- Opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy, and healthy environments
- Ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth and opportunity
- Support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
- Contribute to the research and development of differentiated technologies, products, processes, and systems
- Lead a team of engineers in the design of embedded control systems and wireless/connected products, from requirements through schematic capture, PCB layout, circuit simulation/modeling, bring-up, and design iteration
- Ensure the team is partnering with cross-functional teams (firmware, mechanical, systems, manufacturing, quality) to develop, optimize, and qualify designs that meet internal customer requirements, cost targets, and reliability expectations
- Plan and support global compliance activities (eg. UL, CE, EMC, and wireless), including pre-compliance design reviews, test planning, lab coordination, and driving regulatory issue resolution with internal and external partners
- Collaborate with internal and external research teams to evaluate new control and sensor technologies, prototype concepts, and transition successful solutions into robust product designs
- Support work with contract manufacturers and suppliers to ensure PCBA builds meet quality, manufacturability (DFM/DFT), and test/continuity objectives; support pilot builds and production ramp as needed
- Collaborate with other internal teams to ensure appropriate resourcing for projects.
- Coordinate and communicate issues, concerns, and progress on projects and technical developments to ensure consistent alignment between stakeholders and senior RD&E management.
- Improve engineering processes with mind towards efficiency and speed to market.
- Coach, mentor, and act as subject matter expert on technical and project management topics.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field and 6 years of related experience in electrical engineering
- Experience with schematic capture and electrical CAD tools
- Experience managing technical teams
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field and 4 year(s) of experience in electrical engineering circuit design; and
- 6+ years of experience designing embedded hardware (schematics, PCB layout, bring-up, debug)
- Demonstrated technical leadership (e.g., establishing design best practices, improving development processes, or leading technical reviews across a team)
- Demonstrated experience managing a wide variety of internal stakeholders and work prioritization
- Proven track record of organizational change implementation
- Demonstrated ability to build talent, teams, and organizations to support and deliver strategic initiatives
- Proven ability to effectively mentor, coach, and train associates in key technical disciplines across the organization
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to explain technical topics to cross-functional and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience designing with microprocessors/microcontrollers and/or System-on-Module (SoM) platforms
- Experience with embedded wireless/IoT product design (e.g., Bluetooth LE, Wi‑Fi) including integration, certification considerations, and troubleshooting
- Proficiency with Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB layout
- Power and I/O circuit design experience for control applications through implementation of: AC/DC inputs, DC/DC conversion, protection, sensing, drivers/actuators
- Experience with common communication interfaces/protocols (e.g., RS‑485, CAN/CANopen, I2C, SPI, UART, Bluetooth 5.0, IEEE 802.11)
- Experience designing for and supporting regulatory compliance activities (safety, EMC, and wireless) including test planning, lab coordination, and issue resolution
- Demonstrated ability to own designs end-to-end, drive work to closure, and troubleshoot complex system-level issues
Annual or Hourly Compensation Range
Benefits
Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits.
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Potential Customer Requirements Notice
To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:
- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
- Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including a booster if eligible, unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 6 years of related experience in electrical engineering
- Experience with schematic capture and electrical CAD tools
- Experience managing technical teams
Ecolab Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ecolab and has not been reviewed or approved by Ecolab.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the company provides strong retirement programs, including a 401(k) with employer matching and a pension, alongside options like an employee stock purchase plan. Offerings such as retiree healthcare benefits and diverse investment choices reinforce long-term financial support.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests medical coverage is broad, with HSA plan options and company contributions, prescription benefits, dental and vision, and virtual care and mental health support. Company-paid wellness programs and income protection (short- and long-term disability, life and accident) further strengthen core coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-focused programs include fertility support, adoption assistance, and paid parental leave, complemented by counseling and resource services. These offerings are positioned as supportive of employee well-being across different life stages.
Ecolab Insights
What We Do
A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. With annual sales of $12 billion and more than 44,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com, or follow us on twitter.com/ecolab, facebook.com/ecolab or instagram.com/ecolab_inc.
