Electrical Engineer (Entry-level)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026.
The Electrical Engineer is responsible for supporting the maintenance, growth, and continuous improvement of a portfolio of lighting products and solutions. This role plays a key part in executing technology generational updates, supporting key customer initiatives, and driving product enhancements across multiple product families. The engineer will collaborate closely with manufacturing, product management, quality, sourcing, suppliers, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet customer and business needs.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead and support initiatives to improve the profitability, performance, and market competitiveness of existing products for key account opportunities.
- Support technology generational updates for electrical and mechanical subsystems across existing product families.
- Drive technical solutions that improve product profitability through cost reduction, value engineering, and product expansion initiatives.
- Provide technical support for project execution, customer inquiries, warranty investigations, quality initiatives, and technical service requests.
- Execute project-related activities in accordance with the New Product Development (NPD) process.
- Coordinate prototype builds, performance validation, and regulatory certification testing to ensure successful project execution.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, testing laboratories, manufacturing teams, and customers, to achieve project objectives.
Secondary Responsibilities
- Create and maintain engineering drawings, design documentation, and 3D models to support product enhancements, sustaining engineering activities, and manufacturing requests.
- Design printed circuit boards (PCBs) for lighting systems that meet performance, reliability, efficacy, and regulatory requirements.
- Support root cause investigations and implementation of corrective actions related to product quality and field performance issues.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on product quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Qualifications
- 4-year degree in Engineering (preferably Electrical)
- Must be proficient in MS Excel
- 2+ years of related experience is preferred, and/or experience in lighting and lighting systems
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- 2D and 3D CAD experience is preferred
- SAP ERP system experience is preferred
- Altium/PCB Layout software experience preferred
- Excellent communications skills: interpersonal, listening, oral, and written
Compensation
The position has a compensation package inclusive of base, bonus (if eligible), benefits, 401k contribution, time off, recognition awards and more. This salary range is $60,000 - $80,000.
Benefits and Perks
The Highlights:
All around competitive culture where together we strive to:
- Approach each day with a tenacious curiosity
- Communicate openly and honestly- internally and externally
- Work hard, take risks, fail fast…learn and move on
- Embrace diversity and welcome opposing thoughts
- Empower and develop each other
- We have an open and inclusive culture where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:
- Quarterly company all employee meetings
- Management and Leadership development
- Initiatives and special projects with executive leadership exposure
- Access to top-notch learning courses through LinkedIn Learning
- Regular manager check-ins to drive performance and career growth
Our more standard benefits
- Full-time exempt roles have a Permissive Time Off Policy, giving you flexibility to rest, relax and recharge away from work
- Paid Company Holidays
- A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match
- Flexible Spending Account options for pre-tax employee allocations
Equal Opportunity Employer
Current is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. At Current, we are Always On and working to improve lives with the industry's most expansive portfolio of sustainable advanced lighting and intelligent controls that reliably meet our customers' needs. Learn more at CurrentLighting.com