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R&D Electrical Engineering Technologist

Baker Hughes, Skaneateles, NY, United States


Do you enjoy designing, testing, and developing advanced electronics for cutting‑edge inspection technologies?

Would you like the opportunity to innovate and build next‑generation hardware used across global industries?

Join Our Team!
Waygate Technologies is the global leader in non‑destructive testing (NDT), ensuring safety, quality, and productivity across major industries worldwide. Our Skaneateles, NY facility specializes in Remote Visual Inspection (RVI) technologies and is home to world‑leading industrial borescopes used in jet engines, energy systems, automotive applications, and more. Our integrated site hosts R&D, manufacturing, software development, and repair teams collaborating daily to deliver world‑class inspection solutions.

Role Overview
As an R&D Electrical Engineering Technologist, you are contributing to the design, development, and testing of advanced electronic circuits for high‑performance video borescopes. You are developing next‑generation portable RVI systems, creating prototypes, modifying and troubleshooting PCB designs, and collaborating across Mechanical, Software, and Production teams to bring new technologies to market. You are driving experimentation, validation, and technical documentation to ensure successful and timely program launches.

Responsibilities

Designing and developing the next generation of portable, world‑class video borescopes.

Performing schematic capture and layout for new PCBs and modifying existing designs.

Prototyping, assembling, and testing new board designs.

Modifying and troubleshooting PCBs, including component replacement/removal, jumper installation, etc.

Participating in project launch activities.

Performing troubleshooting, validation, testing, experimentation, and test reporting.

Creating and executing experiments to test new designs, often collaborating with Mechanical and Software teams to ensure on‑time program launches.

Documenting products and technical data in accordance with engineering policies and procedures.

Working with production personnel to resolve hardware issues in real time.

Qualifications

Have experience in circuit board design and layout (preferably using the Altium ECAD toolset).

Have hands‑on experience with circuit board testing and creation of automated test protocols.

Have proficiency in analyzing discrete and integrated analog circuits and digital logic design.

Have interest and capability to perform limited software development in C/C++ or Python to support experiments or microcontroller implementations.

Have working knowledge of SolidWorks.

Have familiarity with wireless communication protocols and hardware.

Have proficiency in using common laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes and network analyzers.

Have strong problem‑solving and communication skills and be comfortable working in collaborative team environments.

Flexibility & Work Location
In this role, flexibility may be offered depending on project schedules, field needs, and customer requirements. This role is performed onsite at the Skaneateles facility, with work conducted in both office and laboratory settings.

Benefits

Contemporary work‑life balance policies and wellbeing activities

Comprehensive private medical care options

Safety net of life insurance and disability programs

Tailored financial programs

Additional elected or voluntary benefits

The annual pay scale for this position is between $75,760.00 - $140,660.00.

You will be eligible to participate in Company‑sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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