Electrical Engineer Prototyping

Open the Door to Your Future with Clopay Corporation & CornellCookson

At Clopay Corporation, we are more than just North America’s largest residential and commercial garage door manufacturer—we are a powerhouse of innovation, safety, and design. Through our premier brands, we lead the industry in providing groundbreaking high-performance closure solutions for both the places people call home and the spaces where the world does business.

Headquartered in Mason, Ohio, and operating state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Troy, Ohio, Russia, Ohio, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, and Goodyear, Arizona, we are a proud American-owned company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation. Our reach extends across 55+ distribution centers and thousands of retail locations in the U.S. and Canada ensuring that we deliver the right door for every opening – from homes to businesses and beyond. By joining our team, you become part of a legacy that blends the residential elegance of Clopay, known as "America’s Favorite Garage Doors," with the industrial strength and 180-year heritage of our rolling brands, Cornell and Cookson. Together, we secure everything from family garages to the world's most iconic stadiums and skyscrapers.

We currently have an opening for an Electrical Engineer – Prototyping & Applied Innovation in our Mason, Ohio location.

Summary:

This is a hands-on, lab-based role for an engineer who loves to build. You will take early ideas and turn them into working circuits, assemblies, and demonstrators that show what is possible — then help refine the most promising concepts into future products across the Clopay and CornellCookson product lines. If you have a bench full of dev boards, a well-used oscilloscope, and a habit of prototyping your way to answers, we want to talk to you.

Responsibilities include:

• Design, build, and debug proof-of-concept circuits, assemblies, and working demonstrators in the lab that turn new ideas into something people can see, touch, and evaluate — quickly.
• Rapidly prototype using Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, STM32 Nucleo, and similar development platforms, along with breadboards, perfboard, off-the-shelf modules, and quick-turn PCBs.
• Capture schematics and lay out simple to moderately complex printed circuit boards (e.g., KiCad, Altium, or similar) and coordinate quick-turn fabrication and assembly.
• Hand-build and rework assemblies, including through-hole and surface-mount soldering, wire harnesses, connectors, and enclosures; partner with mechanical engineers on 3D-printed and machined fixtures and housings.
• Write embedded and scripting code (C/C++, MicroPython/Python) to bring prototypes to life — reading sensors, driving motors and actuators, and communicating over wired and wireless interfaces.
• Explore and demonstrate concepts relevant to Clopay and CornellCookson residential and commercial door systems, such as motor control, sensing and safety detection, power electronics, wireless connectivity, and smart-home / IoT integration.
• Characterize circuits and systems using lab instrumentation — oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, programmable power supplies, electronic loads, function generators, and spectrum analyzers.
• Perform signal analysis on prototype and production hardware, including noise, timing, power quality, RF/wireless performance, and data acquisition, and summarize findings clearly.
• Build test fixtures, automated test rigs, and data-logging setups to evaluate concepts and existing products under realistic operating and environmental conditions.
• Document prototypes and results — schematics, bills of material, code, test data, and lessons learned — so promising concepts can be handed off and refined into production designs.
• Present demonstrations and recommendations to Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, and leadership, and help evaluate feasibility, cost, and risk for moving concepts toward product.
• Support product engineering teams in transitioning proven concepts into the product development process, including design reviews and early compliance considerations (UL, FCC, and related standards).
• Evaluate new components, sensors, modules, and emerging technologies and keep the lab current with tools and techniques that speed up learning.
• Help maintain and organize the electronics lab, including equipment, components inventory, and safe work practices.
• Completes other engineering projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering Technology.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on electrical engineering experience in product development, prototyping, R&D, or a test/lab environment.
• Demonstrated ability to design and build working circuits from concept through functional prototype — analog, digital, and mixed-signal.
• Practical experience with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or similar rapid development platforms, and with embedded programming in C/C++ and/or Python.
• Proficiency with standard lab equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, DMM, power supplies, function generator) and sound measurement and signal analysis techniques.
• Working knowledge of common interfaces and protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, RS-485, CAN, and PWM.
• Strong soldering, rework, and hands-on assembly skills.
• Schematic capture and basic PCB layout experience.
• Self-directed, curious, and comfortable working with ambiguity — able to take a loosely defined idea and turn it into a working demonstration.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A portfolio of personal, academic, or professional builds (photos, repositories, videos, or write-ups) that shows a maker mindset.
• Experience with motor control (DC, BLDC, AC induction), motor drivers, and power electronics.
• Experience with wireless technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi, Zigbee/Thread/Matter, or sub-GHz RF.
• Experience with sensors and safety-related detection (photoelectric, IR, current sensing, edge sensors, encoders).
• Familiarity with Linux on single-board computers, Git, and scripting for test automation and data analysis (Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or similar).
• Experience with spectrum analysis, EMC pre-compliance testing, or familiarity with UL 325, UL 991, and FCC Part 15 requirements.
• Basic CAD and 3D-printing experience for enclosures and fixtures.
• Experience in the building products, access control, or garage door / door operator industry a plus.

Why Choose a Career with Us?

We don't just manufacture doors; we engineer the "front door" of the American dream and the security of global commerce. At Clopay, we believe our strength lies in our people. From our design engineers to our manufacturing associates and delivery drivers, every member of the team plays a vital role in our success.

Our team members thrive because we prioritize:

• Unrivaled Scale: Work for a market leader with a massive manufacturing footprint and a reputation for excellence that spans nearly two centuries.
• A Culture of "What’s Next": We invest heavily in automation, sustainable materials, and smart-home integration to stay ahead of the curve.
• Commitment to People:As a Griffon Corporation company, we provide the stability of a large organization with the tight-knit, collaborative feel of a specialized craft team.
• A Legacy of Expertise: Join our "Pioneer Club"—a group of over 440 employees who have been with us for 20 years or more. We offer the stability of a market leader and a place where you can truly grow a lifelong career.
• Commitment to Innovation: We aren’t just keeping up with industry trends; we’re setting them. Whether it’s our exclusive WINDCODE® technology or our award-winning designs, we provide the tools for you to do your best work.
• Community Focused:Our success is linked to the well-being of our neighbors and communities. Through our partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Clopay employees help provide homes and security to families in the communities where we live and work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Disclaimer: "This posting does not constitute a contract or guarantee of employment or compensation. Compensation ranges and employment terms are subject to change at the company’s discretion based on skills, experience, qualifications, internal equity, market conditions and geographical location."

"The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed. The above statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the incumbent in this position Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.”