Staff Electrical Engineer
Trystar · Houston, TX · 6 days ago
EngineeringFull-time
About the role
The Staff Electrical Engineer will serve as a technical leader for Trystar’s Engineer to Order (ETO) load bank product line. This role is responsible for delivering high-quality, custom-engineered solutions that meet customer specifications while ensuring compliance, manufacturability, and lead time targets.
Responsibilities
- Lead the electrical design and execution of custom load bank systems in an Engineer to Order (ETO) Environment, ensuring accuracy, quality, and on-time delivery.
- Translate customer specifications into compliant, manufacturable designs.
- Drive technical ownership of load bank configurations, medium voltage systems, controls, and component selection.
- Ensure designs meet UL, NEC, and customer-specific requirements, balancing safety, performance, and cost.
- Partner with Cx, Sales, Application Engineering, and Operations to improve quote accuracy, reduce cycle time, and enable scalable execution.
- Lead and participate in design reviews and problem-solving efforts to reduce rework and improve first-pass yield.
- Identify opportunities to standardize recurring designs and improve engineering efficiency without compromising ETO flexibility.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers and cross-functional partners, helping elevate design quality, consistency, and first-pass accuracy.
- Drive a mindset of continuous improvement and practical innovation, identifying opportunities to streamline designs, standardize solutions, and improve engineering efficiency in an ETO environment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical and/or Electronics Engineering
- 10+ Years of experience in electrical engineering, preferably electrical power systems engineering, load banks, or generator support applications.
- Strong experience in ETO or custom-engineered environments, translating customer requirements into deliverable designs.
- Demonstrated expertise in power systems, load calculations, and electrical design for industrial applications.
- Experience with equipment such as load banks, power distribution systems, or similar products.
- Working knowledge of applicable UL standards and NEC requirements.
- Familiarity with NFPA 110.
- Prove ability to lead complex designs and influence technical decisions without direct authority.
- Strong proficiency with electrical design tools (AutoCAD Electrical or similar) and Bill of Material (BOM) creation.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally across engineering, sales, and manufacturing teams.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
Preferred Skills
- Familiarity with resistive/reactive load design and associated cooling and control systems.
- Experience supporting Request for quote processes and custom quoting workflows.
- Exposure to design for manufacturability (DFM) and continuous improvement in ETO environments.
- Experience helping drive standardization or modularization efforts within a custom product line.