Senior Electrical Engineer

Array Technologies; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Array Tech, Inc. seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to drive next-generation tracker product innovation, enhancements, features, and improvements. You will be a thought leader on electrical, electronics, and controls, collaborating across management and engineering to select technologies that set industry standards.

Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required. The role involves shaping roadmaps aligned with market needs, evaluating concepts for manufacturability and reliability, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering required.
• 6+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• 3+ years design experience with electromechanical, electrical, electronics, and controls systems.
• 3+ years documenting design intent, analysis results, and test results.

Responsibilities

• Owns final recommendations on electrical aspects of concepts.
• Develop concepts and preliminary designs for product improvements.
• Lead design reviews and approve critical design decisions.
• Fabricate and test new designs and prototypes.
• Provide technical leadership for key engineering projects.
• Create and maintain documentation for program success.
• Present new product ideas to customers for feedback.

Skills

Electrical design concepts

Mathematical analysis

CAD

ERP

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Master’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

CAD

ERP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer whose visionary professional will help drive next-generation tracker product innovation, enhancements, features, and improvements. As a thought leader on electrical, electronics, and controls, you will work with all levels of management, engineering, and other departments to create and select technologies and products that will continue to set the standard for the industry.This position may require occasional evening and weekend hours.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Owns final recommendations on electrical aspects of innovation concepts
• Ensure product evolution and innovation meet customer needs and are in synch with market trends
• Serve as the expert on industry trends for all aspects of photovoltaic tracking products
• Create roadmap that is in synch with market needs and ahead of market trends and the competition
• Develop concepts and preliminary designs for new product improvements
• Analyze and vet product concepts for customer needs, ease of installation, business cases, manufacturability, reliability, and safety
• Lead design review process
• Approve critical design decisions
• Obtain components/supplies/equipment to support prototype assembly
• Conduct preliminary OEM vendor assessment/selection
• Analyze different materials, techniques, manufacturing processes, design tolerances, and other factors in the developmental process
• Fabricate and tests new designs
• Select the best product innovation and concept designs to bring into the product line
• Provide technical leadership for key engineering projects
• Provide regular updates to management
• Create and maintain necessary documentation for program success
• Perform competitive analyses
• Participate in voice of customer sessions
• Present new product ideas to customer for feedback
• Work with customer-facing departments to ensure customer feedback/experience is accounted for in product improvements
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• 6+ years of electrical engineering experience
• 3+ years design experience with electromechanical, electrical, electronics, and controls systems
• 3+ years of experience thoroughly and accurately documenting design intent, analysis results, test results, etc.
• 3+ years hands on computer experience with Microsoft Office, CAD, and ERP
• 2+ year of electromechanical/electronics production techniques experience
• 2+ years of experience defining and setting up tests and run experiments quickly

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering
• Design experience with electromechanical drive assemblies and communications networks
• Design skills such as FEA, DFA, DFM, design for cost
• Experience with SolidWorks and SolidWorks EPDM
• Background in product development
• Experience in the solar industry
• Experience with Stage Gate Product Development processes
• Excellent communication, organizational, prioritizing, multi-tasking, and time-management skills
• Experience with utility scale PV plant design & control, and construction and PV PlantDC and AC collection systems
• Ability to work well independently as well as part of a team
• Expertise with the application of design for reliability
• Ability to lead, manage, mentor, and inspire others
• Experience in a matrixed environment
• Ability to work across multiple organizations in a fast paced, smaller company environment

At Array Tech, Inc., we strive to lead with our culture, and believe that our people are a key enabler of our future state. Our total rewards philosophy supports Array’s ability to attract, develop, and retain our employees. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and wellness programs that align with the local markets where we do business.

Array Tech, Inc. offers equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

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