Staff Electrical Engineer - RF/EMC/Wireless

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Industrial Scientific’s product development team includes skilled engineers, designers, and technicians in electrical, mechanical, and firmware engineering.  We use third-party design partners (both locally and abroad) to augment our in-house team or provide specific expertise. For the most part, we build what we design – often in our modern manufacturing factory right here in Western Pennsylvania.

We design and develop a wide variety of world-class gas detection instruments, sensors, accessories, and infrastructure for worker connectivity and remote management. Our designs include the latest mixed-signal embedded computing technology, mechanical packaging, miniaturization, and compelling user interfaces.  We partner with a dedicated in-house application software team to provide feature-rich web-based applications that help our customers keep their workers safe. 

The Electrical Engineer, Wireless/RF/EMC, is a project-level technical leader responsible for the electrical and wireless technical outcomes of new product development and platform initiatives. The role leads the definition, architecture, integration, verification, and certification readiness of wireless and mixed-signal electrical systems, with particular emphasis on RF performance, antenna integration, wireless coexistence, signal and power integrity, and EMC/EMI risk.

This engineer translates product and business needs into electrical and wireless technical strategies, aligns cross-functional teams on interfaces and technical risks, and drives evidence-based decisions from concept through production release. The position may serve as the Electrical Technical Lead or Functional Lead for a project, coordinating the work of multiple engineers and external partners without direct people-management responsibility. The role also develops reusable design practices, review methods, and technical guidance that improve quality and reduce recurring design and certification issues across projects.

Crucial Duties and Responsibilities:

The duties may include but are not limited to:

• Define and decompose system, electrical, wireless, and regulatory requirements into robust product architectures and technical solutions.
• Lead the design, integration, verification, and release of wireless, RF, mixed-signal, and battery-powered electrical systems.
• Serve as a technical lead on cross-functional development projects, driving alignment across electrical, firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and certification teams.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks related to RF performance, wireless coexistence, EMC/EMI, signal integrity, power integrity, reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and review technical documentation, verification evidence, and design review materials to support product maturity, certification readiness, and production release.
• Drive root cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues affecting product performance, quality, certification, and manufacturing readiness.
• Establish and improve engineering standards, best practices, and reusable design approaches while mentoring and providing technical guidance to other engineers.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers, certification agencies, and development partners to support successful product delivery and continuous improvement.
• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time, with or without notice.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED (Non-Negotiable):

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience. 
• 10+ years of experience developing electrical hardware products. 
• Demonstrated experience with wireless, RF, mixed-signal, or EMC-sensitive electronic systems. 
• Experience defining requirements, verification approaches, and technical documentation. 
• Experience with PCB design, electrical architecture, component selection, and system integration. 
• Experience identifying and resolving RF, EMC/EMI, SI, PI, or wireless coexistence issues. 
• Experience with RF and electrical test equipment and engineering analysis tools. 
• Experience supporting RF, EMC, or wireless certification testing and issue resolution.
• Experience supporting products through design, validation, and release. 
• Ability to solve complex technical problems independently. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED (Negotiable):

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline. 
• Experience leading RF, EMC, and wireless certification activities. 
• Experience with antenna design/integration and OTA testing. 
• Experience serving as a technical lead on cross-functional development programs and influencing technical decisions without direct authority.
• Experience leading RF, EMC, and wireless certification activities.
• Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership. 
• Experience establishing engineering standards, design practices, verification methodologies, or technical governance processes.

Soft Skills:

• Able to work effectively in a formal product development team environment
• Able to exercise independent, sound judgment and decision making
• Able to commit to and work under deadlines
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborate with third-party and offshore development teams when needed