Electrical Engineer - Cost Optimization - 10012

MSA Safety Inc. • Cranberry Township, PA • 4h ago

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Make an Impact Across the Business

Are you an Electrical or Electronics Engineer who enjoys solving technical challenges while delivering measurable business results?

Join our global Value Engineering & Cost Optimization team and play a key role in improving products used around the world. In this highly visible position, you will work directly with Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Executive Leadership to identify innovative ways to reduce cost, improve product performance, and strengthen competitiveness.

Every successful project you deliver creates measurable value for the company, making this a unique opportunity to combine technical engineering expertise with strategic business impact.

Why This Role Is Different

Directly influence product profitability and company performance.

Lead high-impact technical initiatives with visibility to senior leadership.

Work across multiple product lines and technologies.

Drive engineering decisions that affect global manufacturing and sourcing strategies.

See your ideas implemented and tracked through measurable cost savings.

Collaborate with experts from electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

Drive Product Cost Optimization

You'll identify and implement opportunities to improve product value while maintaining performance, quality, and safety.

Analyze electrical designs and identify cost reduction opportunities.

Simplify circuits, PCB designs, and electrical architectures.

Evaluate alternative components and technologies.

Benchmark products and designs against industry solutions.

Apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Serviceability (DFS) principles.

Support value engineering workshops and innovation activities.

Design & Develop Electrical Solutions

You'll take ownership of engineering solutions from concept through implementation.

Design and modify analog, digital, embedded, power management, and communication circuits.

Develop proto@types and validate performance.

Resolve component obsolescence challenges through redesign or alternate sourcing.

Ensure products meet performance, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Support product improvements across existing product portfolios.

Lead Cross-Functional Projects

Success in this role requires collaboration and leadership.

Work closely with sourcing, manufacturing, quality, product management, and mechanical engineering teams.

Manage cost optimization projects from idea through implementation.

Coordinate design changes with suppliers and manufacturing sites.

Present recommendations and results to leadership teams.

Drive execution to ensure projects deliver measurable savings.

Validate and Improve Products

Develop and execute test plans for redesigned systems.

Support laboratory testing and proto@type evaluation.

Investigate technical issues and develop solutions.

Ensure compliance with applicable industry and regulatory standards.

Document and validate savings achieved through engineering changes.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

Develop new approaches to improve product competitiveness.

Create cost models and engineering best practices.3. Contribute to global continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.

Experience in electrical circuit design and development.

Experience with analog, digital, embedded, and power electronics.

PCB design and schematic capture experience.

Knowledge of EMC-compliant design practices.

Experience selecting and qualifying electronic components.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineering and business audiences.

Ability to work independently and lead execution across multiple functional teams.

Preferred Experience

Electronics design for hazardous or regulated environments.

Intrinsically safe design experience.

Statistical analysis and design verification methods.

FMEA, DFSS, Minitab, or related engineering tools.

Product cost optimization, value engineering, or design-to-cost experience.

Career levels

Sr. Staff Engineer: 5 years relevant experience

Principal Engineer I: 7 years relevant experience

MS degree may be substituted for up to 2 years of experienc

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