testing and validation activities across cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration with manufacturing, quality, and customer-facing teams to ensure successful product launches and adherence to certification requirements.