Electrical Component Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Component Engineer

Job Description

The Electrical Component Engineer will collaborate closely with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to manage electrical component projects and ensure technical deliverables are completed on time and to specification. This role focuses on interpreting electrical schematics and specifications, coordinating development and validation activities, resolving technical issues, and communicating project status across engineering, quality, purchasing, manufacturing, and external partners. The position emphasizes technical project execution rather than hands-on electrical design and offers a clear path from an entry-level role to a management-level position.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret electrical schematics, circuit designs, specifications, and component requirements to support project planning and execution.
• Coordinate electrical component development activities with engineering, quality, purchasing, manufacturing, customers, and suppliers.
• Manage multiple electrical component projects simultaneously, driving tasks to completion and tracking timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Lead and support validation and testing activities for electrical components, working closely with test lab personnel to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Troubleshoot technical issues related to electrical components, circuits, and system integration, and drive effective resolutions with cross-functional teams.
• Communicate project status, risks, and technical findings clearly and professionally to internal stakeholders, customers, and suppliers.
• Collaborate with suppliers on component specifications, quality concerns, and technical improvements, maintaining strong supplier-facing relationships.
• Apply knowledge of electrical components such as BLDC motors, sensors, actuators, harnesses, connectors, control modules, and PCBs to support product and system performance.
• Support supply chain considerations for electrical components, including availability, quality, and manufacturability, in coordination with purchasing and manufacturing teams.
• Contribute to the use of design and risk analysis tools such as DFMEA within automotive and HVAC-related applications, ensuring robust component performance and reliability.

Essential Skills

• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics accurately.
• Strong understanding of electrical circuits and their operation.
• Solid customer service skills with the ability to interact professionally with customers and suppliers.
• Exposure to Altium or similar electronic design tools.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and drive tasks to completion.
• Strong understanding of electrical components including BLDC motors, sensors, actuators, harnesses, connectors, control modules, and PCBs.
• Experience in electrical engineering with strong knowledge of circuits, schematics, specifications, and electrical components.
• Strong project management skills focused on technical execution.
• Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and supplier-facing interactions.
• Ability to work within supply chain, automotive, and HVAC-related environments and apply DFMEA principles.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Degree or formal education in electrical engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Experience or familiarity with automotive and HVAC applications involving electrical components.
• Experience collaborating with suppliers on technical requirements and quality topics.
• Comfort working in roles that emphasize technical project execution more than detailed electrical design.
• Interest in career growth, with motivation to progress from an entry-level engineering role toward management responsibilities.

Work Environment

The role is based primarily in an office environment, providing regular interaction with engineering, quality, purchasing, and manufacturing teams. The Electrical Component Engineer will also spend time in test lab settings to support validation, troubleshooting, and technical investigations of electrical components and systems. The position involves working with standard office and engineering tools, as well as test equipment in the lab, within a professional and collaborative atmosphere that supports development and progression into leadership roles.

This is a Permanent position based out of Lockport, NY.

The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $115000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Full company provided benefits.

This is a Permanent position based out of Lockport, NY.

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 10, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Lockport,NY.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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