Electrical Engineer

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23000 employees operating in over 150 countries Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the worlds most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

Job Summary:
The Electrical Engineer manages the development and implementation of Water meters and SmartPoint products and its implementation and support on manufacturing. This role requires a blend of technical expertise leadership and project management skills.

Product Support & Lifecycle Management

• Sustain released electrical designs through production field use and endoflife.
• Provide technical support for manufacturing quality supply chain and service teams.
• Assess and implement design changes to address obsolescence cost reduction reliability and manufacturability.

Failure Analysis & Root Cause Investigation

• Lead electrical failure analysis of field returns production issues and test failures.
• Identify root causes using structured problemsolving methods (e.g. 5Why Fishbone DFMEA).
• Define and validate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

Design Changes & Engineering Change Management

• Create review and approve Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) affecting schematics PCBAs firmware interfaces wiring and components.
• Ensure changes are properly documented reviewed tested and released.
• Verify that design changes do not adversely affect form fit function or regulatory compliance.

Manufacturing & Production Support

• Support production startups line issues yield improvements and test coverage.
• Troubleshoot electrical issues on the manufacturing floor.
• Collaborate with test engineers to improve electrical test methods and diagnostics.

Supplier & Component Management

• Manage component substitutions second sources and formfitfunction equivalents.
• Work with suppliers to resolve electrical component quality or performance issues.
• Evaluate and approve alternative components due to supply chain constraints or obsolescence.

Verification Validation & Testing

• Define and execute electrical verification tests for sustaining changes.
• Support systemlevel testing environmental testing and compliance testing.
• Review test data to ensure changes meet performance and reliability requirements.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate electrical documentation including schematics BOMs specifications and test reports.
• Ensure products continue to meet applicable regulatory safety and EMC requirements.
• Support internal and external audits as required.

CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Work closely with firmware mechanical manufacturing quality and service engineering teams.
• Communicate technical findings and decisions clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Support customer issue resolution when electrical expertise is required.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive design improvements to enhance reliability robustness and serviceability.
• Identify trends in field or production failures and recommend longterm design improvements.
• Contribute to lessons learned and best practices for future product designs.

Qualifications:
37 years of experience in electrical engineering preferably in a sustaining manufacturing support or product lifecycle role

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of:
  • Analog and digital circuit design
  • Power electronics and motor control (as applicable)
  • Sensors ADCs/DACs and embedded interfaces
• Ability to read and modify:
  • Electrical schematics
  • Wiring diagrams
  • PCB layouts (review-level)
• Experience with troubleshooting hardware issues at board and system level
• Understanding of tolerance analysis calibration and electrical performance limits
• Familiarity with HWFW interaction and debugging embedded systems

Tools & Software

• Schematic capture and PCB tools (e.g. Altium OrCAD Eagle Mentor)
• Lab equipment: oscilloscope DMM logic analyzer power supplies
• PLM/ERP systems (e.g. Windchill Agile Teamcenter)
• Test and data analysis tools (e.g. MATLAB Python Excel)

Manufacturing & Quality Knowledge

• Experience supporting manufacturing lines and test stations
• Familiarity with DFMEA PFMEA and Root Cause Analysis
• Understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT)
• Experience working with suppliers and contract manufacturers

Regulatory & Compliance

• Knowledge of applicable safety EMC and regulatory standards (UL IEC CE FCC etc.)
• Experience supporting compliance testing and audits

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Ability to work crossfunctionally with:
  • Firmware
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Quality
  • Supply chain
• Ability to prioritize issues in a fastpaced production environment

Certifications (Preferred but Not Required)

• Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher)
• IPC certification (electronics assembly/PCB standards)

Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage conservation and re-use. Our products impact public utilities industrial sectors residential areas and commercial buildings with a commitment to providing smart metering network technologies and advanced analytics for water electric and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.