Staff Engineer, Electronics

Overall Scope:

The Staff Electrical Engineer will focus on Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) for embedded electronic systems used in dispenser products. The role is responsible for identifying, validating, and implementing hardware cost-reduction, supply continuity, and lifecycle sustainment improvements while maintaining product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and compliance.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role centered on released products and production environments. This is not an NPI design role; it is focused on production products, implemented changes, and realized savings/risk reduction.

Responsibilities:

* Lead electrical VAVE initiatives for released products, including: BOM cost reduction, Alternate component qualification, Obsolescence mitigation, Design-for-cost improvements.
* Perform technical analysis of schematics, BOMs, and test data to identify cost-out opportunities without performance regression.
* Execute component substitution and redesign activities, including tolerance analysis, derating checks, and validation planning.

* Partner with sourcing, supplier quality, manufacturing, and test engineering to evaluate and industrialize VAVE changes.
* Support supplier engagement for equivalent parts, second-source options, and long-term availability strategies.
* Drive engineering change implementation (ECO/ECN), including documentation updates, risk assessments, and release support.
* Conduct root cause analysis for issues related to component changes, field returns, or production variation.
* Ensure all VAVE changes meet applicable safety and regulatory requirements (e.g., UL, EMC/EMI, PCI where applicable).
* Support NPI and sustaining teams by transferring approved VAVE improvements into standard production workflows.
* Maintain clear technical documentation: validation reports, qualification plans, test results, and compliance evidence.

Requirements:

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering (Master's preferred).
* 8+ years of experience in electronic hardware design, sustaining engineering, or VAVE-focused product engineering.

* Demonstrated experience delivering measurable cost reduction improvements in production products.
* Strong knowledge of embedded hardware, analog/digital circuits, power interfaces, and component-level tradeoff analysis.
* Experience with PCB design review and manufacturing constraints for volume production.
* Working knowledge of microcontrollers and board-level interfaces (SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, USB, Ethernet).
* Experience with compliance impacts of hardware changes (EMC/EMI, safety).
* Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with operations, sourcing, quality, and suppliers.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience with should-cost analysis, teardown benchmarking, and VA/VE workshops.
* Familiarity with DFX/DFM/DFT and statistical validation methods.
* Practical experience with Altium, OrCAD, or equivalent ECAD tools.

* Knowledge of PCN management and component lifecycle tools.
* Experience in fuel dispenser, payment, industrial controls, or other regulated embedded systems is a plus.

Essential Functions:

* Analyze existing electrical designs and production performance data.
* Independently execute multiple VAVE projects with clear prioritization.
* Collaborate with global teams and suppliers to implement approved changes.

* Communicate technical tradeoffs, risks, and validation results clearly.
* Maintain high-quality engineering documentation and change records.