Electrical Integration Engineer
Design, build, document, and troubleshoot electrical systems and interconnects for custom electromechanical manufacturing equipment. Requires hands-on experience integrating sensors, actuators, wiring, and firmware within complex hardware systems.
About the job
What You’ll Do
- Select and integrate sensors, actuators, third-party electronics, power components, cables, connectors, and communication interfaces.
- Design and build prototype interconnects, fixtures, and subsystem test setups.
- Collaborate with mechanical engineers on packaging, routing, retention, access, serviceability, and assembly strategy.
- Troubleshoot issues spanning electronics, wiring, firmware, configuration, and mechanical behavior.
- Create and maintain ICDs, interconnect and cable drawings, work instructions, and bring-up procedures.
What You’ll Need
- 2+ years of relevant engineering experience, or equivalent substantial hands-on experience.
- Experience building, bringing up, or troubleshooting electromechanical hardware.
- Ability to read schematics, block diagrams, pinouts, interface documents, and component datasheets.
- Experience integrating and bringing up sensors, actuators, electronics, and wiring within an electromechanical module or machine.
- Experience troubleshooting issues across electronics, wiring, sensors, actuators, and firmware using schematics, datasheets, and common lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzer, multimeters, etc).
- Experience creating and maintaining electrical integration documentation, including ICDs, interconnect diagrams, cable drawings, pin tables, and work instructions.
- Hands-on experience building, modifying, and testing prototype wiring, cable assemblies, fixtures, or electromechanical hardware.
- Strong documentation and cross-functional communication skills.
- A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field (associate's, bachelor's, or trade/technical program), or equivalent hands-on experience.
Bonus Points For
- Experience with robotics, automation equipment, scientific instruments, or other complex electromechanical systems.
- Familiarity with motor control, grounding, shielding, EMI, or ESD.
- Experience working with cable vendors, electronics vendors, or contract manufacturers.
Skills
Electromechanical Integration, Sensors, Actuators, Schematics, Icds, Cable Design, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzer, Motor Control, Emi, Esd, Robotics, Automation
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