Staff Engineer, Electronics

At Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), a Dover company we are taking fueling and convenience retail to the next level. We are passionate about cultivating excellence in everything we do, but what really fuels us is our people. They’re the heart of our company. As an employee, our promise to you is that you’ll work on new and innovative products and solutions, be mentored by managers and teammates who are collaborative, caring, and act with integrity, and have the opportunity to grow in ways that are meaningful to you. Unique and interesting projects – both locally and globally – will challenge you and allow you to pursue different and rewarding career paths.

Headquartered in Austin, TX, DFS has a significant technology development and manufacturing presence worldwide, including facilities in Brazil, China, India, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Based in Downers Grove, IL, Dover Corporation® (NYSE: DOV). Dover is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider with annual revenue of approximately $8 billion.

The Staff Electrical Engineer will focus on Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) for embedded electronic systems used in dispenser products. The role is responsible for identifying, validating, and implementing hardware cost-reduction, supply continuity, and lifecycle sustainment improvements while maintaining product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and compliance.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role centered on released products and production environments. This is not an NPI design role; it is focused on production products, implemented changes, and realized savings/risk reduction.

• Lead electrical VAVE initiatives for released products, including: BOM cost reduction, Alternate component qualification, Obsolescence mitigation, Design-for-cost improvements.
• Perform technical analysis of schematics, BOMs, and test data to identify cost-out opportunities without performance regression.
• Execute component substitution and redesign activities, including tolerance analysis, derating checks, and validation planning.
• Partner with sourcing, supplier quality, manufacturing, and test engineering to evaluate and industrialize VAVE changes.
• Support supplier engagement for equivalent parts, second-source options, and long-term availability strategies.
• Drive engineering change implementation (ECO/ECN), including documentation updates, risk assessments, and release support.
• Conduct root cause analysis for issues related to component changes, field returns, or production variation.
• Ensure all VAVE changes meet applicable safety and regulatory requirements (e.g., UL, EMC/EMI, PCI where applicable).
• Support NPI and sustaining teams by transferring approved VAVE improvements into standard production workflows.
• Maintain clear technical documentation: validation reports, qualification plans, test results, and compliance evidence.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in electronic hardware design, sustaining engineering, or VAVE-focused product engineering.
• Demonstrated experience delivering measurable cost reduction improvements in production products.
• Strong knowledge of embedded hardware, analog/digital circuits, power interfaces, and component-level tradeoff analysis.
• Experience with PCB design review and manufacturing constraints for volume production.
• Working knowledge of microcontrollers and board-level interfaces (SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, USB, Ethernet).
• Experience with compliance impacts of hardware changes (EMC/EMI, safety).
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with operations, sourcing, quality, and suppliers.

• Experience with should-cost analysis, teardown benchmarking, and VA/VE workshops.
• Familiarity with DFX/DFM/DFT and statistical validation methods.
• Practical experience with Altium, OrCAD, or equivalent ECAD tools.
• Knowledge of PCN management and component lifecycle tools.
• Experience in fuel dispenser, payment, industrial controls, or other regulated embedded systems is a plus.