Sr Electrical Engineer
Job Description
Shift/Schedule: Monday–Friday | On-Site
Pay: $120,000–$135,000 + 12% Annual Bonus
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including medical, dental, vision, 3 weeks of paid time off, paid holidays, and a 401(k) plan.
- Lead electrical design projects from concept through production, including schematic capture, PCB design, prototyping, testing, and product release.
- Design battery systems, power electronics, analog circuitry, embedded electronics, and battery-related equipment.
- Develop circuit board layouts using Altium or similar PCB design software.
- Work directly with customers to define requirements, provide technical guidance, and make key design decisions.
- Lead new product development projects in a highly customized engineering environment.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure successful product launches.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior electrical engineers and engineering staff.
- Support design reviews, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the product lifecycle.
- Balance multiple engineering projects while meeting quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Experience designing analog circuitry, power electronics, battery chargers, battery systems, or embedded electronic products.
- Proven experience designing circuits and completing PCB layout using Altium or comparable software.
- Experience taking products from initial concept through production.
- Strong customer-facing communication skills with the ability to negotiate technical requirements and recommend design solutions.
- Experience with embedded computing or embedded circuit board design.
- New product development (NPD) experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder.
- Experience designing battery-powered products or battery management systems.
- Background in military, defense, aerospace, medical device, or other highly regulated industries.
- Experience working in fast-paced, custom product or startup-style engineering environments.
- Familiarity with rigorous design standards and documentation requirements.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Meet Your Recruiter
Senior Technical Recruiter
Galen is a Senior Technical Recruiter at Sterling Engineering with nearly 14 years of recruiting and talent acquisition experience, spanning agency leadership, high-volume technical recruiting, and executive-level client partnership. Since joining Sterling in February 2026, he has brought a strategic, relationship-driven approach to supporting candidates and clients across manufacturing, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and more.
Galen is dedicated to solving complex hiring challenges and building trusted, long-term partnerships with candidates, hiring managers, and executives. He takes the time to understand each person’s experience, goals, and career ambitions so he can help connect them with opportunities that align with both their skills and long-term direction.
For Galen, recruiting is about being an advocate and facilitator during important moments of transition and opportunity. He genuinely enjoys learning what motivates people and helping them take meaningful next steps in their careers while supporting companies in building strong, high-performing teams.