Electrical Design Engineer - with Great Benefits

We are seeking an experience Electrical Design Engineer with expertise in a analog and digital design, as well as embedded firmware development, to join our team.

The Electronics Design Engineer role will require conceptual, creative thinking, ability to take engineering ideas through the proof-of-concept level to final design and successfully into production. This role uses all resources available to provide Strato’s customers with safe, durable, and reliable products at the lowest possible cost. Experience developing products from design to release is a must.

Reporting Relationship: Reports to Project Lead.

Major Responsibilities

Bring electronic circuits from the prototype stage to completion and service of the product.

• Ensure projects make progress and are completed in a timely manner relative to its complexity, scope, and involvement.
• Develop test plans and methods for verifying product performance.
• Develop robust automated equipment for product assembly and testing.
• Develop and maintain detailed project documentation.
• Maintain project documentation in accordance with standard work.
• Read through all customer technical specifications to understand defined requirements.
• Management of customer drawings and technical documents.
• Accountability and ownership of the assigned projects.

Specific Duties

Ensure projects progress and are completed in a timely manner relative to their complexity, scope, and involvement.

• Based on availability of supporting resources (CAD designer, New Product Development Lab (NPD), etc.), projects should progress at a rate relative to the complexity of the project
• The engineer should be able to multitask on multiple projects while placing emphasis on projects with higher priority.
• Direct and coordinate manufacturing or building of prototype products or systems.
• Work with NPD or outside facilities to quickly create accurate, inexpensive prototypes for field testing.
• Ensure proper validation is obtained and properly documented.

· Develop experimental test programs and evaluate results to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.

• Work with NPD department or outside facilities to test products at limits beyond normal operating conditions.
• Always design experiments that will guarantee long-lasting, safe, reliable parts for the customer.

Standards of Performance

Quality and quantity of new products

• Timeliness of project completions
• Response to customers with new product inquiries
• Design quality and accuracy
• Similarity of testing simulations to real applications

Qualifications

· B.S. in Electrical Engineering, related field or equivalent work experience.

· Minimum of 3 years of electrical design experience.

· Circuit/PCB design (KiCAD) and analysis experience; microcontroller design is a plus.

· Hands on electronics experience: soldering, cable making, parts selection.

· Experience probing and debugging electronics and use of tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, electronic loads, power supplies.

· Understanding of passive and active electrical components as well as DC and AC power.

· Experience in designing and building electro-mechanical systems or robotic systems.

· Data Acquisition and Signal Processing experience.

· Experience with wireless communication hardware and protocols is a plus.

· Embedded programming experience. Bootloader is a plus.

· Experience with energy storage, batteries, capacitors is a plus.

· Experience with good documentation habits

· The ability to effectively communicate.

Work Location:On-Site – Piscataway, NJ.

About Strato, Inc.:

Strato has grown over 55 years evolving into a dynamic, innovative and customer service driven company that is a leader in the railroad and passenger transit industry. We develop, engineer, and manufacture quality railcar products and currently employ over 130 people at our facilities in New Jersey, New York, China, Texas, India, Mexico, etc. It is our philosophy of “Exceed the Need” and continual improvement that drives us to seek new opportunities in products and services, as well as our growth commitment to our employees and community.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Will you now or in the future require sponsorship to work in the U.S.A?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Electrical Design Engineering: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Piscataway, NJ 08854 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Work Location: In person