Electrical Engineer @ Actalent

Job Title: Electrical EngineerJob DescriptionThe position offers a unique opportunity to work with an engineering and product development company that supports customers across automotive, mobility, electrification, autonomy, and energy sectors. The company provides a fast-paced, hands-on, and cross-functional environment where engineers can take ownership and solve complex engineering problems, moving seamlessly between different customers, programs, and technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop and understand system-level electrical architecture and logical diagrams.
• Determine the connection of controllers, sensors, actuators, power distribution, communications, and other electrical components within the overall system.
• Translate system requirements and logical architecture into physical wiring and harness designs.
• Design, build, modify, debug, and troubleshoot electrical harnesses.
• Support electrical systems including power distribution, CAN networks, controllers, and vehicle/embedded electrical interfaces.
• Review and contribute to schematics, PCB designs, interface-control documents, logical diagrams, specifications, and other engineering documentation.
• Perform hands-on vehicle, prototype, bench, and component-level electrical integration and troubleshooting.
• Work cross-functionally with electrical, systems, controls, embedded hardware, software, mechanical, validation, and technician teams.
• Own technical problems from initial concept through resolution.
• Take on different projects and technical challenges rather than focusing narrowly on one product.
• Mentor junior engineers and co-ops, and potentially lead small technical teams while continuing to perform engineering tasks.

Essential Skills

• Strong electrical fundamentals and experience with automotive, mobility, embedded, or similarly complex electrical systems.
• System-level thinking with an understanding of how the complete electrical system connects together.
• Ability to develop system logical diagrams, electrical architecture, schematics, and system interfaces.
• Knowledge of harness design and hands-on capability, including building, modifying, and debugging harnesses, connector/terminal selection, pinning/re-pinning, crimping, and troubleshooting.
• Comfortable with low-voltage electrical systems and vehicle/embedded electrical hardware.
• Ability to work across disciplines and solve ambiguous technical problems.
• Desire to remain hands-on technically while undertaking leadership responsibilities.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in automotive electrical systems engineering and architecture.
• Knowledge of CAN and vehicle communication networks.
• Understanding of power distribution.
• Exposure to high-voltage systems or EV/battery systems is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with embedded controllers and hardware.
• Knowledge of PCB and schematics.
• Experience with sensors and actuators.
• Ability to work with interface control documentation.
• Experience in prototype and vehicle electrical integration.
• Proficiency with test equipment such as instrumentation, oscilloscopes, and multimeters.

Work EnvironmentThe work environment is dynamic, promoting technical leadership and mentorship while remaining hands-on. Engineers are encouraged to embrace technical challenges and take ownership of their projects. The setting is collaborative, involving cross-functional teamwork across various engineering disciplines.

Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Dexter, MI.

Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $180000.00/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. Small, highly cross-functional engineering environment. SwitchBox is listed as having 11-50 employees, so engineers can have considerably more exposure and ownership than they may at a large OEM.

Variety of projects. Their work spans mobility, autonomous systems, power generation, energy storage and emerging technologies.

Hands-on engineering. Their capabilities include embedded hardware/software, controls, electrical harness design, functional safety and full-vehicle integration.

Strong learning opportunity. Their careers page specifically describes the environment as fast-paced and hands-on, with cross-disciplinary opportunities.

Technical growth without having to leave engineering for management. This is a particularly strong selling point for the EE profile we're targeting.

Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 26, 2026.

Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Dexter,MI.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.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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