Summary
Location
Girard
Type
full-time
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About this role
Altronic has long been regarded as the world's leading manufacturer of ignition and control systems for industrial engines largely used in the oil and gas industry. Our products represent the industry standard for quality, which are all designed to improve engine performance and enhance reliability. We are looking for a skilled Embedded Electronics Hardware Engineer with a strong primary focus on schematic capture and PCB layout to join our team developing rugged embedded control systems for the industrial stationary engine market.
In this hands-on role, you will own the core hardware design process: translating system requirements into detailed schematics, developing high-reliability multilayer PCB layouts optimized for harsh industrial environments, and actively bringing up and debugging prototypes in the lab. You'll work closely with systems engineers, firmware developers, and manufacturing to deliver products that withstand vibration, extreme temperatures, EMI, and decades of continuous operation in power generation, gas compression, and heavy industrial applications.
This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented hardware designer who loves the full cycle of circuit design - from initial concept sketches to functional prototypes on the bench.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze, design, and develop analog and digital circuits as required
- Create detailed, well-documented schematics for embedded systems including microcontrollers, power supplies, analog sensor interfaces, high-voltage drivers, and industrial communication circuits
- Perform component selection, derating analysis, and worst-case circuit analysis for reliability in harsh conditions
- Design high-reliability multilayer PCBs (4-6 layers typical) with focus on signal integrity, power distribution, thermal management, EMI/EMC mitigation, and mechanical constraints
- Optimize layouts for manufacturability, testability, and long-term field reliability (vibration, shock, -40°C to +85°C operation)
- Collaborate with external layout resources when needed, but personally own critical designs
- Assemble, power-up, and debug first-article prototypes using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, thermal imaging, and environmental chambers
- Identify and resolve hardware issues (noise, timing, power sequencing, thermal hotspots, etc.)
- Support firmware integration and system-level validation on engine test stands
- Work directly with systems engineers to refine requirements and architecture
- Contribute to our component library, design guidelines, and DFx (design for excellence) processes
- Participate in root-cause analysis for field returns and legacy product sustaining
- Conduct design reviews
- Communications protocols over hardware networks CAN, RS485, ETHERNET
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in embedded hardware design, with strong emphasis on schematic capture and PCB layout.
- Proficiency with EDA tools (KiCad preferred)
- Solid understanding of analog/digital design, power electronics, high-speed signals, and EMI best practice
- Experience bringing up and debugging complex prototypes in a lab environment
- Familiarity with industrial/automotive-grade design practices (derating, conformal coating, wide-temp components)
- Hands-on skills with lab equipment (scopes, multimeters, soldering stations, logic analyzers)
- Strong attention to detail and documentation discipline
Preferred Requirements:
- Knowledge of engines and how they operate
- Experience designing electronics for stationary engines, heavy equipment, or similar harsh-environment applications
- Knowledge of industrial protocols (CAN/J1939, Modbus) and safety certifications (CSA, UL, IEC, ATEX)
Work Environment: This position operates in a professional office environment. Standard business hours apply, with flexibility to meet project deadlines as needed.We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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Other facts
About Altronic
1953 Work commenced in downtown Youngstown, Ohio on a revolutionary, transistorized, continuous spark ignition system that used a continuous
alternating current discharge across the spark electrodes.
1955 The Economy Engine Company was founded to commercialize the continuous spark ignition system.
1964 The Economy Engine Company moved to new facilities in Liberty Township, Ohio, a suburb of Youngstown. The company focus shifted to filling
the need for a reliable ignition system to replace magnetos on critical, continuous operation industrial engines.
1969 The Altronic Division moved to a 10,000 sq ft facility, its current location at 712 Trumbull Avenue in Girard, Ohio.
1977 The plant was physically expanded by an additional 2000 sq ft.
1981 Production facilities were doubled to 24,000 sq ft, with an additional 4,000 sq ft acquired the following year in a nearby facility to house the new digital instrument division.
1984 The Altronic Division of the Economy Engine Company became Altronic, Inc.
1986 The digital instrumentation production facility was enlarged to 16,000 sq ft.
1988 Altronic Controls, a wholly-owned subsidiary, was established in Garland, Texas, to design and manufacture customer gas compressor monitoring and control packages.
1994 A major expansion combined the two separate production facilities into a single, 52,000 sq ft plant.
1996 An 8,500 sq ft Engineering and Development Center was constructed on newly-acquired land near the production facility.
2006 State-of-the-art ignition coil manufacturing was initiated in the Girard facility in a new 12,000 sq ft production area.
2009 Altronic was purchased by HOERBIGER Holding AG, Zug, Switzerland and became the lead plant of the new Engine Solutions business unit.
2010 Altronic, Inc. transitioned to Altronic, LLC. and an 8,500 sq ft addition to the Engineering facility was made to house the Altronic Sales and Service departments.
2016 Altronic, LLC, became part of the HOERBIGER Engine Division.
What you'll do
- The role involves analyzing, designing, and developing analog and digital circuits, creating detailed schematics, and designing high-reliability multilayer PCBs. Additionally, the engineer will assemble and debug prototypes and collaborate with systems engineers and firmware developers.
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