R&D Electrical Engineer — Industrial Presses

Hewlett Packard Co.; Corvallis (OR); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous paid time off

Paid holidays

Flexible vacation and sick leave

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking an experienced R&D Electrical Engineer to design next‑generation industrial presses using HP’s inkjet technology. You will guide electrical design from power and controls through PCB components of the digital image pipeline, collaborating with mechanical and industrial controls engineers.

The role emphasizes hands‑on engineering, design reviews, prototyping, validation testing, and clear documentation, with opportunities to advance expertise in image

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D in Electrical Engineering or related subject.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience developing industrial machinery or similar designs from concept to production.
• Demonstrated track record of taking designs from concept through prototyping to manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Electrical Engineer for new press module design projects, partnering with Mechanical Engineers and Industrial Controls Engineers.
• Make design decisions, specify component selection, and create bills of materials.
• Participate in design reviews, sharing key decisions, challenges, and learnings.
• Create comprehensive schematic and assembly design drawings in AutoCAD and related documentation to enable manufacturing and troubleshooting of electrical cabinets, custom cables, and related subassemblies.
• Release and manage design drawings and documentation.
• Drive prototyping of designs, perform validation testing, and make changes based on learnings.
• Design and perform tests to qualify and characterize key components, both off-the-shelf and internally‑designed.
• Design and lead the assembly of functional test equipment to assist our manufacturers in validating press modules.
• Address component end‑of‑life and assurance‑of‑supply issues by selecting and qualifying alternate components, and following change management processes to implement design changes.
• Provide R&D support for manufacturing and field issues.
• Develop deep expertise in PWI’s image pipeline electronics, signal flow, and overall press architecture.

Skills

AutoCAD

DMM measurements

Oscilloscope

Three‑phase power

Python scripting

EMC principles

Power electronics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

SolidWorks

Creo Elements

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking an experienced R&D Electrical Engineer to design next‑generation industrial presses using HP’s inkjet technology. You will guide electrical design from power and controls through PCB components of the digital image pipeline, collaborating with mechanical and industrial controls engineers.

The role emphasizes hands‑on engineering, design reviews, prototyping, validation testing, and clear documentation, with opportunities to advance expertise in image