The Electrical Engineer develops and maintains production-ready electrical designs and documentation for electronic products. This role combines hands-on schematic capture and PCB layout expertise with disciplined drawing control, component lifecycle support, and bill of materials accuracy in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The engineer works closely with engineering, operations, procurement, and manufacturing to keep designs current, buildable, and properly documented.
Key Responsibilities
- Create, revise, and maintain electrical schematics and printed circuit board layouts using OrCAD tools.
- Develop and maintain standardized electrical drawing templates in OrCAD, including title blocks, formats, libraries, and documentation conventions.
- Update electrical drawings and related design documentation to reflect engineering changes, production feedback, and current product configurations.
- Review electronic component bills of materials in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and correct part numbers, quantities, descriptions, revisions, and other discrepancies when needed.
- Research and qualify alternate electronic components based on electrical requirements, fit, form, function, availability, lifecycle status, and cost considerations.
- Create and maintain approved alternate parts lists for electronic BOM components, with clear technical rationale and supporting documentation.
- Perform design reviews and checks for schematic integrity, PCB layout quality, manufacturability, testability, and documentation completeness.
- Coordinate with procurement, manufacturing, quality, and other engineering disciplines to resolve component, BOM, drawing, and production issues.
- Support engineering change processes and maintain accurate revision control across drawings, BOMs, and related design records.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering.
- Seven to ten years of professional experience in electrical engineering, including substantial schematic capture and PCB layout work.
- Demonstrated proficiency with OrCAD schematic capture, PCB layout, drawing templates, and component libraries.
- Experience reviewing, updating, and controlling electrical drawings and engineering documentation.
- Experience creating and maintaining electronic component BOMs and approved alternate parts lists.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for BOM review and correction.
- Strong understanding of electronic components, datasheets, component selection, lifecycle risk, and form-fit-function equivalency.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate clearly across technical and operational teams.
