Industrial Design Engineer Jobs in Michigan

Job Title: Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Location: Actalent Troy Office

Positions: 2

Experience: 10+ Years

Industry/Domain: Open (Motor Control / Power Electronics experience preferred)

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Hardware Design Engineer with deep expertise in motor control systems and power electronics to drive the design and development of innovative, cost-effective, and high-performance hardware solutions for power tools, industrial equipment, and related applications. The ideal candidate will take ownership of the complete hardware development lifecycle, from concept and architecture through validation, manufacturing, and production support.

Key Responsibilities

- Design and develop motor control hardware systems, including power stages, control circuitry, sensing circuits, and protection mechanisms.
- Create, review, and maintain detailed schematics, PCB layouts, and hardware prototypes.
- Design, analyze, and optimize AC-DC and DC-DC power conversion circuits.
- Develop and enhance motor control solutions for BLDC, PMSM, and brushed motor applications.
- Perform hardware verification, motor control validation, performance characterization, and troubleshooting.
- Plan and execute EMI/EMC testing, regulatory compliance validation, and reliability testing.
- Develop and maintain custom laboratory test setups for motor control verification and validation activities.
- Conduct root cause analysis and resolve complex hardware and system-level issues.
- Support Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT) initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality engineering teams.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership throughout product development.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in hardware design and development, with significant exposure to motor control systems.
- Strong expertise in power electronics design, including power conversion and motor drive circuits.
- Hands-on experience designing and validating hardware for BLDC, PMSM, and brushed motor applications.
- Proven experience performing motor control verification using custom laboratory test setups.
- Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design principles.
- Expertise with PCB design and schematic capture tools such as Altium Designer and OrCAD.
- Experience with EMI/EMC design techniques, testing, and compliance requirements.
- Strong laboratory debugging skills using oscilloscopes, power analyzers, logic analyzers, and related test equipment.
- Experience supporting products through prototype, validation, and production phases.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in power tools, industrial automation, appliances, automotive, or motor-driven products.
- Knowledge of safety standards and regulatory requirements related to power electronics and motor control systems.
- Familiarity with embedded control systems and firmware interaction with hardware platforms.
- Experience with reliability engineering, failure analysis, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Understanding of thermal management and power system efficiency optimization.

Desired Skills

- Motor Control Systems
- Power Electronics
- BLDC Motor Drives
- PMSM Motor Drives
- AC-DC Power Conversion
- DC-DC Power Conversion
- PCB Design (Altium, OrCAD)
- EMI/EMC Design & Compliance
- Hardware Validation & Verification
- DFM / DFA / DFT
- Lab Debugging & Test Development
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Technical Leadership & Mentoring