Design Engineer II

Primary Responsibilities: 

· Leads standard projects, analyzes and designs new products and systems, and improves existing products to   hit project milestones. 

· Completes costing analysis throughout the project lifecycle to meet or exceed key costing metrics. 

· Designs and/or improves products considering manufacturability, quality and cost with a thorough      understanding of design tools and methods. Reviews and approves work done by Designers, Drafters, Design Engineers, and 3rd party engineering support. 

· Optimizes products considering manufacturability, quality and cost with a thorough understanding of analysis methods.  

· Solves problems effectively and efficiently to drive optimized designs, in conjunction with the company’s needs and project timeline. 

· Assists with development of product specifications. Translates specifications to manufacturing requirements. 

· Aids in creation of test plans and development of new test protocol for products or components, with a solid understanding of reliability and fail. 

· Participates in verifying that designs meet specification through product testing, and develops the product qualification testing 

· Supports the production team in person by walking through potential issues, troubleshooting components, and participating in witness testing   

· Changes gears frequently and multitask in a fast paced environment 
 

Minimum Qualifications: 

· Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent educational experience 

· 3-5 years’ experience within application, design, or sustaining engineering or technical sales function 

· Ability to design and configure complex systems with guidance 

· Ability to travel occasionally, for training and testing purposes – less than 10% 

· Familiarity with power electronics equipment including switchgear, MCPs, soft starters, and/or VFDs. 

· Ability to primarily work independently and consistently meet deadline. 

· Demonstrated design experience with low or medium voltage solid state starters 

· Demonstrated design and qualification experience with UL 347 and/or UL 508A including UL testing support 

· Demonstrated design experience with AutoCAD 

· Demonstrated design and qualification experience related to power electronics 
 

Desired Skills and Experience: 

· Experience operating in an electronics manufacturing environment a plus 

· Strong technical skills related to electrical engineering and power electronics 

· Excellent communication skills (oral, written, and listening) and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse group of professionals 

· Good time-management skills and ability to set priorities 

· Strong commitment to customer service and teamwork 

· 3D design software experience, such as Solidworkers or Inventor, a plus 

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office products 
 
 
 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled 

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