Sr. Engineer - Electrical

RiseMe; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Career advancement support

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Stiles is seeking an experienced engineer to manage design projects for HMNA machinery. You will lead electrical engineering efforts, develop assemblies, and create schematics for multiple machine platforms, while traveling up to two months domestically and internationally.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering, strong project management, and the ability to work across disciplines with limited supervision, ensuring on-time delivery within budgets.

Qualifications

• Understand and apply engineering methodology in a professional setting.
• Apply a standard NPD process in manufacturing.
• Prioritize daily tasks based on production needs and project timing.
• Apply Electrical Engineering principles to project tasks.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics.
• Troubleshoot and maintain industrial equipment and control systems.
• Proficient with MS Office and ERP systems like SAP.

Responsibilities

• Manage design projects within time and cost budgets.
• Provide project summaries and manage Stage Gate processes.
• Keep project information organized through the lifecycle.
• Ensure work completes on-time as a salaried associate.
• Develop electrical assemblies for HMNA machines.
• Create electrical schematics and plans for machine platforms.
• Support production by answering electrical questions.
• Create work instructions and SOPs for HMNA disciplines.
• Assist other engineering disciplines with standard work.

Skills

Engineering methodology

NPD process

Task prioritization

Electrical engineering fundamentals

Troubleshooting industrial equipment

Reading electrical schematics

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

SAP / ERP system

Job description

Stiles has been helping manufacturers nationwide increase their efficiency and productivity for more than 50 years. With world-class machinery backed by an experienced and responsive support team, extensive parts inventory, unique upgrade capabilities, and a nationally accredited education and training program, Stiles builds solutions around our customer’s needs.

We offer expertise in manufacturing a range of materials, including wood, plastics, composites, carbon fiber, glass, stone, and nonferrous metals. Our innovative concepts, new technologies, and outstanding service extend to aerospace, transportation, alternative energy, architecture and structural elements, furniture, retail fixtures, and other industries.

Stiles is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and has regional offices in High Point, North Carolina; Bristol, Pennsylvania; Coppell, Texas; and Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Interested in joining the Stiles team? We offer our team members a generous benefit package, an opportunity for career advancement, and support in your career every step of the way!

Essential Functions:

• With limited guidance, manage design projects to meet all time and cost budgets
• Provide project summaries to HMNA leadership and manage projects through standard Stage Gate process
• Ensure all project related information remains organized and useful throughout the project lifecycle
• As a salaried associate, it is expected that all work be completed on-time, regardless of hours clocked for the day/week
• Establish in-depth knowledge of electrical systems used in various HMNA machine platforms
• With limited guidance, complete electrical engineering activities in order to complete projects on time and within budget
• With limited guidance, develop new HMNA electrical assemblies and systems for various machine platforms produced by HMNA
• With limited guidance, define substitute parts to use in HMNA Electromechanical systems
• With limited guidance, develop sustainment / improvement to existing HMNA electrical assemblies on various machine platforms produced by HMNA
• With limited guidance, create electrical schematics and electrical plans for machine platforms produced by HMNA
• Support HMNA production by answering electrical questions on in-process HMNA machines
• Create work instructions and Standard Operating procedures for use in various HMNA technical disciplines
• Assist Order Engineering with standard work to input new orders or modify existing orders
• Assist Quality Engineering with standard work and RCCA investigations
• Assist Mechanical Engineering with standard work and engineering projects
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering with standard work and engineering projects
• Support various HMNA disciplines by answering engineering questions and requests through the HMNA Engineering Ticket System

Qualifications:

• Fully capable of understanding and implementing engineering methodology in a professional environment
• Basic capability in the application of a standard NPD process in a manufacturing environment
• Fully capable of prioritization of daily tasks based on production support, standard work importance and general project timing
• Basic capability in implementing Electrical Engineering principles in project tasks and daily work
• Basic capability in Electrical Engineering processes related to industrial equipment
• Basic capability in reading and interpreting electrical schematics
• Basic capability in hands-on troubleshooting of industrial equipment
• Basic capability in troubleshooting control systems
• Fully capable of utilizing standard programs in the MS Office suite
• Basic capability in understanding and operating in SAP or comparable ERP system
• Ability to travel domestically for up to 2 months
• Ability to travel internationally for up to 2 months
• 5-10 years of engineering experience
• Education: Bachelors in Engineering
• Typical office / production environment