Electrical Engineer II

Top Echelon LLC; Town of Wausau (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

Life & disability insurance

PTO & Holidays

401k with 4% match

Gym membership

Tuition reimbursement

Bonus programs

Company celebrations

Job summary

Top Echelon LLC is seeking an Electrical Engineer to document and standardize heating and refrigeration products from an electrical perspective and contribute to new product development. You will report to the Engineering Manager in a growing division of a larger organization.

You will design electrical systems, create schematics and BOMs using SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and PDM, and collaborate with Mechanical Engineers to deliver robust, manufacturable products while ensuring safety and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 5-7 years of experience designing electrical systems for products (not production equipment).
• Experience with electrical testing, troubleshooting, validation and failure analysis.
• Experience with regulatory certification agencies and safety standards is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain electrical systems for commercial equipment that heats and/or refrigerates, including heating circuits, temperature controls, wiring harnesses, sensors, and power distribution components.
• Document electrical systems and standardize custom products into models; design new products.
• Support full development lifecycle from concept/prototype through validation and production release.
• Develop electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, BOMs, and engineering docs using SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and PDM.
• Collaborate with Mechanical Engineers to integrate electrical and mechanical designs.
• Lead and support product validation, performance testing, reliability testing, and root cause analysis.
• Work with Manufacturing to troubleshoot production issues and improve manufacturability and quality.
• Partner with Supply Chain and suppliers to evaluate components and support cost reductions.
• Ensure compliance with UL, NSF, CSA, ETL, and DOE standards.
• Provide technical support to Quality, Tech Service, Sales, and cross-functional teams.
• Travel occasionally to suppliers, manufacturing partners, customers, or industry events.

Skills

Electrical systems design

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

PDM

Wiring diagrams

BOMs

Job description

Our client needs an Electrical Engineer to add to their growing team. In this role you will work to document and standardize their existing heating and refrigeration products from an electrical perspective, and work to develop new products and revisions to legacy products. This is as growing division of a larger organization, and you will have the ability to make a great impact the products and the company. You will report to the Engineering Manager.

Company

– Manufactures food service equipment

• Over 60 years of continuous growth
• This $37M division is part of an $800M (1,000+ staff) company serving the food service industry
• 125 employees in this division and still growing
• Recent $3.5 million investment from parent company in the production operation
• On a growth path to double in the next several years

Benefits and Features:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• 401k with 4% company match
• Gym membership
• Tuition reimbursationsement
• Bonus programs
• Companywide celebrations

What you will be doing:

• Design, develop, and maintain electrical systems for commercial equipment that heats and / or refrigerates, including heating circuits, temperature controls, wiring harnesses, sensors, and power distribution components.
• Initially fully document the electrical systems of all existing products and then move into analyzing how to take what are generally custom products, standardize them into various models and also work to design new products.
• Support products throughout the complete development lifecycle from concept and prototype through validation, production release, and continuous improvement.
• Develop electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, bills of materials, and engineering documentation utilizing SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and PDM.
• Collaborate with Mechanical Engineers to integrate electrical and mechanical systems into robust, manufacturable product designs.
• Lead and support product validation, performance testing, reliability testing, and root cause failure analysis.
• Work closely with Manufacturing to troubleshoot production issues, support pilot builds, improve assembly processes, and implement design improvements that enhance manufacturability and quality.
• Partner with Supply Chain and suppliers to evaluate electrical components, resolve technical issues, qualify new components, and support cost reduction initiatives.
• Ensure products comply with applicable regulatory and safety requirements including UL, NSF, CSA, ETL, and DOE standards.
• Provide technical support to Quality, Tech Service, Sales, and other cross-functional teams to resolve field issues and improve product performance.
• Travel occasionally to suppliers, manufacturing partners, customers, or industry events as required.

What they are looking for:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline required.

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience designing electrical systems for products, not working on the production equipment. (Products that are heated or refrigerated would be ideal)
• Experience supporting products through the complete product development lifecycle, from concept through production.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment with responsibility for production support and continuous improvement.
• Experience with electrical testing, troubleshooting, validation, and failure analysis.
• Experience working with regulatory certification agencies and applicable safety standards is preferred.