ARI
ARI

Senior Electrical / Electrification Project Engineer

Peoria, IL, US • Posted 3 days ago • Updated 7 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
USD $80,000.00 - 88,000.00 per year
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Job Details

Skills

  • Innovation
  • Sourcing
  • Apache Velocity
  • Issue Resolution
  • Project Planning
  • Purchasing
  • Status Reports
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • PPAP
  • Management
  • Quality Management
  • Risk Management
  • Product Development
  • Testing
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • New Product Introduction
  • NPI
  • Production Engineering
  • APQP
  • Quality Assurance
  • Electrical Systems
  • Product Support
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Project Management
  • Organized
  • Oracle Linux
  • Manufacturing

Summary

Job Description

ARi, headquartered in East Peoria, IL, USA, is a rapidly expanding global engineering enterprise. The essence of our "i" symbolizes our distinctiveness from competitors an embodiment of innovation, intelligence, ingenuity, and insight. Boasting a diverse team of over 1,500 engineering experts hailing from various nations and cultures across the globe, we are excellently poised to provide intricate and personalized resolutions to our esteemed clients.

Duties & Responsibilities
  • Lead engineering projects supporting purchased finished electrification components, aftermarket solutions, and production health initiatives.
  • Mitigate Assurance of Supply (AoS) risks for single-sourced electrical machines and components through design improvements, supplier collaboration, and sourcing strategies.
  • Support production quality, manufacturing velocity, and supply continuity by driving APQP activities, deviation management, and issue resolution.
  • Own component development activities from requirements definition through supplier selection, validation planning, production launch, and field support.
  • Develop and implement dealer and aftermarket solutions for products operating in the field.
  • Evaluate engineering trade-offs between cost, quality, performance, and delivery to meet business objectives.
  • Lead project planning, prioritize work, and independently manage technical deliverables while aligning with overall business goals.
  • Collaborate with purchasing, supplier quality, manufacturing, testing, product support, dealer services, and global engineering teams to resolve technical issues.
  • Participate in New Product Introduction (NPI), New Technology Introduction (NTI), and Small Batch development processes.
  • Present project updates, technical recommendations, and status reports to stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
  • Support supplier visits, factory evaluations, product validation, and issue investigations as required.
Required Skills
Required
  • Strong project leadership with the ability to independently manage engineering projects.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated cross-functional collaboration.
  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Experience working with engineering development processes from concept through production.
  • Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint).
Preferred
  • Experience with electric machines, electrification systems, or electric powertrain components.
  • Experience working directly with suppliers and supplier development.
  • Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, deviation management, and quality management processes.
  • Experience with risk management, validation planning, virtual product development, and physical testing.
  • Previous Caterpillar experience is highly desirable.
Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline required.
  • 8+ years of relevant engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree.
  • 6+ years of relevant experience with a Master's degree.
  • Associate degree candidates will be considered with 12+ years of relevant experience.
  • Internship experience does not count toward the required years of experience.
Ideal Background

Candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas are highly preferred:

  • Electrification or electric machine development
  • Supplier quality or supplier engineering
  • Product Health Engineering
  • New Product Introduction (NPI)
  • Manufacturing or Production Engineering
  • APQP / Quality Engineering
  • Component Engineering
  • Electrical Systems Engineering
  • Product Support Engineering
Top 3 Qualifications
  1. Strong written and verbal communication with excellent collaboration skills.
  2. Proven project leadership and ability to independently drive engineering initiatives.
  3. Highly organized with strong planning, prioritization, and execution skills.
Work Environment
  • Approximately 90% office-based with 10% travel to manufacturing plants, suppliers, and test facilities.
  • Occasional use of PPE (safety glasses and safety shoes) during plant and supplier visits.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: RTX19a8ce
  • Position Id: 82224fcccb05f72c9e786ff94c1d489
  • Posted 3 days ago
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