About this Senior Electrical Engineer role at Badger Meter
Badger Meter - Where Every Drop Counts and So Do You
At Badger Meter, we're more than a leading global water technology company - we're innovators with a mission: to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For over 120 years, our trusted solutions have enabled our customers to optimize the delivery and use of water, maximize revenue and reduce waste.
Every employee at Badger Meter is an important part of our success. Here, your work doesn't just move a business forward - it shapes a more sustainable future. We are committed to building a workplace where we celebrate differences, empower voices, and encourage fresh ideas that drive innovation.
When you join us, you'll find:
Purpose-driven work that makes a real difference in communities around the globe.
Career growth and development opportunities designed to help you achieve your potential.
A supportive, inclusive culture where collaboration and creativity thrive.
Be part of something bigger. At Badger Meter, your contributions will ripple far beyond the workplace - creating lasting change for people and the planet.
What You Will Contribute:
Shape the Future of Smart Water Technology
At Badger Meter, we're building the next generation of intelligent water management solutions that help utilities and customers conserve one of the world's most valuable resources. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you'll play a key role in driving innovation across our connected product portfolio, leading electrical hardware design efforts from concept through production while influencing the technical direction of future products.
This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys balancing hands-on design work with technical leadership. You'll collaborate with a talented multidisciplinary team of engineers, serve as a subject matter expert for complex electrical systems, and help bring cutting-edge products to market that make a real impact on global water sustainability.
What You'll Do
- Lead the electrical hardware design and development of new products and major enhancements, serving as the technical lead for PCB and circuit design activities.
- Architect, design, and validate analog and digital electronic systems for embedded products and smart sensing technologies.
- Drive product development from concept through production, ensuring designs meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and execute design verification, validation, and compliance testing for standards such as UL, CSA, CE, EMC, and FM.
- Partner with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineers to integrate electrical systems into robust, high-quality products.
- Define production test methodologies and support the development of manufacturing fixtures, validation tools, and test procedures.
- Lead technical problem solving, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex product and component issues.
- Provide expert-level support for sustaining engineering activities and product improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to project planning, technical risk assessments, schedules, and design reviews.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers while fostering engineering excellence and knowledge sharing across the team.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience developing electronic products, with a strong emphasis on hardware and PCB design.
- Deep understanding of the complete product development lifecycle, from concept through product launch and ongoing support.
- Strong expertise in analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, and system integration.
- Experience designing hardware for embedded systems utilizing microcontrollers and microprocessors (ARM, 8-bit, 16-bit, or similar architectures).
- Proficiency with Altium Designer for schematic development and PCB layout.
- Hands-on experience with laboratory and test equipment, including oscilloscopes, power supplies, data acquisition systems, and environmental testing tools.
- Experience debugging and prototyping embedded electronic systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions and collaborate across disciplines.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with sensing technologies such as magnetic, optical, flow measurement, or other sensor-based systems.
- Experience leading technical projects or serving as a technical lead on cross-functional development teams.
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance and product certification processes.
- Experience supporting products in manufacturing and production environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in a specific technology area, product platform, or engineering discipline.
Why Badger Meter?
At Badger Meter, you'll have the opportunity to solve challenging technical problems, influence product strategy, and help create technology that supports smarter water use around the world. We offer an environment where engineers are empowered to innovate, collaborate, and make a visible impact on products used every day by customers globally.
Competitive Total Rewards at Badger Meter:
Competitive Pay
Annual Bonus
Eligible for Annual Pay Increases
Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
15 days Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
Two Ways to Save for Retirement: Badger Meter contributes 25 cents for every dollar you contribute to the plan, up to 7% of your eligible compensation. In addition to the match, the company will also contribute 5% of your eligible compensation to your Defined Contribution account on an annual basis. Additional access to a certified financial planner to help ensure your money is working for you, at no cost!
Employer Paid benefits including: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Basic Group Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and more
Educational Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250
Voluntary benefits including: Additional Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness coverage
Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Applicants can learn more about their rights regarding equal opportunity in employment by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster and the “EEO is the Law” poster supplement at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm
Badger Meter complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local disability laws. This means that we will reasonably accommodate qualified employees with a disability if accommodation would allow them to perform the essential functions of their job, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.
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