Electrical Engineer

Join us as we empower the world to work out, creating healthier lives together.

Position Summary:

The Electrical Engineer is responsible for sustaining engineering associated with the development of electronic hardware including user interfaces control boards and other sub-systems for consumer and commercial cardiovascular and strength equipment. This position will work closely with other engineers (junior and senior) as well as technicians to enact quality improvements, drive cost reductions, provide support for end-of-life components and perform other sustaining engineering tasks as necessary. The candidate will support resolution of field issues, focusing on high warranty items. This is an electrical engineering position within the Life Fitness / Hammer Strength Electrical team working across all teams so they will report to the director.

This is a hybrid role, based out of the Nieto-Jones Performance Center in Schaumburg, IL. #LI-Hybrid – Monday and Friday are remote, Tuesday through Thursday are in-office collaboration days.

Principal Accountabilities

• Collaborate with global field support staff over e-mail and conference calls to troubleshoot hardware issues.

• Perform engineering level failure analysis of field return units and components. De-bug at system level and board level to determine consistent failure modes.

• Drive timely improvements from analysis of returns to prevent further reoccurrence in the field.

• Create troubleshooting documents such as knowledge base articles and service bulletins.

• Collaborate within and outside the electrical engineering teams on cost reduction opportunities.

• Perform and document detailed board level validation test on proposed sustaining changes

• Travel to customer sites and manufacturing locations, between 10-20% of time

Skills/ Capabilities

• Ability to work across cross-functional teams to resolve issues

• Ability to read and analyze electrical circuits/schematics is required

• Strong planning, organization and communication are a requirement

• Must either have data analysis skills or a desire to learn them

• Experience using problem solving tools such as DFSS, 8D and A3 are preferred

• Must have a willingness to learn from senior engineers while taking charge of process improvements

Education and Experience

• B.S. Electrical Engineering from an accredited 4 year institution is required

• 1 to 3 years of experience preferred, internship experience counts

At Life Fitness / Hammer Strength, we think customer first, play as one team, and raise the bar on fitness innovation—in the gym and in every corner of our facilities. We persevere and get it done, with a clear purpose to inspire each other to live healthier lives. If you’re ready to bring out the best in people while powering the future of fitness manufacturing, we invite you to apply. 

Life Fitness / Hammer Strength offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time team members, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with 4% employer match; medical, dental and vision insurance, parental, medical and military leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, paid vacation days beginning at 13 days annually, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, company paid short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance, hospital indemnity; identity protection, legal services, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, employee discounts, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.  Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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