Electrical Design Engineer

About the role

The Design Engineer at Miller Industries primarily creates and maintains electrical system designs which control lights and control hydraulically or pneumatically actuated wrecker systems. They follow smaller-scope projects from design to implementation.

Responsibilities

• Develops products to meet criteria specified by the customer while also balancing manufacturing capability and cost requirements
• Creates detail schematic and drawing packages for electrical systems and harnesses
• Works within a Project Team organizational structure to accomplish project goals
• Logs time spent on projects
• Evaluates systems and products by designing and conducting research programs
• Makes design changes using the Windchill Engineering Change Process
• Collaborates with all affected parties to make design changes (Sales, Accounting, Customer Service, Operations, Vendors or Customers)
• Assures system and product quality by designing testing methods, testing finished product and system capabilities, confirming fabrication, assembly and installation processes
• Uses Engineering design software like Creo, Windchill, Microsoft Office and others
• Troubleshoots electrical systems
• Performing and documenting electrical analysis of designs
• Instrumenting, performing, and reporting on EMC testing
• Occasional travel, foreign or domestic

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree in Engineering or 10+ years of relevant experience in the field
• 2+ years experience designing/analyzing Miller products or similar
• Experience with PTC Creo design software and Windchill
• Good understanding of Miller design practices, engineering systems and workflows
• Basic understanding of Miller Products and good understanding of at least one main product family (Small or Large Wreckers, Carriers)

Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to self-direct in fast-paced environment but still complete tasks and projects

Benefits

• Bonuses (twice a year) based on company and plant performance
• Regular performance evaluations and merit increases
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development programs