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We have an immediate opportunity for an Electrical Design Engineer III, New Product Development, in Lancaster, PA.\nAt Woodstream, our values drive everything we do:\nConsumer is the Boss - We are committed to listening to and understanding our customers’ needs!\nInvent the Future - Challenge the status quo: Think boldly and creatively!\nExecution is Everything - We are committed to deliver with excellence, speed, and accuracy.\nCollaborate Confidently - We trust, respect, and empower each other to win together.\nPlay to Win - We’re bold, ambitious, and relentless in our pursuit of success.\nBenefits of Working for Woodstream:\nCompetitive benefits package including:401k with Company Match, eligible on First Day of Employment\nHealth, Dental & Vision Insurance Effective on First Day of Employment\nAccess to Company Paid Penn Medicine Health Clinics\nCompany General Bonus Program\nCompany Paid Parental Leave\nAdoption Assistance\nCompany Paid Basic Life & Disability Insurance\nAccident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Insurance Options\nCompany Paid ID Theft\nLegal Assistance Plan Options\nPaid Vacation and Holidays\nPet Insurance\n\nStable, growing working environment with a history of 150 years of doing business.\nOpportunity to advance within the company.\nOverview of the Role:\nThe Electrical Design Engineer III, New Product Development, is responsible for moderate to complex electrical engineering design projects within the new product development team. This role involves performing technical research, leading the design and development of electrical components and products, sourcing cutting-edge electronics, and managing advanced prototyping and testing efforts. The Electrical Design Engineer III will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet business and technical requirements and will support manufacturing to ensure successful production. Key responsibilities include, but not limited to:\nElectrical Design Leadership: Lead the design and development of electrical components and products for moderate to complex scale projects, ensuring compliance with technical, safety, and regulatory standards.\nAdvanced Prototyping, Testing, & Validation: Oversee the creation, testing, and refinement of advanced electrical prototypes, ensuring performance, safety, and cost objectives are achieved. Must maintain external focus - among suppliers, academic advancements, competitors, industry events - to proactively identify and recommend technologies that could be integrated into Woodstream.\nCollaboration & Manufacturing Support: Collaborate with sourcing teams to select advanced electronic components, provide final electrical specifications, and support the transition from design to production, ensuring seamless execution.\nThe Electrical Design Engineer III will work closely with the Director of Engineering to ensure that the technical vision is executed efficiently across the product development lifecycle. This individual will be responsible for finalizing electrical specifications and supporting the manufacturing process to ensure smooth production transitions, contributing to the company’s long-term growth and innovation objectives.\nEssential Functions & Responsibilities:\nLead the design, development, and refinement of electrical components and advanced prototypes for moderate to complex new product development projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards, performance, safety, and cost objectives.\nCollaborate with Sourcing and Manufacturing Teams to identify, integrate, and manage electronic components that meet project specifications and quality standards, providing final electrical specifications and overseeing the transition from design to production.\nDesign new electronics hardware and firmware, modify existing schematics and layouts, and maintain existing products, addressing component obsolescence and adding new functionality as required.\nDevelop and conduct testing techniques that meet regulatory and functional requirements, ensuring designs incorporate manufacturing limitations and performance attributes, while defining tolerances for critical components.\nBenchmark competitive products and maintain up-to-date knowledge of product designs and capabilities to identify Woodstream’s competitive advantages and areas for improvement.\nCollaborate with the Director of Engineering, New Product Development to prepare and present technical developments within Woodstream. Develop compelling product demonstrations, technical specifications, and other support materials that clearly communicate Woodstream’s innovation capabilities.\nDisplay perseverance and flexibility in overcoming technical challenges. Approach setbacks as opportunities to find alternative solutions, maintaining a proactive, growth-oriented mindset to drive project success.\nRegular attendance and punctuality are required.\nThis position has several primary objectives which are critical to the overall success of Woodstream:\nLead the design, development, and refinement of electrical components and prototypes, ensuring compliance with industry standards and project goals.\nCollaborate with sourcing and manufacturing teams to integrate components, oversee production transitions, and meet quality standards.\nDrive innovation through testing, benchmarking, and continuous improvement to maintain Woodstream’s competitive advantage.\nOther Functions:\nPerforms other duties as assigned\nPosition could include up to 5-10% travel for project meetings, supplier visits, and production assessments. \nSuccessful Candidate Profile:\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field. \nAt least 5 years’ experience in consumer product development, PCB level product design, IC selection, BOM development and other related EE engineering activities\nThis position requires expertise in appropriate computer design software and/or hardware (i.e., OrCAD, Altium, EagleCAD, DipTrace, KiCAD, UpVerter, Fritzing, CircuitMaker, ZenitPCB) \nExperience writing embedded firmware code is required.\nExperience in RF (radio frequency) product design is highly desirable.\nExpertise in IOT and machine learning is highly desirable\nStrong problem solving and organizational skills. \nStrong communication and presentation skills.\nWoodstream is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, marital status, union affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.\nNote: If hired, Employment Eligibility Verification will be carried out upon selection. 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