Electrical Engineer, Vehicle Electrification & Wiring

Winnebago Industries, Inc.; Middlebury (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnebago Industries, Inc. in Middlebury, IN is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Enterprise Test and Technology Services team.

You will design and integrate vehicle electrical systems, develop schematics, and support architecture from concept to production readiness, collaborating across engineering and manufacturing teams. The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, component selection, validation planning, and electrification initiatives, including energy storage and higher-voltage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience preferred, ideally involving vehicles, mobile equipment, transportation, recreational products, or other integrated electromechanical systems.
• Experience with electrical schematic or harness-development tools such as SolidWorks Electrical, Capital, Zuken, AutoCAD Electrical, or similar.
• Experience with electrical test equipment, data acquisition, CAN tools, and hands-on prototype troubleshooting preferred.
• Experience with 48V systems, lithium-ion batteries, power conversion, charging systems, or vehicle electrification is desirable.
• Travel up to approximately 40% to support business-unit engineering activities, prototype builds, suppliers, and testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate vehicle electrical systems, including 12V/24V/48V power distribution, wiring, harnesses, electrical components, sensors, and controls interfaces.
• Develop electrical schematics, system diagrams, interface definitions, load calculations, component specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Support electrical architecture development from requirements and concepts through prototype, validation, and production readiness.
• Troubleshoot vehicle and component-level electrical issues and perform structured root-cause analysis.
• Support electrical component selection and evaluation based on performance, reliability, cost, integration, and application requirements.
• Plan and support electrical system and component validation in collaboration with ETTS test engineering and BU engineering teams.
• Work with suppliers on technical requirements, component development, prototypes, testing, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, embedded/software, manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and service teams.
• Support electrification initiatives involving energy storage, power conversion, charging, higher-voltage architectures, and advanced vehicle electrical systems.
• Develop and promote common electrical engineering methods, standards, reference architectures, and best practices across business units.
• Participate in cross-business-unit electrical engineering activities and communities of practice, sharing lessons learned and technical knowledge.
• Other duties as assigned based on business need

Skills

Electrical engineering

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks Electrical

Capital

Zuken

AutoCAD Electrical

CAN tools

Job description

Winnebago Industries, Inc. in Middlebury, IN is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Enterprise Test and Technology Services team.

You will design and integrate vehicle electrical systems, develop schematics, and support architecture from concept to production readiness, collaborating across engineering and manufacturing teams. The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, component selection, validation planning, and electrification initiatives, including energy storage and higher-voltage