About the Role
American Innovations protects people and the environment by providing proven compliance solutions to oil and gas professionals. We are seeking a skilled and hands-on Mid-Level Hardware Engineer to join our Engineering team. This role will be responsible for the design, validation, and support of analog and mixed-signal electronics used in field-deployed industrial systems. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in analog circuit design, enjoys solving real-world engineering challenges, and is comfortable supporting products throughout their entire lifecycle—from concept and development through manufacturing and field support.
Responsibilities
- Own Arena PLM for hardware scope, revision control, and release documentation.
- Maintain sustaining visibility.
- Production support, failure analysis, and field issue resolution.
- Cost reduction initiatives and alternate vendor qualification.
- Execute manufacturing and production test sustaintint tasks.
- Build documented backup.
- Escalate changes or test strategies as needed.
- Execute directed schematic/BOM/support tasks - test point additions, sustaining HW changes, prototype support.
- Collaborate on manufacturing-testable design inputs.
- Partner with Operations, Procurement, Quality, ME, and Program Managers on sustaining intake, prioritization, and PAC visibility.
Requirements
- BSEE or equivalent with credible bench / hardware debug experience.
- 4–7 years in sustaining engineering, manufacturing engineering, product engineering (hardware), or hardware roles with heavy sustaining / lifecycle ownership.
- Demonstrated ownership of BOM, ECO, obsolescence, EOL mitigation, cost reduction, and alternate-part / second-source workflows.
- PLM systems experience (Arena preferred; Windchill or equivalent acceptable).
- Manufacturing support and lifecycle management — production sustaining, contract manufacturing coordination, controlled release discipline.
- Manufacturing test literacy — test points, functional test impact, ECO regression on production test.
- Comfort working with Operations, Procurement, Contract Manufacturing, and Quality.
- Accepts sustaining-first scope (~50–60% in year one); disciplined use of Jira and Arena.
- Experience sustaining field-deployed or industrial electronics.
- Exposure to test & measurement, data acquisition, or industrial monitoring products.
- EOL mitigation and alternate sourcing with documented qualification evidence.
- Comfort working cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, test engineering, and manufacturing teams.
- Altium or team schematic/CAD exposure (sustaining edits and BOM support).
- Field / RMA debug experience.
- Interest in growing directed program EE skills over time.
- Eligible to work in the US (visa sponsorship is not provided).
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment background and drug test.
Skills
- Analog circuit design
- Analog and mixed-signal electronics design
- Product lifecycle management
- BOM management
- ECO processes
- Manufacturing support
- Failure analysis
- Field issue resolution
- Cost reduction
- Vendor qualification
- Manufacturing test
- Schematic/BOM support
- Jira
- Arena PLM
- Altium
- Field/RMA debug
Location
- US
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-Level
- 4-7 years
Education Level
- BSEE or equivalent
About the Company
- American Innovations protects people and the environment by providing proven compliance solutions to oil and gas professionals from the field to the office.
- More than 30 years of experience drives innovative solutions that address the need for efficient data collection, reporting, and analysis – an integrated family of hardware, software and professional services backed by relentless customer service.
Equal Opportunity
- American Innovations is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
