Senior Electrical Systems Architect - Heavy Equipment

Opportunities; Hazel Crest (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Mi-Jack designs and builds heavy, field-deployed material-handling equipment. This system-level architecture role defines electrical requirements and guides CAD, controls, and mechanical teams from concept through field support.

You’ll own high- and low-voltage architectures, translate requirements into criteria for power distribution, harnessing, and device integration, and review designs to ensure the overall system intent is met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Experience owning the electrical system definition for complex equipment or industrial machinery.
• Experience with heavy, mobile, or off-highway equipment.
• Working knowledge of electrical CAD platforms to define requirements and review outputs.
• Experience with high and low voltage AC/DC systems, batteries, and engine/genset interfaces.
• Experience performing electrical calculations including load analysis and derating.

Responsibilities

• Define high and low voltage electrical system architectures and system-level requirements.
• Translate system requirements into design criteria for downstream teams.
• Guide CAD design teams with layout intent and review outputs for compliance.
• Provide electrical system-level direction to controls/software teams without direct code development.
• Perform electrical analysis including load calculations and derating.
• Apply industry codes and standards at the system level.
• Support system integration, testing, and debugging across interfaces.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and design-intent records.

Skills

System-level thinking

Independent ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Electrical system design

Integration problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Mi-Jack designs and builds heavy, field-deployed material-handling equipment. This system-level architecture role defines electrical requirements and guides CAD, controls, and mechanical teams from concept through field support.

You’ll own high- and low-voltage architectures, translate requirements into criteria for power distribution, harnessing, and device integration, and review designs to ensure the overall system intent is met.