Electrical Engineer II

Job Title: Electrical Engineer II

Job Description

This Electrical Engineer II role offers the opportunity to own products from concept through production in a small, fast-growing electronics design and manufacturing environment based in Cary, NC. You will design and develop schematics and PCB layouts, collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and overseas manufacturing partners, and work directly with customers on technical topics, project status, and issue resolution. The position provides strong growth potential toward technical leadership and increased customer ownership, along with flexible scheduling and clear visibility to tenured engineers and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop schematics for electronic systems and supporting hardware.
• Create PCB layouts for a variety of electronic products using modern PCB design tools.
• Support products throughout their full lifecycle, from initial concept through production release.
• Interface directly with customers to discuss technical requirements, provide status updates, and resolve issues in a professional manner.
• Collaborate with manufacturing partners in China to ensure successful production and resolve manufacturing-related challenges.
• Work closely with hardware, firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to deliver complete and integrated product solutions.
• Contribute to hardware bring-up activities and support MCU-based designs as needed.
• Assist with high-speed interface design work, including LVDS and eDP, where applicable.
• Support EMC testing activities and help address design issues identified during testing.
• Participate in continuous improvement of design processes, documentation, and collaboration practices.

Essential Skills

• Approximately 5 years of electrical engineering experience, with flexibility for candidates who are technically strong and highly customer-facing.
• Proven PCB design experience using professional PCB design tools; Altium experience is preferred but candidates with other tools are welcome.
• Demonstrated ability to develop clear, accurate, and manufacturable schematics for electronic systems.
• Experience supporting products through their full lifecycle, from concept through production release, even on shorter timelines such as six months.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills and the ability to represent the company professionally in meetings and technical discussions.
• Comfort working directly with customers to interpret requirements, provide updates, and resolve technical issues.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with overseas manufacturing partners, including partners based in China.
• Comfort working across hardware, firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing disciplines to deliver complete product solutions.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• MCU experience, including familiarity with microcontroller-based system design and hardware bring-up.
• Hardware bring-up experience, such as powering up new boards, validating functionality, and troubleshooting hardware issues.
• Exposure to FPGA-based products, with an understanding of FPGA architectures and experience interfacing hardware with FPGA designs, even without direct FPGA development.
• High-speed interface experience, particularly with LVDS and eDP, including design and validation considerations.
• Exposure to EMC testing, including an understanding of how design decisions affect electromagnetic compatibility and test outcomes.
• Experience using Altium for PCB design, or strong proficiency with other comparable PCB design tools.
• Experience in the display industry, such as working on display-related products or technologies.
• Interest in growing into a team lead role with increased customer ownership and technical leadership responsibilities.

Work Environment

This role is based in a small company environment that emphasizes visibility, ownership, and growth opportunities. You will work closely with tenured engineers and leadership, gaining direct exposure to decision-making and product strategy. The company offers flexible scheduling with core hours from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM, allowing some flexibility around start and end times while ensuring collaboration during core hours. The environment is hands-on and product-focused, with engineers involved from concept through production, and frequent interaction with customers and overseas manufacturing partners. You can expect to work with modern PCB design tools such as Altium or equivalent platforms, and to engage with technologies including MCUs, high-speed interfaces like LVDS and eDP, FPGA-based systems, and display-related hardware. The culture values professional communication, technical excellence, and a collaborative, team-oriented approach to delivering complete product solutions.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Cary, NC.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $115000.00/yr.

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Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Cary,NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 18, 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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