Electrical Engineer I — Hybrid, CAN & Vehicle Electronics

Vermeer; Pella (IA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vermeer Corporation is seeking an electrical engineer to design, develop, and validate electrical systems for our advanced industrial equipment across agricultural and construction platforms. You will contribute to reliable solutions that move the world forward.

You’ll work with control systems, vehicle electronics, CAD schematics, CAN networks (SAE J1939), testing tools, and PLM collaboration, in a hybrid work environment with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Agricultural Engineering required.
• Foundational understanding of electrical engineering, especially in control systems.
• Working knowledge of CAD tools such as Zuken E3 or AutoCAD.
• Familiarity with CAN protocols (SAE J1939) and signaling basics.
• Experience with data acquisition/analysis tools (Dewesoft, MATLAB, nCode).
• Exposure to functional safety standards (ISO 26262/IEC 61508).
• Knowledge of PLM/ECN systems like Dassault 3DX.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and integration of control systems and vehicle electronics using foundational electrical engineering principles.
• Develop and maintain electrical schematics using CAD tools such as Zuken E3 or AutoCAD.
• Assist in the implementation and troubleshooting of CAN systems, SAE J1939 protocols and physical layer design.
• Conduct diagnostics and testing of electrical systems using tools like multimeters, oscilloscopes, and data acquisition software (Dewesoft, MATLAB, nCode).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support hardware-in-the-loop testing and reliability.
• Contribute to design tracking and collaboration through PLM systems such as Dassault 3DX.

Skills

Electrical engineering principles

Control systems

Vehicle electronics

CAN protocols SAE J1939

Data acquisition & analysis tools

Hands-on troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial/Agricultural Engineering

Tools

Zuken E3

AutoCAD

Dewesoft

MATLAB

nCode

Dassault 3DX / PLM

Job description

Vermeer Corporation is seeking an electrical engineer to design, develop, and validate electrical systems for our advanced industrial equipment across agricultural and construction platforms. You will contribute to reliable solutions that move the world forward.

You’ll work with control systems, vehicle electronics, CAD schematics, CAN networks (SAE J1939), testing tools, and PLM collaboration, in a hybrid work environment with occasional travel.