Electrical Engineer

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Electrical Engineer

Location: 8985 Town Center Parkway, Bradenton, FL, 34202 (Onsite)

Base Salary Rate: $82,450 - $97,000

Job type: Full-time

Where Fire Safety Innovation Meets Opportunity

As part of Kidde Global Solutions Commercial Fire Business Unit, you’ll be part of a legacy of leadership in fire safety, working with cutting-edge technologies that protect lives and property worldwide. With a recent $10M investment in product innovation, we’re committed to expanding our impact and providing dynamic opportunities for growth within our team. You’ll be part of a company that prioritizes quality, integrity, collaboration, and customer care, with the resources, training, and incentives to ensure your success every step of the way. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and be part of an innovative, mission-driven team, apply now.

About This Role

Kidde Global Solutions has an exciting opportunity for an innovative and detail-oriented Electrical Engineer to join our team. This role focuses on designing electrical and electronic circuits to meet specified performance criteria, following established processes and methodologies. The ideal candidate will create and maintain detailed design documentation, support listing efforts, and address sustaining engineering challenges. This position requires close collaboration with firmware, mechanical, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages mid-size projects and analyzes data to generate key findings and recommendations.

• Design and develop analog and digital circuits for fire alarm products.

• Develop and integrate embedded systems to support product functionality.

• Perform circuit analysis and validation using simulation tools like PSpice.

• Design, build, and debug programmable logic circuits.

• Utilize electrical test equipment (e.g., multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers) to verify designs.

• Support product certification and listing efforts, ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

• Provide sustaining engineering support to improve and maintain existing products.

• Plans, prioritizes, and manages mid-size engineering projects; prioritizes tasks to ensure that the team's overall resources are used effectively and that project deadlines are met.

• Synthesizes analyses of data, uses the results to prepare technical reports of findings and recommendations, and communicates key findings to more senior engineers.

• Conducts engineering processes using standard work, including verification and qualification procedures.

• Performs general engineering activities that may not be attributed to a defined discipline.

Basic Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years professional experience

• MS degree in Electrical Engineering with 1+ years professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong expertise in analog and digital circuit design.

• Experience with embedded system design and development.

• Proficiency in circuit simulation tools such as PSpice.

• Hands-on experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting programmable logic circuits.

• Familiarity with standard electrical test equipment for debugging and validation.

• Knowledge of firmware development for embedded processors (while not a primary responsibility, this understanding is beneficial).

• Experience with networking or wireless technologies.

• Understanding of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) principles.

• Hands-on experience in printed circuit board (PCB) design.

• Prior experience in fire safety or other regulated industries.

• Strong process orientation: Six Sigma Green Belt certification is a plus.

What You Will Gain

• Health Coverage: Choose from three medical plans, dental, and vision options

• Financial Protection: Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance

• Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick days, company holidays, and various leave options (parental, FMLA, etc)

• Employee Support: EAP, adoption/surrogacy assistance, additional voluntary health benefits

• Retirement: 401(k) plan with employer match

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $82,450 - $97,000. Individuals may also be eligible for an annual performance bonus based on both individual and company’s performance. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as it relates to the job requirements. Kidde Global Solutions is committed to providing a competitive benefits package to our employees including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays), and more.

Kidde Global Solutions Overview

Kidde Global Solutions is a world leader in fire & life safety solutions tailored for complex commercial facilities to homes. Through iconic, industry-defining brands including Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, Gloria and Aritech, we provide residential and commercial customers with advanced solutions and services to protect people and property in a wide range of applications, all around the globe.  

Kidde Global Solutions is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.