Senior Staff Engineer - Transfer Switch

Generac; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac is looking for a Senior Staff Engineer-Transfer Switch to drive engineering input in product development. The successful candidate will design, validate, and bring new transfer switch products to market, collaborating with various teams. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, over 10 years of experience, and strong skills in CAD systems and material design. This is a crucial role requiring both technical expertise and the ability to mentor other engineers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in design with materials like plastics, aluminum castings, and sheet metal.
• Knowledge of automatic transfer switches and switchgear systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate new transfer switch products.
• Collaborate with internal manufacturing partners for optimization.
• Utilize CAD/CAE systems to model new designs and produce engineering drawings.

Skills

Detail-oriented work

Ability to conduct analysis using FEA, CFD

Strong written communication skills

3D modeling (ProE or SolidWorks)

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

The Senior Staff Engineer-Transfer Switch is responsible for providing engineering input to the product development projects assigned to him/her including interfacing with the cross functional team consisting of engineering, operations (industrial engineering, production, and material procurement), sourcing, quality, service, and marketing.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Designs, validates, and brings new transfer switch products to market.
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates complex components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety.
• Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans for a variety of complex products and/or components; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials.
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize complex and advanced designs for manufacturability.
• Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings and Supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs).
• Acts as a resource to mentor and teach less experienced engineers.
• Travel to other Generac facilities as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy on multiple, complex projects.
• Design experience with a variety of materials (i.e. plastics, aluminum castings, sheet metal) and basic knowledge of material specs and use.
• Familiarity with automatic transfer switches, bypass-isolation switches, and switchgear systems supporting critical power applications.
• Strong background in new product design and development, design for reliability, manufacturability, cost, serviceability.
• Ability to conduct analysis using FEA, CFD, etc.
• Proven experience leading products through certification, agency testing, compliance audits, and regulatory reviews.
• Strong written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate technical information to all audiences.
• Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Applies engineering knowledge and experience to improve products, services and processes.
• Well-developed technical skills to include 3D modeling (ProE or SolidWorks).
• MS Excel, MS Word.
• Experience with machine design.
• Previous experience using SAP or equivalent ER.