Electrical Engineer Consultant

Job Title: Consulting Electrical Engineer

Location: Auburn Hills, MI
Type: Full-Time, On-site
Experience: 3–7 Years
Travel: Approximately 10%

About Munro

Munro & Associates is recognized globally for teardown, benchmarking, cost analysis, product improvement, and practical engineering insight. For more than thirty years, Munro has helped leading manufacturers understand what is inside competitive products, what those products cost to build, and how they can be engineered better.

Our work spans automotive, EVs, aerospace, defense, robotics, consumer products, industrial equipment, and emerging technologies. Each project brings a different product, customer challenge, and opportunity to create measurable impact.

Position Summary

Munro is seeking a motivated Electrical Engineer who is passionate about analyzing electrical systems, solving complex engineering challenges, developing cost models, and delivering actionable recommendations to customers.

This role is ideal for an engineer who wants to move beyond a traditional design-focused position and develop broader consulting expertise. The successful candidate will support and lead technical evaluations involving electrical systems, electronics, power distribution, embedded controls, battery systems, advanced technologies, and electrical cost analysis across multiple industries.

As a Consulting Electrical Engineer, you will work directly with customers and cross-functional teams to evaluate products, identify opportunities for improvement, benchmark competitive technologies, perform electrical costing and should-cost analysis, and communicate findings through technical reports, presentations, and workshops.

Why This Role Is Different

This position provides direct exposure to customer-facing engineering consulting work. Rather than focusing on a single product or technology, you will engage with a wide variety of electrical systems, emerging technologies, and cost optimization initiatives.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Take ownership of meaningful technical workstreams early in your career
• Evaluate real-world electrical systems, components, and architectures
• Analyze schematics, wiring diagrams, PCB designs, electrical BOMs, and test data
• Develop cost models for electrical systems including wiring harnesses, PCBs, electronic control units (ECUs), sensors, power electronics, batteries, and electrical architectures
• Participate in customer workshops, technical reviews, and on-site project initiatives
• Present technical findings and recommendations to engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and executive-level audiences
• Learn directly from senior consultants with expertise in product design, manufacturing, benchmarking, teardown analysis, and cost optimization
• Develop consulting, communication, and project leadership skills

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer seeking broader technical exposure, accelerated career growth, and direct customer engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and lead technical analysis on customer consulting projects
• Conduct electrical system benchmarking, competitive assessments, and engineering evaluations
• Analyze electrical architectures, power distribution systems, controls, electronics, sensors, and embedded systems
• Evaluate wiring harnesses, PCBs, controllers, battery systems, and electronic components
• Develop detailed cost models and should-cost analyses for electrical and electronic systems, components, and assemblies
• Analyze electrical bills of materials (BOMs), supplier quotations, commodity pricing, manufacturing processes, and sourcing strategies to determine product costs
• Perform teardown-based electrical cost analysis by evaluating component content, manufacturing methods, supplier sourcing strategies, and competitive product architectures
• Identify opportunities to reduce cost, improve reliability, simplify designs, and enhance product performance
• Support customer cost reduction and value engineering initiatives through actionable recommendations
• Analyze engineering drawings, schematics, bills of materials, test reports, and physical hardware
• Support teardown and benchmarking activities involving electrical and electronic systems
• Develop clear technical reports, presentations, and customer deliverables
• Present findings and recommendations to customer engineering teams and senior leadership
• Participate in customer workshops focused on product improvement, cost reduction, manufacturing optimization, and innovation
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including mechanical, manufacturing, software, and cost engineering professionals
• Translate technical observations into practical and actionable recommendations
• Build increasing responsibility for project deliverables, customer interaction, and technical leadership

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a technically strong engineer who enjoys solving real-world problems, learning new technologies, understanding cost drivers, and working directly with customers.

You are likely a good fit if you:

• Have 3–7 years of electrical engineering experience
• Enjoy troubleshooting, analysis, and hands-on engineering work
• Are motivated by understanding how products function, what drives their cost, and how they can be improved
• Are comfortable working independently and taking ownership of projects
• Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Enjoy identifying opportunities to improve value by balancing performance, quality, manufacturability, and cost
• Are interested in consulting, customer engagement, and technical leadership
• Want exposure to a broad range of products, industries, and technologies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline
• 3–7 years of experience in electrical engineering, electronics, controls, embedded systems, power systems, or related fields
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, electrical drawings, and technical specifications
• Ability to analyze electrical BOMs, supplier quotations, manufacturing costs, and commodity impacts
• Experience working with electrical testing equipment and diagnostic tools
• High ownership mentality and strong follow-through
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a project-based environment
• Willingness to travel approximately 10–20% for customer initiatives, workshops, and technical reviews

Experience in any of the following areas is helpful but not required:

• Automotive electrical systems
• EV battery systems and charging infrastructure
• Power electronics
• Embedded systems and controls
• Vehicle networking (CAN, LIN, Ethernet)
• ADAS and autonomous systems
• PCB design and analysis
• Industrial controls and automation
• Aerospace electrical systems
• Robotics and automation
• Electrical costing and should-cost modeling
• Wiring harness costing
• PCB and electronics costing
• Semiconductor and component cost analysis
• Cost reduction and value engineering
• Supply chain and sourcing analysis
• Manufacturing cost analysis
• Supplier engineering
• Product costing
• Teardown and competitive benchmarking

Growth Path

Munro is looking for someone who can grow with the business. This role is intended for an engineer who can develop into higher levels of responsibility over time, including project leadership, customer-facing consulting, workshop facilitation, technical leadership, cost engineering leadership, and broader business responsibilities.

Success in this position will be measured not only by technical output, but also by ownership, initiative, communication effectiveness, customer impact, and the ability to convert technical and cost analysis into practical recommendations.

Compensation & Benefits

Munro offers competitive compensation aligned with capability, responsibility, growth potential, and demonstrated impact.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Paid time off including vacation days and holidays
• Healthcare, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• Generous company 401(k) contribution
• Direct mentorship from senior technical experts
• Opportunity to grow into higher-level consulting and project leadership roles
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and industry-leading organizations

Munro & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Munro & Associates does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

This job description is intended to outline the general duties and responsibilities of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.