Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Engineer

Location(s): Ottawa, IL - Onsite

Compensation: $80,000-$90,000

About This Position

Advantech is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our Project Development and Solutions team. This role focuses on electrical and electronic design for computer-based products, including circuit design, schematic analysis, hardware troubleshooting, and product development. The Electrical Engineer is responsible for electrical and electronic design, system architecture, implementation, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support for Engineering Design Center (EDC) projects. The successful candidate will be able to analyze technical problems, manage competing project priorities, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and work independently to meet project requirements and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and troubleshoot electrical and electronic systems, circuits, printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies, and control panels for industrial computing products.
• Develop electrical schematics, system diagrams, and technical documentation; evaluate components and support product updates.
• Support customer-specific engineering solutions, feasibility studies, and pre-sales and post-sales engineering activities.
• Evaluate electronic components, assess alternative parts, and validate replacement components.
• Develop test plans, collect and analyze test data, and prepare technical reports. Perform hardware validation and coordinate compliance testing.
• Coordinate testing with compliance laboratories, prepare test instructions, and support onsite testing as required.
• Support industrial control panel design, layout, and assembly in accordance with applicable technical standards.
• Estimate project costs and schedules, coordinate engineering project activities, and track milestones against established cost and schedule targets.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• At least three years of relevant experience in hardware engineering, PC hardware technical support, or a related technical field.
• Experience analyzing hardware failures, identifying root causes, and preparing failure analysis reports.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation and troubleshoot electrical or electronic hardware issues.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in hardware design, PC hardware engineering, or technical support for computer-based products.
• Experience with industrial control panel design, layout, and assembly.
• Familiarity with product safety regulations, system certification requirements, and applicable compliance standards.
• Experience interpreting electrical schematics and using diagnostic equipment, including multimeters and oscilloscopes, to troubleshoot and diagnose hardware issues.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) with company match
• Education & personal development reimbursement program
• Generous vacation and paid holidays package
• Work from home program - once eligible

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel and Microsoft . Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand's #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at _laws/itar.html

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.