Electrical Systems Engineer

BWI GROUP; Brighton (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

BWI GROUP is seeking an Electrical Systems Engineer located in Brighton, Michigan. The role involves design, integration, and validation of electrical systems for company products. The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and 3 to 7 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities include analyzing requirements, designing components, and ensuring compliance with standards. This position necessitates strong technical expertise and problem-solving skills, with over 50% travel required.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in electrical systems design or similar roles.
• Experience with electrical power or control systems.
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer and regulatory requirements for electrical systems.
• Design and specify components for electrical systems.
• Perform detailed electrical calculations to ensure compliance.

Skills

Electrical systems design

Analytical problem-solving

Systems thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD

ECAD

ETAP

SPICE-based tools

Job description

Position Summary

The Electrical Systems Engineer is responsible for the design, integration, and validation of electrical systems and sub‑systems for the company’s products, ensuring performance, safety and regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle. This role applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to define requirements, develop architectures, coordinate interfaces and support testing and certification activities.

Job Responsibilities

• SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND ARCHITECTURE: Analyze customer, regulatory and internal requirements to derive electrical system and sub‑system requirements.
• Develop electrical system architectures including power distribution protection control and communication interfaces.
• Prepare and interpret electrical specifications single‑line diagrams schematics and technical drawings.
• Ensure requirements traceability through the full development lifecycle using appropriate tools e.g. DOORS or similar.
• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN AND INTEGRATION: Design and specify components and systems such as power supplies harnesses switchgear drives sensors actuators and control hardware as applicable to the product.
• Develop construction installation and manufacturing specifications for electrical systems and components.
• Integrate electrical systems with mechanical software and control systems resolving interface and compatibility issues.
• Support PCB and hardware design activities by providing system‑level requirements and interface definitions.
• ANALYSIS CALCULATIONS AND STANDARDS COMPLIANCE: Perform detailed electrical calculations load flow short circuit protection coordination cable sizing grounding etc. to ensure safe reliable operation.
• Evaluate system requirements capacity cost and project needs to develop electrical system plans and design options.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes standards and customer specifications e.g. IEEE NESC IEC industry specific standards.
• Participate in risk assessments and design reviews focusing on safety reliability and maintainability of electrical systems.
• TESTING VALIDATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING: Develop system and sub‑system test plans procedures and acceptance criteria for electrical systems.
• Support and conduct lab bench and in‑field tests to verify that designs meet functional and performance requirements.
• Analyze test data identify root causes of issues and implement corrective design or configuration changes.
• Support certification qualification and regulatory compliance activities including documentation and test evidence.
• PROJECT AND CROSS‑FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT: Collaborate with project managers systems engineers and manufacturing teams to ensure designs are delivered on time within budget and to quality standards.
• Provide technical input for supplier selection design reviews and vendor component evaluations.
• Support production installation commissioning and operations teams with technical guidance and troubleshooting for electrical systems.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of design methods tools and standards within the electrical engineering function.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Typically 3–7 years of experience in electrical systems design integration or similar engineering roles.
• Demonstrated experience with design and analysis of electrical power or control systems in an applicable industry e.g. automotive aerospace industrial equipment energy.
• Proficiency with electrical design and analysis tools e.g. CAD ECAD ETAP PSSE PSLF or similar SPICE based tools.
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering principles including circuit design power distribution grounding and protection.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Systems Engineering.
• Experience in your target domain e.g. vehicles aircraft renewable energy manufacturing line equipment including relevant standards and certification requirements.
• Knowledge of systems engineering practices including requirements management verification and validation and model based systems engineering.
• Familiarity with functional safety EMC and environmental qualification relevant to the product line.
• Professional Engineer PE license or equivalent registration or progress toward licensure where applicable.

Key Competencies And Skills

• Technical expertise deep knowledge of electrical systems design analysis and integration.
• Systems thinking ability to understand interactions between electrical mechanical and software elements.
• Problem solving strong analytical skills for troubleshooting complex system issues.
• Communication able to clearly document designs and explain technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Teamwork proven ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary engineering and project teams.

Travel Requirements

>50% travel to meet customers and suppliers with day travel to the various manufacturing facilities as required.

Language Skills

Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts interest commissions proportions percentages area circumference and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Computer Skills

Ability to use and understand Windows Office Suite Word Excel PowerPoint and SharePoint Microsoft email. This is additional to the computer skill requirements as stated in the requirement qualifications.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Able to read and understand engineering prints drawings. Good level of analytical skills and interpersonal skills. Ability to work on a team. Ability to guide the efforts of support personnel. Good teambuilding skills.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to walk and to sit; use hands to manipulate objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand stoop kneel crouch or crawl; and to talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.