What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineer position at SPECTRAFORCE?
Role: Electrical Engineer I
Location: Largo, FL (Hybrid)
Type: Direct Hire
Key Responsibilities
- Develop electrical designs, schematics, and system architectures for commercial electrical products, including motor control devices and AC power monitoring products.
- Design and troubleshoot power circuits and motor control systems.
- Develop electrical schematics and support PCB development, including debugging and testing internally built boards.
- Build prototypes and test boards to evaluate designs and troubleshoot product performance.
- Translate customer and product requirements into technical design specifications.
- Develop and execute verification and validation testing against product and regulatory requirements.
- Support products through UL, IEC, FCC, and other applicable certification requirements.
- Coordinate product certification testing with internal compliance teams and third-party testing organizations.
- Work with Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and other motor-control technologies.
- Support embedded communication technologies and interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, and CAN.
- Collaborate with software/firmware developers on products incorporating Bluetooth or other wireless communication capabilities.
- Support DFMEA, DVP&R, design reviews, ECRs, FAIRs, and other engineering development processes.
- Develop manufacturing test requirements and test equipment when needed.
- Maintain design documentation, schematics, test results, engineering changes, and product records.
- Support manufacturing and supply chain teams with technical issues throughout the product lifecycle.
- Balance performance, cost, product requirements, manufacturability, and time to market.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 3 years of relevant electrical engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience developing and troubleshooting electrical hardware.
- Ability to independently create electrical schematics.
- Experience building prototypes, test boards, and conducting hands-on product testing.
- Experience with motor controls, power electronics, and/or Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs).
- Experience taking products through design, prototyping, debugging, testing, and manufacturing.
- Experience with schematic and circuit design tools such as Altium Designer or similar platforms.
- Working knowledge of communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, and CAN.
- Ability to work effectively across mechanical, manufacturing, quality, product, and engineering teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience designing products to meet UL listing or certification requirements.
- Experience supporting products through third-party UL testing.
- Experience working with Bluetooth or other wireless communication technologies.
- Experience collaborating with firmware or software development teams.
- Knowledge of electrical codes and wiring diagrams.
- Manufacturing or process engineering experience.
Salary : $85,000 - $95,000