Senior Electrical Engineer

Location: Halfmoon, NY (12065)

Type: Direct Hire / Permanent

Salary: $120,000 - $170,000

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join a fast-growing engineering team developing innovative power electronics and LED lighting solutions. This is a highly visible role where you'll drive product development from concept through production, working on electrical circuits, PCB designs, validation testing, and continuous product improvements. With significant company growth and new business from industry-leading customers, this position offers strong long-term career advancement potential, including a path into engineering leadership and management.

Key Responsibilities

• Design electrical circuits and PCB layouts for LED drivers, control systems, and power electronics products.
• Develop schematics and PCB designs using Altium Designer (or similar ECAD tools).
• Create and build R&D prototypes and proof-of-concept designs.
• Develop, execute, and document hardware validation and verification plans.
• Support UL certification activities for new product development.
• Conduct root cause investigations and field failure analysis to improve product reliability.
• Design and implement production test fixtures for PCBA validation and manufacturing support.
• Manage projects from concept through production, maintaining timelines and communicating risks proactively.
• Own BOM accuracy and validate components against design requirements.
• Evaluate incoming parts and assemblies to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Qualify alternate components and manage approval processes.
• Support SMT and PCBA manufacturing processes as a technical subject matter expert.
• Partner closely with manufacturing teams during first-production builds.
• Establish electrical test methods, procedures, and standards.
• Provide technical support and guidance to internal sales and customer support teams when needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong experience designing switching power supplies, LED drivers, or similar power electronics products.
• Hands-on experience with PCB design and development.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer or comparable tools such as Cadence Allegro or Eagle.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills at the circuit level.
• Experience using laboratory equipment including:
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Bench power supplies
  • Digital multimeters (DMMs)
• Ability to independently execute testing, troubleshooting, and hardware validation activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting UL certifications (UL 1598, UL 8750, or similar).
• Familiarity with EMC/EMI testing standards, including IEC 61000 methodologies.
• Embedded firmware experience using C, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience with industrial LED lighting products.
• Experience working with three-phase power systems.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique?

• Join a rapidly growing organization with strong market demand and exciting new customers.
• Play a key role in shaping products from concept through production.
• Work in a collaborative environment alongside a team of experienced engineers and manufacturing professionals.
• Flexible work schedule options available.
• Clear advancement opportunities into engineering leadership and management.
• Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys solving complex technical challenges. You are passionate about power electronics, PCB development, product reliability, and continuous improvement. You take ownership of projects, communicate effectively across teams, and are committed to delivering high-quality solutions.

This is a Permanent position based out of Halfmoon, NY.

The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $170000.00/yr.

Company offers full benefits which includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Disability, and more

This is a fully onsite position in Halfmoon,NY.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 3, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

Salary : $120,000 - $170,000