Electrical Engineer I - Jr - 024433 - 3522

Join Us At Life Fitness / Hammer Strength

Empower the world to work out, creating healthier lives together. At Life Fitness / Hammer Strength, we are pioneers in fitness technology, building equipment that powers performance and inspires healthier lives around the world. We're looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Electrical Engineer to join our Cardio Console development team. This is an ideal role for a recent engineering graduate or early-career professional eager to grow their technical skills in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. You'll work hands-on with industry-leading display and touch technologies while partnering with senior engineers, design partners, and technicians to create high-performance cardio console systems.

At Life Fitness / Hammer Strength, we're more than just a workplace-we're a team of problem-solvers, innovators, and fitness enthusiasts united by a shared purpose: to raise the bar on what's possible in human performance technology. We're setting new standards in the fitness industry through technology, design, performance, and reliability. When you join us, you're not only building career experience, you're contributing to a legacy of innovation that helps people live healthier lives. We offer flexibility, growth opportunities, and the chance to be part of a team that's shaping the future of fitness. This is a hybrid role, based out of the Nieto-Jones Performance Center in Schaumburg, IL. Monday and Friday are remote, Tuesday through Thursday are in-office collaboration days.

As an Electrical Engineer I, you will:

1. Evaluate and integrate industry standard technologies including LCD/LED displays, resistive, SCAP, PCAP touch technologies and electro-mechanical switches.
2. Perform electrical circuit design and schematic entry within electrical engineering design team and support printed circuit board development throughout new product development process.
3. Implement design changes and Engineering Change Orders per engineering standards.
4. Perform worst-case/tolerance analysis, power dissipation, and stress-analysis on electrical circuits.
5. Support Engineering Field Service organization: Direct/guide troubleshooting efforts in the field; Participate via conference call with service techs to address field issues and determine root-cause.
6. Participate as a member of cross-functional design team(s).
7. Collaborate within the electrical engineering teams on engineering documentation.
8. Evaluate and test critical electronics components of schematic designs through simulation software and bench level testing prior to schematic release.
9. Perform and document detailed PCBA level validation tests using lab tools such as oscilloscopes, meters and loads.
10. Work with engineering technicians on compliance, validation and reliability testing.

What Life Fitness / Hammer Strength is looking for in our Electrical Engineer I:

• B.S. Electrical Engineering from an accredited 4 year institution is required.
• Emphasis in digital and/or analog electronics is preferred.
• Prior experience as engineering intern or co-op student is preferred.
• Experience programming embedded systems a plus.
• Ability to read and analyze electrical/electronic circuits/schematics is required.
• Prior experience using engineering tools is required. e.g. oscilloscopes, multi-meters, analyzers, power supplies etc. is preferred.
• Prior knowledge of schematic design tools is preferred with an emphasis on Altium Designer is a plus.
• Experience with basic 2D drafting using AutoCAD or similar is a plus.
• Ability to learn and adapt to new tools, software applications is a requirement.

At Life Fitness / Hammer Strength, we think customer first, play as one team, and raise the bar on fitness innovation-in the gym and in every corner of our facilities. We persevere and get it done, with a clear purpose to inspire each other to live healthier lives. If you're ready to bring out the best in people while powering the future of fitness manufacturing, we invite you to apply. 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.