Electrical Engineer II

Job Title: Electrical Engineer II

Job Description

A thriving electronics design and manufacturing company in Cary, NC seeks an Electrical Engineer with robust experience in PCB design and schematics. The role requires someone who can work directly with customers and has experience seeing products through their entire lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop schematics and PCB layouts for electronic systems and supporting hardware.

• Support products from initial concept through to production release.

• Interface directly with customers on technical topics, project status, and issue resolution.

• Collaborate with manufacturing partners in China.

• Work across hardware, firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to deliver complete product solutions.

Essential Skills

• Experience in PCB design and schematic development, with a preference for Altium but open to other tools.

• Experience supporting a product through its full lifecycle, which can be as short as 6 months.

• Approximately 5 years of electrical engineering experience, with flexibility for candidates who are technically strong and customer-facing.

• Strong customer-facing communication skills and the ability to represent the company professionally.

• Comfortable collaborating with overseas manufacturing partners.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• MCU or hardware bring-up experience.

• Exposure to FPGA, not development, but experience working around FPGA-based products and understanding FPGA architectures.

• High-speed interface experience, particularly with LVDS and eDP.

• EMC testing exposure.

• Display industry

Work Environment

This is a direct hire position in a small company environment, offering visibility to leadership and real product ownership. There is a strong growth path toward team lead and increased customer ownership. The company provides flexible scheduling with core hours from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM. The role offers the opportunity to work on products from concept through production, with direct interaction with customers, engineers, and leadership.

Job Type & Location

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

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $115000.00 - $130000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for LTS benefits, including: Participation in the LTS 401(k) plan with a company match (currently up to 6%, subject to plan terms), 15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) accruing monthly, 10 paid company holidays (Including 3 Float Holidays) Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability & Life Insurance paid 100% by the company.

Job Type & Location

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

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 18, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Cary,NC.

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.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

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Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.