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Electrical Engineer
Job Description
The Electrical Engineer will play a pivotal role in developing, maintaining, and enhancing electronic sensing products, with a strong focus on low power circuit design, instrumentation, signal processing, and intrinsic safety compliance. This position demands hands-on circuit development, product upgrades, troubleshooting, and collaboration across engineering, production, and external partners—including contractors and component vendors. The role involves contributing to both sustaining engineering and new product innovation, particularly in next-generation methane detection technologies using optical and sensor-based systems.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop low power analog and digital circuits
- Maintain and upgrade electrical schematics, diagrams, wiring layouts, and system architecture.
- Support the development of methane sensing systems—including optical gas sensing, laser-based emissions detection, and legacy sensor upgrades.
- Assist in sensor R&D to enhance accuracy, response time, and product reliability.
Essential Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 3 years of hands-on electrical engineering experience in a manufacturing or instrumentation environment (gas sensing experience a plus).
- Strong knowledge of low power circuit design, sensors, and signal processing.
- Familiarity with intrinsic safety, electrical compliance standards, and hazardous location product design.
- Ability to design or interpret schematics, PCB layouts, and wiring diagrams.
- Strong troubleshooting skills with both analog and digital circuitry.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience with optical sensing, lasers, or other physics-based measurement systems.
- Knowledge of embedded systems or microcontroller-based electronics.
- Familiarity with mixed signal design.
- Proficiency in Altium and schematic design.
- Experience with PCBA processes.
- Diligence and organizational skills.
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Valparaiso, IN.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $38.00 - $57.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Valparaiso,IN.
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Apr 10, 2026.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:
- Hiring diverse talent
- Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
- Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
- Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services. For more than 40 years, we’ve helped visionary companies advance their goals. Headquartered in the United States, our teams span 150 offices across North America, EMEA, and APAC—with four delivery centers in India led by 1,000 extraordinary employees who connect their passion with purpose every day.
Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.
Salary : $38 - $57