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Electrical Engineer RFEMCWireless

Fortive


Job Location:

Pittsburgh, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 23 August 2026 (11 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 20 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Engineering

Job Summary

Description

Description - External

Do you want to serve a higher purpose

Are you looking for a career and not just another job

The people at Industrial Scientific are making a difference. We believe great people with great tools in a supportive environment deliver better products and services and do their best work for our customers. Our leaders understand the critical elements of breakthrough performance: bringing out the best in people; creating a climate of trust openness and high performance; fostering candor and initiative; and treating people fairly and with dignity. Industrial Scientific provides the environment leadership and support that enable employees to exceed their career expectations.

Industrial Scientifics product development team includes skilled engineers designers and technicians in electrical mechanical and firmware engineering. We use third-party design partners (both locally and abroad) to augment our in-house team or provide specific expertise. For the most part we build what we design often in our modern manufacturing factory right here in Western Pennsylvania.

We design and develop a wide variety of world-class gas detection instruments sensors accessories and infrastructure for worker connectivity and remote management. Our designs include the latest mixed-signal embedded computing technology mechanical packaging miniaturization and compelling user interfaces. We partner with a dedicated in-house application software team to provide feature-rich web-based applications that help our customers keep their workers safe.

The Staff Electrical Engineer Wireless/RF/EMC is a project-level technical leader responsible for the electrical and wireless technical outcomes of new product development and platform initiatives. The role leads the definition architecture integration verification and certification readiness of wireless and mixed-signal electrical systems with particular emphasis on RF performance antenna integration wireless coexistence signal and power integrity and EMC/EMI risk.

This engineer translates product and business needs into electrical and wireless technical strategies aligns cross-functional teams on interfaces and technical risks and drives evidence-based decisions from concept through production release. The position may serve as the Electrical Technical Lead or Functional Lead for a project coordinating the work of multiple engineers and external partners without direct people-management responsibility. The role also develops reusable design practices review methods and technical guidance that improve quality and reduce recurring design and certification issues across projects.

Crucial Duties and Responsibilities:

The duties may include but are not limited to:

  • Define and decompose system electrical wireless and regulatory requirements into robust product architectures and technical solutions.
  • Lead the design integration verification and release of wireless RF mixed-signal and battery-powered electrical systems.
  • Serve as a technical lead on cross-functional development projects driving alignment across electrical firmware mechanical manufacturing quality and certification teams.
  • Identify and mitigate technical risks related to RF performance wireless coexistence EMC/EMI signal integrity power integrity reliability manufacturability and regulatory compliance.
  • Develop and review technical documentation verification evidence and design review materials to support product maturity certification readiness and production release.
  • Drive root cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues affecting product performance quality certification and manufacturing readiness.
  • Establish and improve engineering standards best practices and reusable design approaches while mentoring and providing technical guidance to other engineers.
  • Collaborate with customers suppliers certification agencies and development partners to support successful product delivery and continuous improvement.

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications - External

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED (Non-Negotiable):

  • Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • 10 years of experience developing electrical hardware products.
  • Demonstrated experience with wireless RF mixed-signal or EMC-sensitive electronic systems.
  • Experience defining requirements verification approaches and technical documentation.
  • Experience with PCB design electrical architecture component selection and system integration.
  • Experience identifying and resolving RF EMC/EMI SI PI or wireless coexistence issues.
  • Experience with RF and electrical test equipment and engineering analysis tools.
  • Experience supporting RF EMC or wireless certification testing and issue resolution.
  • Experience supporting products through design validation and release.
  • Ability to solve complex technical problems independently.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED (Negotiable):

  • Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
  • Experience leading RF EMC and wireless certification activities.
  • Experience with antenna design/integration and OTA testing.
  • Experience serving as a technical lead on cross-functional development programs and influencing technical decisions without direct authority.
  • Experience leading RF EMC and wireless certification activities.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership.
  • Experience establishing engineering standards design practices verification methodologies or technical governance processes.

Soft Skills:

  • Able to work effectively in a formal product development team environment
  • Able to exercise independent sound judgment and decision making
  • Able to commit to and work under deadlines
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Collaborate with third-party and offshore development teams when needed

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortives essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety build environments and healthcare.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization industrial safety predictive maintenance and other mission-critical solutions. Were a force for progress working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.

We are a diverse team 10000 strong united by a dynamic inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive we believe in you. We believe in your potentialyour ability to learn grow and make a difference.

At Fortive we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive we believe in growth. Were honest about whats working and what isnt and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you for us for growth.

About Industrial Scientific

Industrial Scientific designs and manufactures gas detection products and solutions that protect workers from hazardous conditions around the world. Since our beginnings in 1985 we have pioneered numerous technologies including the first 3-gas detector 6-gas detector wireless gas detector and even the first gas detector to be included on a NASA space shuttle. Today we continue to innovate and expand our hardware and software offerings to equip the connected workers of the future. Our latest solutions make it possible to see and respond to hazards in real time bringing us one step closer to our vision of ending death on the job by 2050.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color national origin religion sex age marital status disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process please contact us at




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