Electroswitch is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to support and enhance our electrical and electronic product portfolio at our Raleigh, NC operation. This position will provide hands-on engineering support throughout the product lifecycle and work closely with manufacturing, quality, customers, and other engineering resources.
The ideal candidate has strong electrical engineering experience supporting products in a manufacturing environment and is comfortable taking ownership of technical issues from initial investigation through resolution. The position will also support new product development, product improvements, and expansion of the Raleigh product portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on electrical engineering support for existing and new products.
- Support electrical design, development, testing, troubleshooting, validation, and product improvements.
- Develop and maintain electrical schematics, drawings, specifications, test procedures, BOMs, and other technical documentation.
- Work closely with manufacturing, quality, technicians, operators, and other engineering resources to resolve product and production-related technical issues.
- Support products throughout their lifecycle, including design changes, continuous improvement, quality issues, and customer requirements.
- Work directly with customers as needed to understand technical requirements and resolve product-related issues.
- Support the development and introduction of new products and enhancements to existing product lines.
- Investigate product failures and technical issues and drive solutions through root-cause analysis and corrective action.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance while remaining hands-on with products, testing, and troubleshooting.
- Coordinate engineering activities and projects across functions as needed.
- Ensure products and engineering activities comply with applicable technical, quality, safety, regulatory, and export-control requirements.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field; Master’s degree is a plus.
- Progressive electrical engineering experience supporting products in a manufacturing environment; senior-level experience is preferred.
- Strong hands-on experience with electrical/electronic hardware, testing, troubleshooting, and product support.
- Experience with electrical schematics, engineering drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation.
- Experience supporting products from development through production and ongoing lifecycle support.
- Ability to work effectively with manufacturing, quality, customers, technicians, and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership skills.
- Experience with HMI, switches, controls, embedded systems, or related electromechanical products is a plus.
- Customer-facing engineering experience is preferred.
- Project management or project coordination experience is helpful but not required.
Export Control / ITAR
This position may involve access to export-controlled technical data, technology, or information subject to U.S. export-control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Employment and assignment of job responsibilities will be subject to the company's ability to comply with applicable export-control requirements.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field
- Progressive electrical engineering experience supporting products in a manufacturing environment
- Hands-on experience with electrical and/or electro-mechanical products, troubleshooting, testing, product improvement, and manufacturing support
- Working knowledge of PCB development, electronic components, sensors, embedded systems, test methods, and manufacturing techniques
- Ability to read and work with engineering drawings, bills of material, specifications, revisions, and engineering change documentation
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with manufacturing, quality, customers, and cross-functional partners
- Ability and willingness to travel as required during the initial product-line transition
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (plus)
- Experience with HMI products (keyboards, joysticks, trackballs), customer-specific product development, product-line transfers, or new product introduction
- Experience in aerospace & defense, industrial, commercial, medical, or other technically demanding manufacturing environments
- Familiarity with quality and regulatory standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485, IEC 60601, AS9100, UL, or CSA
- Practical project-management or technical-lead experience
What We Do
Electro Switch designs and manufactures a wide variety of high-reliability switches, relays, power meters, and battery monitors. Supporting critical power and control applications for the electric, utility, defense, and industrial industries worldwide, the company leverages over 75 years of design and manufacturing experience to deliver customized, application-specific solutions.
