Electrical Engineer II

Job Title: Electrical Engineer II

Location: On Site - Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Salary: $90,000-$110,000

About the Manufacturing Company / The Opportunity:

Join a leading company in the appliances, electrical, and electronics manufacturing industry focused on advancing cordless and battery-powered product platforms through innovative power-electronics solutions. This role offers the opportunity to own and drive embedded power hardware designs from concept through prototype and production, working within cross-functional teams to deliver robust, manufacturable products. The position is onsite in Anderson, South Carolina and is ideal for engineers who enjoy hands-on design, lab validation, and fast-paced new product development.

Responsibilities:

• Design and own power electronics hardware for battery-powered products, including architecture, schematic capture, component selection, and design tradeoffs.
• Design and debug MOSFET switching power stages and supporting circuits (gate drive, protection, current/voltage sensing, power sequencing) for low-voltage, high-current applications.
• Support motor control hardware implementations (inverter/bridge power stages and associated sensing/protection) and collaborate closely with firmware engineers on HW/FW interfaces.
• Prototype, test, and troubleshoot embedded electronics; execute root cause analysis and corrective actions using oscilloscopes, electronic loads, spectrum analyzers, DAQ systems, and ESD/EMC tools.
• Lead design activities including component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, prototype builds, and development and execution of test plans.
• Effectively communicate and align technical direction across hardware, firmware, product development, and test teams to drive schedule accountability and meet project metrics.
• Independently track projects through the stage-gate product development process to ensure timely delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Must-Have Skills:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in embedded electronics design with demonstrated hardware ownership; experience with 32-bit microcontroller-based circuits.
• Proven design experience in power conversion and/or motor drives for embedded, battery-powered systems.
• Hands-on experience with MOSFET switching in low-voltage battery systems (20–80V class), including gate drive, switching behavior, and protection design.
• Strong skills in schematic capture and PCB design tools (Altium or equivalent) and ability to support PCB layout tasks.
• Experience with component selection, power sequencing, protection circuits, and design trade-off analysis.
• Proficiency in prototype debug and lab test equipment (oscilloscope, power supplies, electronic loads, spectrum analyzer, DAQ).
• Excellent problem-solving, organization, and communication skills; able to work under pressure and exercise independent judgment.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Firmware experience or demonstrated close collaboration with firmware engineers on HW/FW integration.
• Experience with ESD/EMC testing and mitigation strategies.
• Familiarity with battery management systems and battery electronics design considerations.
• Experience with Altium alternatives such as Cadence or OrCAD and advanced PCB layout best practices.
• Knowledge of design for manufacturing (DFM), stage-gate new product development processes, and cross-functional product launch activities.
• Experience with advanced test equipment and automated data acquisition for validation and regression testing.

Skills: Power electronics, Power conversion, Motor control / motor drive, MOSFET / MOSFET switching, Gate drive circuits, Inverter design / bridge power stages, Current sensing / voltage sensing, Battery-powered systems / battery electronics, Low-voltage high-current design, Embedded hardware design, Schematic capture, PCB design / PCB layout, Altium (or Cadence, OrCAD as alternates), 32-bit microcontroller, Hardware/firmware interface (HW/FW), Component selection, Power sequencing, Protection circuits, Oscilloscope, Spectrum analyzer, Electronic loads, DAQ (data acquisition systems), ESD/EMC testing, Root cause analysis / failure analysis, Prototype debug / hardware bring-up, Stage-gate product development, Cross-functional collaboration, New product development (NPD), Design for manufacturing (DFM), Electrical Engineering