Electrical Hardware Design Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026. Ralliant scores B on the Alion truth index.
Anderson-Negele is seeking a hands-on Electrical Hardware Design Engineer in Spartanburg, SC who has taken electronic products from a blank schematic to a certified, shipping industrial product. You will own the hardware for new hygienic sensors and measurement systems end to end: architecture, schematics, PCB layout and routing (done yourself), board bring-up, and UL, CSA, CE and EMC certification. Our products run 24/7 in food, beverage and pharmaceutical plants, so we need someone who designs for compliance from day one.
Key Responsibilities
New product design, concept to production
Own new product electronics from a clean sheet: requirements, architecture, component selection, schematics, prototypes and production release
Design analog, mixed-signal, power and microcontroller circuits for industrial sensing (RTD/NTC, 4-20 mA, HART, industrial I/O), with simulation, worst-case analysis and derating
Lead and participate in schematic and PCB design reviews
PCB layout and routing (hands-on ownership)
Personally lay out and route your boards; layout is not handed off to another group or service bureau
Own the PCB end to end: placement, stack-up, multilayer routing (mixed-signal, power, high-voltage, controlled impedance), libraries, design rules and fab/assembly outputs
Work with fabricators and contract manufacturers on DFM, DFT, Gerber/BOM reviews, prototype builds and production ramp-up
Design for compliance and certification
Design to UL, CSA and CE (LVD, EMC, RoHS) from the first schematic, applying UL/IEC 61010-1 safety rules (creepage, clearance, isolation, fault conditions) and IEC 61326-1 / IEC 61000-4-x immunity
Run pre-compliance testing, work with third-party labs (UL, CSA, TÜV, Intertek) through certification, and maintain technical files and critical component lists
Validation, sustaining and collaboration
Bring up and validate new boards using oscilloscopes, spectrum, logic and power analyzers; write and execute DVT plans, including environmental testing
Support the manufacturing production floor as part of sustainment: be on hand to resolve build and test issues, assist with troubleshooting, and lead root cause analysis of hardware, manufacturing and field failures
Drive reliability, cost and obsolescence redesigns while protecting existing UL/CSA/CE listings
Work closely with mechanical, firmware, manufacturing, quality and product management, and communicate design intent to vendors and certification bodies
Required Qualifications
BS in Electrical Engineering (MS preferred) and 5+ years of hands-on hardware design on industrial or similarly regulated products
Proven ownership of at least two electronic products from concept through production, designed from scratch rather than modified
Hands-on PCB layout and routing: you have personally routed multilayer boards that went into production (Altium, KiCad or similar)
Direct experience taking a product through UL, CSA and/or CE certification, including resolving safety and EMC findings with test labs
Working knowledge of safety (UL/IEC 61010-1, UL 508, IEC 62368-1) and EMC (IEC 61326-1, IEC 61000-4-x, CISPR 11) standards
Strong grasp of analog and mixed-signal design, microcontroller systems, power supplies and isolation, signal conditioning, and circuit protection (ESD, surge, transients)
Experience with board bring-up, debugging, lab instrumentation, and PCB/contract manufacturers
Be ready to walk us through a product you designed, layouts you routed, and the certifications it earned
Preferred Qualifications
Industrial instrumentation or sensor experience (temperature, pressure, level, flow, weighing)
Industrial protocols: 4-20 mA/HART, IO-Link, Modbus, PROFINET or EtherNet/IP
Hygienic processing environments (food, beverage, pharma; 3-A, EHEDG) and harsh[1]environment design (washdown, IP67/IP69K)
Hazardous location (ATEX/IECEx, Class I Div 2), functional safety (IEC 61508), or MID/NTEP experience
RF, wireless or IoT connectivity with FCC/RED compliance
Experience leading design reviews or mentoring engineers