Electronic Systems Product Engineer
The Electronic Systems Product Engineer at Confidential Client is responsible for designing, integrating, and validating electronic hardware components such as sensors, control units, and harnesses for power systems products. This entry-level role involves applying engineering principles to optimize electronic hardware systems, managing ambiguous requirements, collaborating across teams, and supporting product development through simulation, calibration, verification, and troubleshooting activities.
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What You’ll Do
As an Electronic Systems Product Engineer in Seymour, IN, you will work on mechanical integration and validation of electronic hardware for power systems products — applying mechatronics, simulation, calibration, and verification methods to deliver reliable product solutions. You will own problem resolution for moderately complex systems and collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams.
- Investigate electronic application and system problems; identify root causes and recommend corrective actions.
- Execute established processes for requirements, modeling/simulation, calibration, DVP&R, and troubleshooting.
- Deliver technical recommendations that inform product decisions and improve performance, reliability, cost, and quality.
- Coordinate with manufacturing, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to validate design choices and ensure successful product integration.
- Document technical findings, test results, and verification evidence to support product lifecycle decisions.
Responsibilities
- Design and application of mechatronics systems and electronic hardware (sensors, control units, harnesses, panels, support structures).
- Machine integration and system optimization using best practices and standard tools.
- Product failure mode avoidance through interface analysis, requirements traceability, and risk mitigation.
- Product function modeling, simulation, and analysis to guide design choices.
- Product verification & validation: develop and execute validation plans, interpret simulation and test results.
- System requirements engineering: translate stakeholder needs into verifiable requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Apply statistical methods (descriptive stats, inference, regression, DOE) for data-driven decisions.
- Cross-functional design integration and technical documentation to support knowledge transfer.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of systems, tools, and processes.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a relevant STEM field required; Master’s degree may be required for select roles.
- Entry level / Early career (designed for candidates within 2 years of completing their highest-level degree).
- U.S.-based roles: F-1 students must have approved CPT or OPT before assignment start; candidates are responsible for securing authorization through their university.
- Preferred experience with temporary student employment (intern, co-op) or early-career roles in a technical discipline.
- Strong written and verbal communication, collaboration skills, and the ability to manage ambiguous requirements.
Skills & Tools
- Strong preference for experience with:
- Creo / Creo Cabling
- Windchill
- MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Familiarity with simulation, calibration tools, and product life maintenance workflows.
- Knowledge of open/closed-loop control concepts and interactions between hardware and software is a plus.
Role Details
- Employment type: Full time, Contract
- Location: Seymour, IN (on-site)
- Start Date: Nov/Dec 2026
- Level: Exempt — Entry Level / Early Career
- Supervisory responsibilities: none (may coordinate technicians or temporary staff)
- Estimated salary (as listed in source): $106,379 per year — estimated (actual offer will be determined by the hiring organization and may vary)
Why This Role (Quick Highlights)
- Hands-on engineering work integrating mechanical and electronic hardware for power systems.
- Early-career pathway with exposure to cross-functional product development, validation, and manufacturing.
- Opportunity to apply simulation, verification, and statistical methods to real product challenges.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
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