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Electrical Engineer Job Description

Objectives:

Do you want to serve a higher purpose?

Are you looking for a career and not just another job?

The people at Industrial Scientific are making a difference. We believe that great people working with great tools in a supportive environment will deliver better products and services and do their best work for our customers. Our leaders understand the critical elements of breakthrough performance: bringing out the best in people; creating a climate of trust, openness and high performance; fostering candor and initiative; and treating people fairly and with dignity. Industrial Scientific provides the environment, leadership, and support that enable employees to exceed their career expectations.

Industrial Scientific's product development team includes skilled engineers, designers and technicians in the disciplines of electrical, mechanical, and firmware engineering.  Third-party design partners are used (both locally and abroad) to augment our in-house team or to provide specific expertise. For the most part, we build what we design - often in our modern manufacturing factory right here in Western Pennsylvania.

We design and develop a wide variety of world-class gas detection instruments, sensors, accessories, and infrastructure for worker connectivity and remote management. Our designs include the latest mixed-signal embedded computing technology, mechanical packaging, miniaturization, and compelling user interfaces.  We partner with a dedicated in-house application software team to provide feature-rich web-based applications that help our customers keep their workers safe. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This entry-level Electrical Engineer position supports the design, development, verification, and sustaining of electrical hardware for Industrial Scientific gas detection products. The role is intended for a recent graduate or early-career engineer who will work under the guidance of experienced engineers while gaining hands-on experience with analog and digital circuits, embedded hardware, PCB design, product testing, agency approval requirements, and cross-functional product development. 

This position supports detailed electrical design activities throughout the Product Development lifecycle. This position may occasionally be involved in Enhancement & Sustaining projects for ISC legacy products. This position is expected to work closely with various cross-functional groups to fully assure a properly designed product from concept to production. 

The duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Support the design of analog and digital hardware to receive agency approvals (UL, CSA, ATEX, IEC, MSHA, etc.)
• Assist in developing and verifying electrical element-level specifications and requirements
• Develop technical design documentation with guidance
• Support troubleshooting of new and legacy designs
• Follow the corporate engineering processes and contribute improvement ideas
• Prepare and present materials for design reviews with guidance from senior engineers to champion design for manufacturability, reliability and serviceability
• Support legacy product upgrades and sustaining engineering activities
• Participate collaboratively in cross-functional product development teams
• Support collaboration with quality assurance during product testing.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum BSEE from an accredited engineering college or university
• Recent graduate or expected graduate in 2026
• Coursework, internship, co-op, or project experience with analog circuit design
• Familiarity with digital hardware design and microcontrollers
• Exposure to schematic capture and PCB layout tools; Altium experience preferred
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work as part of a team while also meeting individual responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Up to 2 years of circuit design experience through internship, co-op, academic, or professional work
• RF design and/or wireless technology integration
• Battery technologies
• Embedded programming
• Spice circuit simulation and signal integrity

Soft Skills:

• Able to work effectively in a formal product development team environment
• Able to exercise independent, sound judgment and decision making
• Able to commit to and work under deadlines
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborate with third-party and offshore development teams when needed

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.

We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential-your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Industrial Scientific

Industrial Scientific designs and manufactures gas detection products and solutions that protect workers from hazardous conditions around the world. Since our beginnings in 1985, we have pioneered numerous technologies, including the first 3-gas detector, 6-gas detector, wireless gas detector, and even the first gas detector to be included on a NASA space shuttle. Today, we continue to innovate and expand our hardware and software offerings to equip the connected workers of the future. Our latest solutions make it possible to see and respond to hazards in real time, bringing us one step closer to our vision of ending death on the job by 2050.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.

Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is $56,600 - $94,500 annually.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive's essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact. 

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential-your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference. 

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone. 

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.