Electrical Engineer

Lafayette Instrument
  • Lafayette, IN
  • $70,000–$80,000 Per Year
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Job Description

Job Description

Job Description
Electrical Engineer


Location: 3700 Sagamore Parkway N., Lafayette, IN 47904
Job Category: Full Time, Salaried Non-Exempt

Compensation: $70,000-$80,000

About Us

Lafayette Instrument has a 75+ year legacy of designing, manufacturing, and supporting scientific instruments for biometric applications to advance security, science, and medicine. We are a global organization headquartered in Lafayette IN with offices in California, Canada and the UK. We care about what we do and how we do it. We value integrity, collaboration, innovation, and excellence for real world customer impact. We take pride in what we do and we stand behind all our products and strive for the highest level of customer service possible. That mission motivates our people and our work and is a driving force behind our commitment to quality product design and superior customer service.

We offer competitive salaries, performance incentives, an excellent benefit plan, 401K matching, an Employee Assistance Program and Adoption assistance, in addition to vacation time and many other benefits. Our company is committed to supporting a healthy work-life balance.

Why this Job Matters
Lafayette Instrument is the trusted provider for scientific instrumentation for the life science and material science community, as well as security and medical diagnostic applications. Our products are used by scientific researchers in universities, hospitals, and experimental labs around the world. Our clients are working to keep people healthy and safe and solve the mysteries behind human health.

Position Summary

The job is full-time and based in Lafayette, IN. Days and hours of work are generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. but are flexible based on need. Travel is not required for this role.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Product design including printed circuit boards and firmware applications.
  • Schematic capture and printed circuit board layout including new designs and maintenance of existing designs, custom component spec’ing and sourcing.
  • Production technician support including product checkout, repair and troubleshooting as needed.
  • Documentation support including creating and maintaining production assembly procedures, technical checkout procedures, engineering change orders and quality control documents.
  • Quality and compliance support including documentation and testing for compliance to FDA, CE, ISO and GMP standards.
  • Manufacturing support including process troubleshooting, replacement of obsolete components, and repair guidance.
  • Other duties as assigned by the Engineering Manager.
Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes) Education/Licenses/Certification
  • Four-year degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology or equivalent experience in product design and support


Preferred Experience
  • Printed circuit board design using Easy-PC
  • Embedded systems development
  • Developing in Microchip environments using MPLAB
  • Troubleshooting both hardware and firmware
  • Soldering
  • Pick-in-Place and AOI
  • Circuit analysis tools such as multimeters and oscilloscopes.
  • Acumatica ERP system
  • Asana project management

Desired Attributes
  • Dependable –our team, and clients, can count on your knowledge and understanding. Comfortable accepting accountability for your performance
  • Self-motivated – you see every new task as an opportunity to learn and grow, you work well independently and are a self-starter. Strong work ethic; acts with integrity; Energized by challenges; decisive; outgoing and positive
  • Strong communication – Excellent communication skills, as well as experience managing a wide range of relationships with people at all levels within an organization, including global leaders. Can adapt your communication style to your audience, and know how to ask questions and receive feedback
  • Organized – Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, coordinate and manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously. Attention to detail and superior ability to organize systems, tools, and timelines
  • Positive – you bring energy into the room by being courteous, helpful and by providing excellent support to our clients and team. Entrepreneurial attitude and strong work ethic with the drive to push forward deliverables and engage stakeholders as needed

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please let us know. All applicants must be eligible to work in the US, as well as able to pass a preemployment background check and drug screen. Lafayette Instrument Company (LIC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Drug-Free Workplace and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

We will review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you.



Numbers & Facts

LocationLafayette, IN
Salary$70,000–$80,000 Per Year

Skills

  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)unmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Applications Securityunmatched
  • Assemblers Technologyunmatched
  • Background Investigationunmatched
  • Biologyunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Computer Firmwareunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Diversityunmatched
  • Document Managementunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
  • Embedded Systemsunmatched
  • Engineering Change Managementunmatched
  • Engineering Change Orderunmatched
  • Engineering Managementunmatched
  • Entrepreneurshipunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Healthcare Softwareunmatched
  • Hospitalunmatched
  • Human Healthunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Instrumentationunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Assemblyunmatched
  • Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
  • Material Scienceunmatched
  • Medical Diagnosisunmatched
  • Medicineunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Oscilloscopeunmatched
  • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layoutunmatched
  • Printed Circuit Board Designunmatched
  • Product Designunmatched
  • Product Supportunmatched
  • Production Supportunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Quality Controlunmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Schematic Captureunmatched
  • Scientific Researchunmatched
  • Solderingunmatched
  • Support Documentationunmatched

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