Electrical Engineer

BN Associates Inc; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BN Associates Inc. is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and develop heavy vehicle electrical systems on site in La Grange, IL. The role involves circuit development, schematic creation, and cross-functional collaboration with suppliers and manufacturing teams.

The engineer will analyze vehicle specs, manage deliverables, and conduct design reviews while staying current with new electrical technologies relevant to heavy equipment vehicles.

Qualifications

• BSEE degree or equivalent; 3–5 years of vehicle electrical systems design experience.
• Experience with NX or other mechanical CAD; SAP experience for BOM.
• Experience in electrical controls for machines and power systems.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical applications for heavy vehicle systems per specs.
• Develop circuits and schematics for vehicle applications.
• Support manufacturing up to 10% of time.
• Collaborate with suppliers on electrical components.
• Analyze vehicle specs to develop schematics.
• Manage status of deliverables per schedule.
• Conduct design reviews for all development phases.
• Produce documentation of electrical designs.
• Stay current with new electrical tech for vehicle design.
• Organize workload and provide timely status updates.
• Perform basic electrical design tasks including BOM development.

Skills

Electrical schematics

Circuit development

Troubleshooting

Subsystem knowledge

General arrangement

Communication skills

Analytical ability

Independent work

Education

BSEE or equivalent

Advanced engineering degree

Tools

NX CAD

SAP

MS Office

Electrical CAD tools

Job description

Position: Electrical Engineer

Location: La Grange, IL (Onsite)

Exp: 2-5years

We are hiring Electrical Engineers to work onsite with our rail domain customer at La Grange, IL.

What You Will Do:

• Prepare, design, develop electrical application designs for complete heavy equipment vehicle electrical systems per customer specification, engineering standards, and previous designs.
• Develop electrical circuits and systems, including schematic and application drawings, for vehicle application, to meet customer requirements and design specifications.
• Provide support to manufacturing (not to exceed 10% of available time) for questions / corrections / modification related to vehicle electrical applications, resolve issues, and produce the appropriate design change documentation.
• Works with suppliers to understand and develop the application of electrical components, equipment, or systems to the vehicle.
• Analyze and interpret vehicle customer and engineering specifications to develop required electrical schematic and electrical applications.
• Manage, coordinate, and clearly communicate the status of all electrical application deliverables per customer order and manufacturing schedule.
• Conduct design reviews, as required, for all phases of electrical application development.
• Clearly and accurately produce all necessary documentation of electrical designs as required by Manufacturing and Product Design.
• Stay current with new electrical technology for potential impact in vehicle electrical system design.
• Organize workload in order to provide updates and status reports in a timely manner.
• Perform basic electrical design tasks including (but not limited to) circuit development, component selection, cable sizing, load analysis, BOM development, electrical load management, connection and interconnection design, and application development / design.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read and understand vehicle electrical schematics and application drawings.
• Full understanding of circuit development within a physical schematic.
• Above average electrical troubleshooting skills
• Basic understanding of vehicle subsystems as they pertain to electrical development.
• Basic understanding of vehicle general arrangement and equipment.
• Above average oral and written communication skills.
• High level of analytical ability where problems are somewhat complex.
• Ability to work independently yet consistently execute to job schedules and milestone dates.

What You Will Bring:

Education Requirements and Experience:

• BSEE degree (or equivalent) required
• Advanced engineering degree (preferred)
• 3-5 years of experience in developing / designing vehicle based electrical systems
• Training / experience in electrical controls including machines, controls, and power systems.
• Experience with computer aided electrical schematic generation.
• Proficiency and experience with computer applications including MS Office suite.
• Experience utilizing SAP (or equivalent) for parts usage and BOM determination
• Experience with NX or other mechanical CAD applications

Desired Skills:

• Six Sigma training
• Model Based Engineering training
• Project Management trainingStrong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated analytical reasoning and problem solving.
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions.