Sr. Electrical Engineer

Miller Electric Mfg. LLC; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A machinery manufacturing company in Wisconsin is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to enhance the performance of existing products and drive operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in electrical engineering, lead design and development projects, and ensure compliance with safety standards. If you are results-driven and possess strong collaboration skills, this role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative welding solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in hardware and software design activities.
• Understanding of PCB layout for manufacturability and fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Support existing welding products, ensuring performance and reliability.
• Lead design, development, and prototyping of system architectures.
• Conduct circuit analysis, tolerance stack-up, and signal integrity.

Skills

Self-Motivation & Accountability

Critical Thinking & Decisiveness

Curiosity & Continuous Learning

Drive to Excel & Persistence

Exceptional Interpersonal & Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Circuit modeling and simulation tools

Job description

Overview

Miller Electric, an ITW company and a leader in the welding industry, is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Precision Welding Solutions Sustaining Engineering Team. In this role, you'll support our existing product portfolio, enhance customer experience, and drive operational excellence initiatives. You'll collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams (electrical, software, mechanical, and welding), operations, manufacturing, customer support, and marketing.

What You'll Do

• Product Sustaining & Improvement: Provide expert electrical engineering support for existing welding products, ensuring continued performance and reliability.
• Design & Development: Lead and contribute to the design, development, and prototyping of system architectures, schematics, and PCB layouts; test and iterate designs to optimize performance.
• Circuit Analysis & Optimization: Conduct in-depth circuit analysis, tolerance stack-up, thermal evaluation, and signal integrity to ensure robust designs.
• Advanced Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis: Perform system and component-level diagnostics, conduct failure analysis, support field/application teams, and deliver resolution reports.
• Strategic Component Selection: Drive component selection based on performance, reliability, cost, availability, and product lifecycle planning.
• Comprehensive Testing & Compliance: Develop and implement rigorous test procedures; provide guidance and execute functional, reliability, and third-party compliance testing (UL/CSA/CE).

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Self-Motivation & Accountability: Proactive, growth-oriented mindset; ownership of deliverables; adaptable to challenges.
• Critical Thinking & Decisiveness: Ability to make sound decisions; know when to act independently or collaborate.
• Curiosity & Continuous Learning: Desire to identify and apply new knowledge to practical applications.
• Drive to Excel & Persistence: Results-driven; overcome obstacles and bring projects to successful resolution.
• Exceptional Interpersonal & Communication Skills: Strong collaboration across levels.

Qualifications We're Looking For

• Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Experience: 4+ years of relevant industry experience
• Hardware & Software Design Proficiency: Demonstrated expertise in hardware and software design activities, including
  • System architecture definition
  • Component selection
  • Schematic capture and PCB layout
  • Compliance testing and documentation
  • Manufacturing support
• Simulation Tools: Proficient with circuit modeling and simulation tools.
• Communication Hardware: Experience with Ethernet, USB, CAN, RS-485 protocols.
• PCB Expertise: Understanding of PCB layout for manufacturability and fabrication.
• Regulatory Compliance: Experience designing and testing to UL/CSA/CE standards; knowledge of insulation, creepage, clearance, dielectric strength; EMC knowledge preferred.
• Power Conversion: Working knowledge of power conversion principles.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Machinery Manufacturing