Senior Electrical Engineer

Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Hackensack, NJ

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$135,000–$150,000 Per Year
LOCATION
Hackensack, NJ
POSTED
30+ days ago

Job Title: Senior Electrical Engineer
Location: Hackensack, NJ (Relocation assistance available)
Compensation: $135,000 - $150,000/year
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k matching, product discounts, annual bonus potential 

Preferred Skills: Consumer product (CPG) electrical design and testing

Position Summary:
We’re hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer to play a key role in the full product development lifecycle of commercial-grade equipment, from concept and design through validation, production, and continuous improvement. This role combines hands-on testing, electromechanical troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll partner closely with engineering, sourcing, marketing, sales, and production teams to ensure products meet real-world performance, reliability, and durability requirements.

Job Duties:

• Support electrical and electromechanical design throughout the full product development lifecycle, including concept, prototyping, validation, and production release.
• Work with electromechanical components (motors, solenoids, sensors, etc.) across multiple product lines.
• Lead product durability, performance testing, failure analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform hands-on testing and validation in the Lodi workshop and provide technical guidance to in-house technicians.
• Collaborate with overseas manufacturing partners to support design for manufacturability, quality standards, and production efficiency.
• Conduct competitive benchmarking and translate findings into actionable design and performance improvements.
• Create and maintain CAD models, schematics, and technical documentation using SolidWorks or Pro/Engineer (Creo).
• Provide cross-disciplinary troubleshooting support, including mechanical-focused issues when required.
• Occasional travel (2–3 trips/year) for supplier visits, manufacturing support, and team collaboration.

Qualifications:

• 5–8 years of electrical or electromechanical engineering experience supporting mass-produced products.
• Demonstrated experience working through the full product development lifecycle in a commercial or consumer product environment.
• Background in rugged, commercial-grade, high-volume products.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks or Pro/Engineer (Creo).
• Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and business teams.
• Passion for designing and delivering durable, reliable, and high-performing products.


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

About the Company

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Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1969
WEBSITE
http://www.sterling-engineering.com