Staff Applications Engineer - Engine Systems
Generac · Waukesha, WI · 2 wk ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Specifies, gives input to design, validates, and brings new products to market.
- Specifies precise new product functional requirements; tests and integrates a variety of moderately complex components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety.
- Works with multiple engineering groups to design, develop, execute, and evaluates overall system fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans for a variety of moderately complex products and/or components.
- Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize moderately complex designs for manufacturability.
- Gives input into CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems modeling for new designs.
- Supports product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs).
- Acts as a resource to mentor and teach less experienced engineers.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- 7+ years of relevant work experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy on multiple projects
- Engine design/development experience with a focus on application engineering
- Experience in engine integration in an application
- Ability to work cross functionally to ensure all aspects of engine requirements are met
- Technical Skills to include knowledge of: fuel, control, intake, cooling, and exhaust systems
- Demonstrated written communication and presentation skills
- Ability to translate technical information to all audiences
- Experience with machine design
- MS Excel, MS Word
- Previous experience with SAP or equivalent ERP
Benefits
- This position includes a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans; life, long-term disability, flexible spending, and health savings accounts, accrued paid time off, 8 paid Holidays, opportunity for overtime and 401(k) retirement benefits.