Senior Electrical Engineer, Production Support

Job overview

Senior Electrical Engineer, Production Support is a 100% onsite role in Waukegan, IL, with occasional travel to Chicago-area laboratories and suppliers in Southeast Asia. Compensation is $110,000–$130,000 per year. The role supports Astronics Connectivity Systems & Certification's in-flight entertainment and connectivity solutions. The engineer helps transition electrical designs from development into production, resolving manufacturing issues and supporting product verification and regulatory compliance. The role also provides technical leadership, process support, and mentoring to strengthen production readiness and product quality.

What you'll do

• Support product transition into production and transfer design files into manufacturing.
• Work with multilayer PCB designs, product verification and testing, test equipment, production troubleshooting, component obsolescence, and alternative component evaluation.
• Support regulatory compliance testing, audits, engineering processes, technicians, junior engineers, and engineering team leadership.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior electrical engineer

production support

electrical engineering

pcb design

product testing

manufacturing transfer

regulatory compliance

production troubleshooting

waukegan il

astronics

occasional travel

$110,000–$130,000/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Quarterly profit-sharing incentive, 401(k) company contribution and discretionary contribution, employee stock purchase plan, health and insurance coverage, paid time off, holidays, parental leave, wellness and employee assistance programs, and tuition reimbursement.

Why this role

Supports aircraft in-flight entertainment and connectivity products and may travel occasionally, less than 25% of the time, to laboratories and suppliers.

About the employer

Astronics is hiring for this role. Industry: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing. Sector: 33.