Lead, Electrical Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our team in Muscatine, Iowa. This position is onsite and we are unable to offer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Engineering design, development, installation and support of new machine control and power systems for commercial dealer systems equipment.
• Proposes new programs to keep equipment and processes technologically advanced and leading the industry in product quality, productivity, energy efficiency, environmental responsibility and safety.
• Evaluates existing processes and equipment and recommends modifications and refinements resulting in cost savings, quality and safety improvements.
• Interfaces with the commercial dealer systems operation, manufacturing plants, tread and mold design group and corporate marketing during new equipment development feasibility studies.
• Makes informed recommendations for additions and modifications to new and existing equipment required for manufacturing.
• Project Management: Responsible for reaching agreement with customer on cost, schedule and functionality for each new project, plans, organizes and controls major projects, responsible for meeting project goals on cost, schedule and functionality, handles multiple projects simultaneously, coordinates the efforts of other engineers, technicians and contractors, responsible for coaching/mentoring other engineers and technicians.
• Consulting and Communications: Relates plan of operations and establishes priorities for projects, visits the global commercial franchised dealers to study processes, consult with personnel and make recommendations, represents the company in contacts with outside suppliers of equipment, services and systems, serves as technical expert/resource to the Technical Support Group and Technical Support Representatives for the commercial dealer systems and provides field support, conveys information to dealers on equipment or process improvements in all areas.
• Maintenance of Expertise: Develops and maintains reference documents, technical work instructions and forms in the QMS system, attends trade shows, technical seminars, and reads technical publications to keep abreast of the latest technology, provides training to other engineers.
• Technology Development: Uses experience, knowledge, and creativity to implement ideas for technology development.
• Decision Making and Responsibility: Manages dealer equipment projects to meet time and budget commitments, develops and designs global dealer equipment control systems, makes recommendations to corporate management regarding appropriate goals for projects, once project goals are established, acts independently with little assistance, to achieve those goals, collaborates within GES with the mechanical design engineering team, project engineering team and the process engineering team to make decisions regarding machine hardware and manufacturing processes, collaborates outside of GES with Marketing, Sales, Legal, IT, Finance, Purchasing, Logistics, Supply Chain and Production Control.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent work experience.

Skills

• Strong understanding of electrical systems and controls.
• Experience with commercial dealer systems equipment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and techniques.

Benefits

At Bridgestone, we offer:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience.
• The opportunity to develop and grow through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.

Pay and Schedule

Pay Range: $119,100.00 - $184,600.00