Product Design Engineer

At Spectrum Control most departments operate on a 4-day 10-hour work schedule in exchange for a 3-day weekend. We offer competitive wages and PTO plus our benefits begin on day 1 of employment. Come join a workforce where we put you first!

Spectrum Control designs and manufactures high-performance electronic components and subsystems used in the worlds most demanding defense aerospace industrial medical and communications applications. Our products help customers solve complex electromagnetic interference (EMI) power management and signal integrity challenges where reliability is mission critical.

We are seeking an experienced Product Design Engineer to join our engineering team in Fairview Pennsylvania. This position plays a key role in the development of innovative electromechanical products from concept through production while supporting continuous improvement of existing product lines.

The ideal candidate combines strong electrical engineering fundamentals with experience designing ruggedized power electronics and electromechanical assemblies for high-reliability environments.

Essential Job Functions

New Product Development

• Design and develop innovative electromechanical products from concept through production release.
• Lead engineering activities throughout the product development lifecycle including concept generation detailed design validation and manufacturing transfer.
• Develop electrical schematics circuit models engineering drawings specifications bills of materials and technical documentation.

Product Design & Optimization

• Improve existing product designs to enhance electrical performance manufacturability quality reliability and cost.
• Evaluate design tradeoffs while balancing customer requirements manufacturing capabilities and business objectives.
• Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and product lifecycle management activities.

Analysis Simulation & Validation

• Perform electrical analysis circuit simulation and design verification using PSpice ETAP or equivalent modeling software.
• Design products focused on AC/DC power management EMI/EMC filtering transient suppression and power distribution.
• Develop validation plans and support qualification environmental and performance testing.

Technical Problem Solving

• Investigate product performance issues through structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Recommend and implement corrective actions to improve product performance and long-term reliability.
• Support failure analysis and customer issue resolution as required.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Manufacturing Operations Quality Supply Chain Marketing and Program Management throughout product development.
• Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure designs are optimized for production.
• Provide technical support during product launches and ongoing production.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure designs comply with customer specifications internal engineering standards and applicable industry requirements.
• Support documentation required for product qualification regulatory compliance and configuration management.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives that improve engineering efficiency product quality and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline with an electronics emphasis.
• Minimum five (5) years of product design engineering experience.
• Experience developing new electromechanical products and improving existing product designs.
• Strong understanding of:
  • AC and DC power electronics
  • Power management
  • EMI/EMC filtering
  • Transient voltage protection
• Experience using PSpice ETAP or equivalent circuit simulation software.
• Strong analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative cross-functional engineering environment.
• Because this position supports products subject to U.S. export control regulations and customer requirements U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing products for defense aerospace or other high-reliability industries.
• Experience with ruggedized electromechanical packaging.
• Knowledge of thermal management techniques for power electronics.
• Experience supporting design verification environmental qualification and compliance testing.
• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Reliability (DFR) principles.
• Experience with configuration management and engineering change processes.

Work Environment

• This position is based on-site at our Fairview Pennsylvania manufacturing facility. The role requires regular collaboration with engineering manufacturing quality and operations teams to support product development and production activities.

Why Join Spectrum Control

At Spectrum Control youll work alongside talented engineers developing innovative technologies used in mission-critical applications around the world. We offer the opportunity to solve challenging technical problems while contributing to products that support defense aerospace industrial and other high-reliability markets. Our collaborative environment encourages continuous learning innovation and professional growth.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Third-Party Recruiters

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