Senior Electrical Engineer (Imaging & Optical)

Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Moultrie (www.moultrieproducts.com) is the leader in game feeders and cellular camera innovation, building products used by hunters, property owners, and others for real-time remote monitoring. We take pride in developing deep user understanding, obsessing about the details, and going the extra mile to show our users we love them. Moultrie is customer-driven – hardware, software, marketing, and customer success teams collaborate to deliver a quality user experience. As a business unit of EBSCO Industries (www.ebscoind.com), we offer the stability and benefits of a firmly established corporation while operating as a growth-focused team with the entrepreneurial spirit of a startup.
We are guided by the following principles: Customer Obsession.; Excellence is the Standard.; Bias for Action.; Act Boldly.; Deliver Results.; Hire and Develop the Best.; Be Curious and Learn.; Win as a Team.; Grow or Die.

Job Summary

Are you passionate about creating innovative products that push the boundaries of technology? Moultrie is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams and lead the development of cutting-edge electrical solutions for Moultrie Trail Cameras and Moultrie Feeder products. You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of our products by leveraging your extensive expertise to bring new concepts to life and ensure the continued success of our brands in the market. This role will be focused on optical/image systems and architectures.

Job Responsibilities

• Innovate & Lead: Drive the development of innovative products that captivate consumers and push the market forward, while upholding Moultrie’s high standards for quality and performance.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with Product Development Managers, Marketing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Customer Service, and Sales to develop products that meet customer needs and exceed business goals.
• Architect New Technologies: Lead the design and verification of high-performance remote camera architectures, optical systems, image processing, and more, ensuring cutting-edge functionality and market relevance.
• Product Development & Optimization: Enhance existing technologies, propose electrical solutions, and work on the re-purposing of camera applications to diversify Moultrie’s product line. Convert new concepts into manufacturable products through prototypes and proofs-of-concept (POCs).
• Project Leadership: Manage the design process from initial concept through to production, including working with JDM partners, supervising remote teams, and ensuring product development aligns with release timelines.
• Engineering Excellence: Develop product specifications, generate test protocols, and ensure that all designs meet cost, reliability, and manufacturability goals.

 

Specific Duties:

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams to develop innovative product architectures for remote cameras.
• Design, architect, test, and verify physical optical systems including lens, image sensor, LED’s, and PIR sensors.
• Design, architect, test, and verify image processing systems including image processor, encoding/compression, image recognition, image quality, and digital signal processing.
• Re-purpose and innovate existing camera applications for new products.
• Supervise design work across remote locations, ensuring architectural integrity.
• Develop and implement proofs-of-concept to demonstrate new design techniques.
• Collaborate with external partners to complete designs and oversee final production.

Job Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in electronics design, particularly in consumer products.
• Knowledge in software/hardware integration and experience with optical systems.
• Knowledge of power conversion, distribution, and optimization.
• Ability to rapidly prototype and test designs.
• Strong communication skills for presenting findings and documenting investigations.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of electrical design experience, with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field from an accredited institution.
• Self-motivated, innovative, and a creative problem solver.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft tools for data analysis, project tracking,