Join us as we empower the world to work out, creating healthier lives together.
About the Opportunity:
Position Summary:
This role is a senior level electrical engineering position within the Life Fitness Power and Motion Controls team and is responsible for developing motion controls including motors, generators and dc/dc converters for consumer and commercial cardiovascular fitness equipment. This role will mentor junior and mid-level engineers in electrical design best-practices including worst-case analysis, precision analog and power electronics, DFMEA, 8D Problem Solving and other skills as applicable.
**this is a hybrid position based out of Franklin Park, IL - M/F remote and T-Th are in-office collaboration days** #LI-Hybrid
Principal Accountabilities
- Define and specify electrical systems and controls for power and motion control applications
- Define and implement state of the art motion control hardware
- Direct/lead engineering in concept design, schematic capture, and circuit simulation
- Lead PCB layout: floor plan, component placement, and design for EMC
- Perform circuit analyses including nominal and worst-case operating conditions and behavior, basic power dissipation, and thermal analysis of designs to assure that product fully meets specified requirements
- Use circuit simulation tools including SPICE, LTspice, Altium, or others to validate circuits and subsystem designs
- Conduct power supply stability analysis and complete closed loop gain/phase measurements
- Work with new product teams to develop requirements for electronic subsystems and components including: motor selection, DC/DC converters, power electronics and controls for low power (50-500W) motion controls, and power supplies
- Design and develop validation test procedures to verify new electronic designs
- Create detailed written test/evaluation procedures for medium complexity electronic subsystems and controls
- Work with Embedded Software team to define software requirements
- Work with Reliability and Test teams to specify hardware and software requirements for new product validation
- Direct engineering analysis, evaluation and debug related to new PCB designs
- Direct engineering analysis, data gathering and problem solving related to field issues
- Frequently support cross functional teams as required for service and warranty related issues
- Mentor junior level engineers throughout the design process
Skills/Capabilities
- Ability to read and analyze electrical/electronic circuits/schematics is required
- Prior experience using engineering tools, e.g. oscilloscopes, multi-meters, analyzers, power supplies, et c.
- Experience using schematic design tools (an emphasis on Altium Designer is highly preferred)
- Knowledge of various motor types and how to control them is strongly preferred
- Ability to learn and adapt to new tools, software and organizations is a requirement
Education and Experience
- BSEE + 8 years of experience is required
- 5+ years of experience designing analog and/or power electronics is required
- 2-5 years of experience designing motor controls is preferred
- Experience programming embedded controls and/or motion controls is preferred
At Life Fitness / Hammer Strength, we believe in taking care of our team with a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive pay and a range of valuable benefits. The salary range for this position, intended for U.S. applicants, is $105,400.00 - $129,200.00 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities. The salary range reflected is based on a primary work location of Franklin Park, IL and the actual salary may vary for applicants in a different geographic location. This position is eligible to participate in Life Fitness / Hammer Strength’s annual Manager Incentive Plan to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of bonus varies based on company and individual performance goals and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.
Life Fitness / Hammer Strength offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time team members, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with 4% employer match; medical, dental and vision insurance, parental, medical and military leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, paid vacation days beginning at 13 days annually, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, company paid short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance, hospital indemnity; identity protection, legal services, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, employee discounts, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.
Want to take the next step in your career?
Life Fitness/Hammer Strength takes pride in our talented employees and believes in providing opportunities for further growth and advancement. We encourage you to test your strengths, push your limits, and unleash your potential. If you feel the position is right for you, we invite you to apply. We’ll work with you closely to support you throughout the hiring process. If your CV/ resume shows that your skills and experience have synergy with the job description, then we’ll hop on a call to get to know you and your experience and discuss the position in more detail. If it’s not the right opportunity this time, we’ll always let you know.
Life Fitness / Hammer Strength is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. Life Fitness / Hammer Strength complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding employment, recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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Life Fitness/Hammer Strength does not accept applications, inquiries or solicitations from unapproved staffing agencies or vendors.
Top Skills
What We Do
For over five decades, Life Fitness/Hammer Strength has crafted state-of-the art cardio and strength equipment that moves in sync with the human body, helping athletes and exercisers globally, become faster, stronger, and healthier.
We created fitness. Now we’re making it better.
In 1968 Dr. Keene Dimick invented the first piece of electronic fitness equipment – the exercise bike. His creative spirit is in our DNA and continues to inspire us every day.
Today, the way people live, work and play is ever-changing. A phenomenon that is putting new challenges on our collective wellbeing. As creators in fitness, we notice and act on this by innovating, engineering and manufacturing the best workout experiences that move every partner, customer, athlete and exerciser, forward together.
We believe that everybody gains from working out.
That is why, at Life Fitness/Hammer Strength, we partner with our customers to create intuitive, high-performance, cardio and strength solutions, that move with the body’s natural biomechanics to make every goal feel possible.
Driven by the standards demanded by elite athletes, we share a passion to engineer our products to be accessible to all – young and old, athlete and improver, well and in-recovery.
As experts in fitness equipment innovation, we set the bar for our industry. By never compromising on performance, quality, or reliability, we continue to raise that bar.
Our purpose is to empower the world to work out, creating healthier lives together.
Why Work With Us
We’re a customer-centric team, passionate about working together to deliver innovative fitness solutions that benefit both facilities and exercisers in over 160 countries. We value proactive collaborators who love a challenge, are eager to make a lasting impact, and are interested in growing with our business.
Inspire. Innovate. Make an impact
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