Strattec is a global automotive access company that designs ande delivers secure, highly engineered access solutions for the automotive and mobility industries.

We work closely with OEMs providing a broad product portfolio spanning the full access route strength, safety and durabillity.

This is your opportunity to join Strattec as Electrical Product Engineer.

Objective: Responsible for the design, development, testing, validation, and continuous improvement of automotive electronic and electromechanical products. This role serves as a technical leader for hardware development activities, supporting product engineering, manufacturing, quality, customers, and global engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.

The position combines hands-on electrical design, PCB development, EMI/EMC compliance, failure analysis, product validation, and advanced technology research while driving technical solutions that meet customer, quality, reliability, safety, and cost objectives.

Main Duties:

Electrical Hardware Design & Development

- Design and develop electronic circuits, schematics, and PCB layouts for automotive and electromechanical products.
- Perform mixed-signal circuit analysis, simulation, testing, and validation.
- Develop and validate products incorporating wireless technologies such as BLE, RF, NFC, and UWB.
- Support battery-powered, low-power, motor-driven, and solenoid-based electronic systems.
- Select and qualify electronic components considering performance, availability, cost, compliance, and obsolescence risks.

Product Testing & Validation

- Lead electrical system and component testing activities from development through production.
- Support corporate laboratories and manufacturing teams in defining and executing validation plans.
- Conduct EMI/EMC pre-compliance testing and support product certification activities at accredited laboratories.
- Develop and execute customer-specific validation plans and regulatory testing requirements.
- Perform electric motor development, analysis, and testing.

Failure Analysis & Problem Solving

- Investigate field, laboratory, manufacturing, and warranty failures.
- Conduct root cause analysis using methodologies such as 8D, Ishikawa, FMEA, DFMEA, DFM, and DFA.
- Perform Design Review by Test Results (DRBTR) teardown investigations on tested products.




- Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions to improve product quality and reliability.

Manufacturing & Product Launch Support

- Provide technical support during pre-production, production, and post-production activities.
- Troubleshoot assembly line and field issues involving electrical and electromechanical systems.
- Identify and implement improvements that enhance manufacturability, reliability, quality, and assembly efficiency.
- Generate and implement cost-reduction initiatives.

Technical Leadership & Project Management

- Serve as the primary technical focal point between engineering, software, manufacturing, quality, management, suppliers, and customers.
- Lead technical discussions, design reviews, DFMEA sessions, and cross-functional problem-solving activities.
- Monitor engineering program status and communicate progress to Engineering and Program Management.
- Represent the company in customer development meetings and technical reviews.
- Support global engineering initiatives and collaborate with international teams, customers, and suppliers.

Engineering Tools & Advanced Technology

- Manage and optimize engineering tools and software platforms including Altium Designer, OrCAD, PSpice, LTspice, and MATLAB/Simulink.
- Support license administration, technical support, and strategic planning of hardware design resources.
- Research and evaluate emerging technologies, microcontrollers, microprocessors, smart sensors, and advanced engineering methodologies for future product development.

Documentation & Compliance

- Develop and maintain technical documentation including:
- Electrical schematics
- PCB documentation
- Bills of Materials (BOMs)
- Validation procedures
- Test reports
- Engineering specifications
- Technical analyses and presentations
- Support internal, customer, and external audits through proper technical documentation and objective evidence.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related.




- 5 years experience in electrical system product development.
- English language. High proficiency
- Visa laser
- Availability to travel (30-50%)

Knowledge:

- Automotive electronics
- Strong knowledge of electronic circuit design and component functionality.
- Experience designing and validating electromechanical systems.
- Proficiency using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and electrical laboratory equipment.
- Ability to troubleshoot electronic circuits and perform circuit-level analysis.
- Experience with SPICE-based circuit simulation tools.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical specifications.
- Hands-on experience with soldering, prototyping, and product teardown analysis.
- Experience in electrical testing and validation of electronic and electromechanical products.
- Knowledge of Functional Safety requirements (ISO 26262).
- Experience applying formal root cause analysis methodologies (8D, Red X, etc.).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project).

Skills:

- Responsibility
- Planning
- Organization
- Analysis
- Leadership (lead multidisciplinary teams if necessary)
- Communication skills
- Teamwork

The position is developed at in our Plant 1 located in Auxiliar No. 1 #512, Parque Industrial Gema. Any member of Strattec Mexican Operations can ask you for any fee or compensation for posting your resume, receiving your application, granting employment or any other reason within the hiring process.

Our selection processes ensure equal opportunities, equity and inclusion and firmly reject child labor.

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Strattec designs the access experience. Fluid, safe and secure.

Sueldo: A partir de $1.00 al mes

Beneficios

- Caja de ahorro
- Confiable de vida

Pregunta(s) de postulación:
- ¿Cuentas con Visa Laser vigente? (Favor de especificar año de expiración)
- Expectativa salarial mensual (bruto)

Experiencia:
- Ingenieria/Diseño en productos automotriz electricos: 5 años (Obligatorio)

Idioma:
- inglés (Obligatorio)

Disponibilidad para viajar:
- 50 % (Obligatorio)

Lugar de trabajo: Empleo presencial

📌 Electrical Product Engineer (Juárez)
🏢 Strattec De México
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