Sr. Electrical Engineer - Industrial Automation

Mackenzie Health Care; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Relocation package

Job summary

A leading healthcare solutions provider is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer in Harrisburg to demonstrate effective interaction with teams and deliver custom designs for digital communication needs. The ideal candidate should possess a degree in Electrical Engineering, along with 7-10 years of experience in circuit and firmware design. The role involves overseeing design phases, validating system performance, and mentoring junior engineers. A competitive salary of $80K+ is offered alongside comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7-10 years of detailed circuit and firmware design experience.
• Proven design skills in a product development environment with full product lifecycle experience.
• Experience with board-level designs that include MCU, FPGA, and CPLD technologies.

Responsibilities

• See design through all phases from conception through production.
• Validate system performance through analysis, simulation, and laboratory testing.
• Provide guidance and mentorship for less experienced design engineers.
• Ensure successful transition of products/projects to full scale production.

Skills

Circuit design

Firmware design

C and/or C++ programming

Communication protocols

Mentorship

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium tools

FPGA design software

Job description

Sr. Electrical Engineer - Industrial Automation

Full-time

This company has been recognized as the world leader in the manufacturing of Electrical Components for over eighty years. Company offers a competitive compensation, benefits and relocation package, as well as a dynamic and professional work environment. They also offer continued growth through increased job responsibilities, professional development courses, and advancement. We are committed to hiring outstanding people not only to meet present needs, but also to build for future opportunities. Sr. Electrical Engineer will demonstrate effective interaction with a multi-disciplinary team and deliver custom designs and solutions for a variety of connectivity and digital serial communication needs in a rapid development and product commercialization environment.

Candidate Responsibilities

• See design through all phases from conception through production including requirements generation, schematic, layout, prototype builds, firmware design and testing and commercialization.
• Validate system performance in order to prove the technical design through analysis, simulation, and laboratory testing.
• Experience with Industrial digital communication protocols (e.g. Ethernet, TCP/IP, USB, UART, RS485, RS232, etc).
• Experience with digital communication protocol implementation in hardware and firmware using C and/or C++.
• Generate complete system documentation and provide input to technical proposals to effectively communicate the design and/or approach to internal and external customers.
• Independently develop and implement corrective action to product and procedural problems.
• Provide guidance, direction, and mentorship for less experienced design engineers to increase our design expertise base within the company with an emphasis on performance, design optimization, re-use, and generating intellectual property.
• Provide budget, schedule, and technical compliance updates to management to effectively record progress of technical aspects of the program assigned.
• Ensure successful transition of products/projects to full scale production.

Candidate Must Have

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 7-10 years of detailed circuit and firmware design experience.
• Proven design skills in a product development environment; full product lifecycle experience required. Program management experience is a plus.
• Experience in board-level designs that include MCU, FPGA, and CPLD technologies; experience with FPGA design software such as Altera Quartus or Xilinx Foundation.
• Experience with Altium tools; designs are a plus.
• Knowledge of computer programming languages such as VHDL, Verilog, C, C++, and schematic capture tools. Familiarity with industrial designs, industrial communication protocol specifications and regulations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to solve problems, multi-task, and be a hands‑on leader.
• Energetic, self‑starter with a passionate interest in engineering and design for state‑of‑the‑art electronics and software/firmware.

Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Current title: Sr. Electrical Engineer.
• Performed responsibilities for the last 2 years (minimum).
• Held no more than two jobs in last 5 years.

Base Salary & Benefits

Base Salary - $80K++ D.O.E.

Benefits - full