Hardware Engineer Co-Op (January 2025)

Schneider Electric has a new opportunity for an ELE Hardware Engineer Co-Op, to join our team in January 2025, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This individual will be able to gain Fortune 500 experience working hands-on utilizing knowledge of electronics HW design and simulation systems or products to analyze design solutions. They will work to evaluate and test product design solutions in a lab environment, under the mentorship of senior engineers. 

What will you do?

• Work with HW lead to develop and analyze solutions and perform competitive analysis.
• Present and communicate project summaries to internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate the generation of prototypes for testing.
• Be capable of implementing verification and validation test plans including test method and acceptance criteria.
• Interpretation of test results and other data. Ability to synthesize data into technical communication for effective written and oral presentation.
• Work with the product definition file: Schematic Capture, PCB & PCBA creation, BOM creation, and development of other specifications. Experience with Cadence tool suit preferred.
• Gain experience developing, debugging, analyzing and root cause analysis for HW and embedded systems from proof of concept through development.
• Contribute to development of user documentation such as instruction bulletins, safety labels, and product markings.

What qualifications will make you successful? 

• Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related engineering field. Master’s or PhD degree or candidate is a plus.
• Understanding of electronic circuits and circuit design
• Basic understanding of EMC.

Ability to discuss a circuit design project you have worked and be able to articulate responsibilities and role.

• Highly creative & inquisitive for design and system optimization. / strength of component & system analysis / Capable with electronics lab equipment for test and debug / Strong understanding of design for test & reliability in safety products. Use of statistical techniques for analyzing empirical data. Thermal modeling and understanding of magnetics desirable.
• Able to work full-time in person based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this position does not provide relocation.