About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Engineering.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

This is an entry-level, onsite Electrical Engineer 1 role supporting production, test, and design activities in an engineering environment.

• Troubleshoot and diagnose electrical hardware issues for field returns, zero-hour returns, and production yield problems.
• Review and interpret electrical schematics, component datasheets and product manuals to drive investigations and corrective actions.
• Analyze alternate parts and write justification memos to mitigate obsolescence and part-shortage impacts to production.
• Assist with schematic updates and participate in design reviews following department standards.
• Perform basic electrical design analyses per internal requirements and customer specifications.
• Support the product test equipment team as a cognizant engineer; debug and support production test equipment as needed.
• Contribute to redesigns focused on cost reduction, product improvement, and supply-chain resiliency.

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What You’ll Learn

• Apply electrical engineering fundamentals to real aerospace/defense hardware challenges.
• Hands-on troubleshooting and analysis of complex circuits and components.
• Best practices for schematic capture, design analysis, and writing test requirements.
• How cross-functional teams (quality, operations, supply chain, test, program engineering) resolve product-level issues.
• Exposure to tools such as Cadence schematic capture and circuit simulation.
• Working in a production environment with customer-facing support and continuous-improvement processes.

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Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM major completed by the start date.

Note: Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

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Qualifications We Prefer

• Exposure to embedded systems, microcontrollers, or basic firmware concepts and hardware troubleshooting.
• Experience with schematic capture or simulation tools (e.g., Cadence, LTspice).
• Hands-on project experience, internships, or co-op roles related to electrical hardware engineering.
• Familiarity with electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, power analyzers).

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Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $57,200 - $108,800 per year (good-faith estimate across experience levels).
• Position type: Onsite, Full-time (Contractor status may apply per posting).
• Relocation eligibility may be available.
• Eligible benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, parental leave, and holidays (benefits vary by business unit and bargaining coverage).
• Candidates may be eligible for annual short- or long-term incentive programs where applicable.

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Location & Eligibility

• Location: Rockford, IL (onsite role).
• U.S. citizenship is required for this role; only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Security clearance: None required.
• As part of a secure hiring process, certain interview steps may require in-person attendance at a company location.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.