Description
Essential Functions
- Designs and maintains electrical systems and wire harness assemblies, including 12V and 120V systems.
- Specifies electrical components, terminations, protection devices, and installation methods to improve functionality, manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability of manufactured products.
- Designs and maintains electrical schematic drawings that clearly demonstrate system function and integration of systems and sub-systems.
- Performs electrical load calculations for both 12V and 120V systems to ensure proper power distribution, circuit protection, and system reliability.
- Evaluates total electrical loads, balances loads across circuits, and verifies compatibility with power sources such as batteries, alternators, inverters, generators, and shore power.
- Analyzes, evaluates, tests, and recommends electrical components, equipment, and tools.
- Troubleshoots electrical issues and works directly with production to resolve problems during build and testing.
- Communicates engineering changes that affect electrical form, fit, or function through Engineering Change Notices (ECNs).
- Plans and supports electrical projects, including establishing quality expectations to reduce rework and warranty claims.
- Participates in developing and documenting electrical standards, best practices, and proven methods.
Additional Functions
- Supports prototyping activities to ensure designs are complete and assists manufacturing with implementation.
- Attends company and project meetings as required.
Experience & Knowledge
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field is required.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience designing or supporting electrical systems in a manufacturing or production environment.
- Strong understanding of DC and AC electrical systems, including 12V and 120V applications.
- Experience performing electrical load calculations, power distribution planning, and circuit protection sizing.
- Working knowledge of applicable electrical and safety codes and the ability to interpret and implement them in design and production environments (e.g., NEC, NFPA, OEM guidelines, and other applicable standards).
- Knowledge of electrical components, wiring methods, grounding, and power distribution systems.
- Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in creating electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
- Ability to perform theoretical and practical electrical calculations.
- Experience with vehicles, mobile equipment, or upfit applications is preferred.
Requirements
Required Skills & Abilities
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to analyze electrical loads and identify potential power, capacity, or compliance issues.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex electrical issues in a production environment.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and service teams.
- Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
Work Requirements
- Combination of office and production floor work, including time spent at a computer and time spent supporting builds.
- May require occasional travel between facilities or customer locations.
- Must be able to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and use hands and arms to handle tools and components.
- Must be able to frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds.
- Full-time position; may require flexibility in hours and occasional Saturdays as needed.
- Regular attendance is required.