Hardware Engineer

Job Title: Hardware Electronics Engineer IJob Description

The Hardware Electronics Engineer I designs and develops motor control power electronics across the full product development lifecycle. In this role, you work closely with cross-functional teams, customers, suppliers, and manufacturers to translate designs into reliable, manufacturable products. You provide technical guidance that supports project schedules and product cost targets, and you use appropriate engineering tools and methods for design conception, analysis, testing, and verification.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop motor control power electronics from concept through manufacturing, with a focus on power conversion, power supplies, and motor drives.
• Create and refine analog and digital circuits for power electronics applications, ensuring performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Use PSPICE or similar circuit simulation tools to model, analyze, and optimize electronic designs.
• Perform PCB schematic capture and collaborate on PCB layout to meet electrical, thermal, and mechanical requirements.
• Apply PCB design skills to develop boards for power electronics, without a focus on high-complexity digital or military/aerospace PCB designs.
• Design and analyze Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) topologies and Power Factor Correction (PFC) circuits to meet efficiency and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct testing and verification of hardware designs, interpreting results and implementing design improvements as needed.
• Work within a product development environment, supporting projects from initial concept through to production release.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, mechanical, and application engineering teams to ensure integrated system performance.
• Provide technical input to support project schedules and product cost objectives, helping to ensure overall project success.
• Engage with customers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to address technical issues and support the transition of designs into production.

Essential Skills

• 0 to 3 years of experience in analog and digital circuit design and power electronics.
• Hands-on experience or strong familiarity with analog hardware design for electronics, with emphasis on power supplies and motor controls.
• Practical knowledge of power electronics, including power conversion, power supplies, and motor drives.
• Experience with PSPICE or equivalent circuit simulation software for analysis and optimization of electronic designs.
• Experience with PCB schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
• PCB design skills suitable for power electronics applications, without requiring advanced high-complexity digital board expertise.
• Familiarity with Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) design principles.
• Familiarity with Power Factor Correction (PFC) circuit design.
• Understanding of AC/DC power conversion and motor control concepts.
• Experience or exposure to project engineering in a product development environment, taking designs from concept to manufacturing.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional engineering environment with hardware, software, mechanical, and application teams.
• Comfort working on power electronics rather than low-voltage digital logic or software-focused engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills applied to circuit design, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Attention to detail and commitment to creating robust, manufacturable designs.
• Good communication skills for collaborating with internal teams, customers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
• Organizational skills to support multiple tasks while maintaining project schedules and cost targets.

Work Environment

This role is based in an office environment with a hybrid onsite schedule, requiring three days per week in the office (core days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday), with a preference for four days onsite. You join a team of around 20 engineers across hardware and software disciplines and collaborate regularly with mechanical, software, and application engineering teams. The work centers on power electronics and hardware development, using tools such as PSPICE circuit simulation and PCB schematic capture and layout software in a product development setting that takes designs from concept through manufacturing.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Saint Louis, MO.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70000.00 - $80000.00/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.

Following up with HR but will be can be sent upon request

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Saint Louis,MO.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 14, 2026.

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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