Electronics Design Engineer

About the role
You will design, validate, and industrialize electronics for robust wireless control products—covering schematic design, component selection, board bring‑up, DFM/DFS, and compliance readiness. You’ll partner closely with embedded, RF, mechanical, compliance, and manufacturing teams to move concepts to dependable products used in demanding environments.

What you’ll do

• Create mixed‑signal schematics (MCUs, power, sensors, comms, HMI); guide PCB layout for signal integrity, thermal, and EMC.

• Drive prototype bring‑up and verification; define test methods and fixtures; collaborate with software for board enablement and diagnostics.

• Engineer interfaces and system integration with receivers/transmitters, actuators, and safety‑relevant I/O; collaborate on harnessing and enclosure considerations.

• Prepare design documentation (BOMs, specs, test reports); support EMC/EMI, environmental, and regulatory testing with compliance engineering. 

• Participate in gated product development, design reviews, DFMEA inputs, change control, and release to manufacturing

• Integrate functional safety principles into design, verification, and documentation.
   

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Electrical/Electronics Engineering (or equivalent experience).

• 3+ years in board‑level design and validation for embedded products (analog/digital/power).

• Proficiency with ECAD tools (e.g., Altium/OrCAD), lab instrumentation, and practical debugging.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with industrial comms (CAN/J1939), isolation strategies, and robust power design for mobile/heavy‑equipment use.

• Awareness of functional safety concepts and product compliance pathways (FCC/RED/UL/NEC, ATEX/IECEx exposure a plus).

• Hands‑on collaboration with firmware teams on bootloaders, drivers, and board diagnostics; familiarity with secure design and lifecycle controls.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship. Methode Electronics is not able to provide visa sponsorship—now or in the future—for this role.

Work Environment:

On-site collaboration with embedded, RF, compliance, and production teams.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Frequent hand motion and repetitive tasks including using a computer for typing.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally do immediate reaching and overhead reaching to perform various duties, frequent standing for varied amounts of time to perform various duties, frequent walking for varied amounts of time to perform various duties.  Squat or bend to perform various duties.

 Occasionally climb stairs.

Benefits and Perks

Methode offers US employees Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life & Disability insurance, a wellness program, and time off benefits.

Voluntary benefit plans include Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance.  

Methode provides an Employee Assistance Program, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan which includes a company contribution.

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

Methode Electronics is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics per the EEO Poster available here . If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@methode.com or call (708) 867-6777 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.