Electrical Engineer / Designer II in LaVergne, Tennessee at Coats

The Coats Company is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer / Designer II to support our R&D team in the design, development, and validation of electrical systems used in our automotive service equipment. This role is heavily focused on electronics design, PCB development, and component-level engineering, with direct involvement in testing and production support.

You will play a key role in creating and maintaining detailed electrical documentation, supporting new product development, and ensuring the long-term reliability of electrical components from concept through post-production.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to work in a cross-functional team with internal and external partners to help manage electrical design projects from conceptual design to production implementation.
• Designs, develops, and documents printed circuit board design and assembly in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Lead component investigations for alternate designs to support ongoing production.
• Own obsolescence investigations for all electrical parts and components
• Lead electronic component and board level testing through development and into postproduction launch to identify issues and root causes.
• Support advanced design tools including but not limited to DFMEAs, PFMEAs and Control Plans
• Support top level product testing and development where and when necessary.
• Implement best practices in electrical component and board design.

• Four-year Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university in electronics or electrical engineering / technology or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of schematic layout / PCB design experience required.
• Experience with Altium as it relates to design and layout of electrical schematics and PCB design and manufacture.
• Experience with soldering and through hole placement.
• Experience with board level testing, component testing and selection, and overall qualification testing
• Experience with generating DFMEA & PFMEA documentation
• PC skills including Microsoft Office applications required.

• Experience with Altium advanced features including but not limited to circuit design, BOM layouts, and parts libraries.
• Experience with designing and building board level test devices and performing Gage R&Rs
• Experience using electrical testing and measurement devices.
• Experience with advanced circuit simulation tools.

If you are passionate about hands-on electrical design and enjoy working at the intersection of engineering and real-world product development, we encourage you to apply and join the Coats team.
Work Authorization Requirement:
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

The Coats Company is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law.