Senior Engineer, R&D, Electrical

About the role

A company that cares about leading the way in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy. Cares about redefining how energy is designed, applied and consumed. Cares about thoughtfully growing to meet market demands. And ─ as “one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America” ─ is focused on the mind/body/soul of team members through our Culture of Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to designers and less experienced engineers in design activities
• Reviews technical drawings and electrical specifications to ensure proper application of products within electrical and electro-mechanical assemblies
• Supports the design of electrical components and sub-systems for power/low voltage products including component selection, wire harness creation, assembly design and installation
• Performs complex design calculations to ensure design compliance with project requirements or reviews others work for correctness
• Studies and understands related government and industry standards that govern the products being developed
• Produces relevant documentation needed to meet project goals, electrical schematics, electrical component prints, electrical assemblies, and compliance documents
• Interacts with the Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Industrial Engineering staff on a regular basis
• Participate and present technical information during design meetings or reviews
• Supports the creation of 2D prints and 3D models for piece parts components
• Supports the creation of complex 3D layouts of top-level and sub-level assemblies
• Develop product Bill of Material structures to allow for modularity and configurability of products
• Prepare Bills of Materials and prepare Change Notices to release components and assemblies
• Supports costing activities to ensure pricing targets are achieved at the project level
• Supports the creation of technical manuals for operation and maintenance of related products
• Self-checks own work to ensure accuracy to established drawing and design specifications and standards
• Provide technical assistance for prototype and pilot builds along with production support as needed
• Works with suppliers to integrate various components into higher level system designs
• Serves as a resource for service, aftermarket, and installation teams as needed

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience, 8 years of product design experience preferred
• Working knowledge in 2D/3D CAD design software (Inventor, CATIA, SolidWorks, Creo)
• Design experience with low voltage electrical circuits and PLC controllers
• Electrical troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action experience
• Design experience in electrical components or equipment within the energy industry preferred
• Design experience with programming languages and controls software preferred
• Manufacturing and field support experience preferred
• Proven ability to lead designers and other engineers preferred

Qualifications

• Ability to understand high-level requirements and create detail-level requirements and designs
• Understanding of drawing standards, Change Notice practices, and the ability to create Bills of Materials based on their design output

Skills

• Understanding of government and industry standards that govern the products being developed
• Ability to produce relevant documentation needed to meet project goals, electrical schematics, electrical component prints, electrical assemblies, and compliance documents
• Ability to interact with the Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Industrial Engineering staff on a regular basis
• Ability to participate and present technical information during design meetings or reviews
• Ability to create 2D prints and 3D models for piece parts components
• Ability to create complex 3D layouts of top-level and sub-level assemblies
• Ability to develop product Bill of Material structures to allow for modularity and configurability of products
• Ability to prepare Bills of Materials and prepare Change Notices to release components and assemblies
• Ability to support costing activities to ensure pricing targets are achieved at the project level
• Ability to support the creation of technical manuals for operation and maintenance of related products
• Ability to self-check own work to ensure accuracy to established drawing and design specifications and standards
• Ability to provide technical assistance for prototype and pilot builds along with production support as needed
• Ability to work with suppliers to integrate various components into higher level system designs
• Ability to serve as a resource for service, aftermarket, and installation teams as needed

Benefits

Industry-leading benefits as an investment in the lives of team members and their families. You’re invited to review the full list of FTI benefits available to regular/full-time team members.

Pay

Competitive, merit-based compensation

Schedule

Between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM, Monday- Friday. Works a sufficient schedule to meet the expectations of the role.