Sr. Electrical Engineer

Nordson Corporation; East Providence (RI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k match

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer time off

On-site cafeteria

Job summary

Nordson EFD, a global leader in engineered fluid dispensing, seeks a Senior Electrical Design Engineer in East Providence, RI to design, develop and debug electrical hardware for electro-mechanical systems enabling precision manufacturing. You’ll work on hardware-software integration and contribute to smart, connected products.

The role requires leadership in mixed-signal design, SBC/SOM-based architectures, and a strong collaboration with firmware teams.

Qualifications

• Experience launching electro-mechanical products with embedded systems and real time control.
• Designs for actuators, digital communications, EMC/safety compliance, and sensor data acquisition.
• Knowledge of microcontrollers, FPGA’s, SBCs or SOMs and system-level design.
• Experience with schematic capture, BOM creation, PCB layouts in CAD tools.
• Firmware familiarity and collaboration with global teams are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of mixed signal circuits and power conversion for embedded controllers.
• Develop system architecture using SBCs/SOMs and custom boards.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers using Python, C, C++, HDL, and assembly.
• Create design verification plans, supervise tests, analyze results, and support safety and EMI certification.
• Participate in technology evaluations, VOC exercises, benchmarking and production launches.

Skills

Embedded systems

Real-time control

Digital communication interfaces

Circuit design

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

OrCAD

Job description

Nordson EFD, a global leader in Engineered Fluid Dispensing, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.

Summary of the role

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected.

SENIOR ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Nordson EFD - East Providence, Rhode Island, United States

From the mobile device in your pocket to the sensors in your car or components used in AI datacenters, and even life-saving medical devices, our technology is used to make products that touch your life every day. Do you want to join a growing team in a market-leading technology company? We’re looking for motivated individuals who care about helping our customers succeed. If you value integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy, and excellence, you will fit right in to the Nordson culture.

We are looking for a talented Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join the Nordson EFD product design team. In this role you will be responsible for designing, developing, and debugging electrical hardware for electro-mechanical systems that enables precision manufacturing processes and fluid handling. You will work on complex hardware-software interaction problems that require strong analytical and data driven approaches to make our products smarter, connected, and intelligent.

How YOU will make an impact:

• Lead development of mixed signal circuits/power conversion/analog) for embedded controllers to serve mission critical industrial and life science applications.
• Develop system architecture using single board computers (SBCs), system on a module (SOM), custom circuit boards, and off the shelf communication interfaces.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers to develop code utilizing Python, C, C++, HDL, and assembly languages.
• Create design verification and validation plans, oversee execution of tests, analyze results, debug failures, and support product safety and electromagnetic compliance certification.
• Participate in new technology evaluations, voice of customer exercises, competitive benchmarking and production launch support.

Qualifications To Be Successful:

• 5 years’ experience launching electro-mechanical products with embedded systems, real time control and digital communication interfaces.
• Proficient in designing circuits for actuators, digital communications, EMC/safety compliance and sensor data acquisition that include microcontrollers, FPGA’s or Single board computers (SBC’s) or system on a modules (SOM’s)
• Expertise in circuit simulation, schematic capture, BOM creation, and PCB layouts using OrCAD (with EDM) or similar CAD software with integrated design data management capabilities.
• Familiarity with firmware development.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a global team.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

What We Offer:

• Flexible work hours.
• Starting day 1, your benefits include Medical, Rx, Vision, Dental, Health Savings Account (HSA), 401k (with match AND additional 3% annual company contribution), tuition reimbursement and Life Insurance.
• Annual cash bonus based on personal & company performance.
• In addition to paid time off and paid holidays, each employee receives 16 hours of paid time each calendar year to perform volunteer services in our communities.
• Full-service on-site cafeteria

Working Conditions and Physical Demands : Office environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel Required : Estimated 10%

Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.

About Nordson EFD

Nordson EFD is a world-leading designer and manufacturer of fluid dispensing systems and single-use fluid packaging. By joining our team today, you will help us bring innovative ideas to life. Nordson EFD is a global team that works to create systems and consumables that improve the fluid dispensing process. We offer a supportive culture in a growing and dynamic work environment. Whether you’re just beginning your career or you’re a seasoned professional, there’s a place for you to belong at Nordson EFD. We offer hourly and salary positions in production, maintenance, customer service, quality, engineering, and more. We actively invest in our teams to help you build your skillsets and advance your career.