Fulltime || Electrical Engineer || La Grange, IL

Location: La Grange, IL (Onsite)
Position type : Fulltime

Exp: 4- 10 years

We are hiring Electrical Engineers to work onsite with our rail domain customer at La Grange, IL.

What You Will Do:

• Prepare, design, develop electrical application designs for complete heavy equipment vehicle electrical systems per customer specification, engineering standards, and previous designs.
• Develop electrical circuits and systems, including schematic and application drawings, for vehicle application, to meet customer requirements and design specifications.
• Provide support to manufacturing (not to exceed 10% of available time) for questions / corrections / modification related to vehicle electrical applications, resolve issues, and produce the appropriate design change documentation.
• Works with suppliers to understand and develop the application of electrical components, equipment, or systems to the vehicle.
• Analyze and interpret vehicle customer and engineering specifications to develop required electrical schematic and electrical applications.
• Manage, coordinate, and clearly communicate the status of all electrical application deliverables per customer order and manufacturing schedule.
• Conduct design reviews, as required, for all phases of electrical application development.
• Clearly and accurately produce all necessary documentation of electrical designs as required by Manufacturing and Product Design.
• Stay current with new electrical technology for potential impact in vehicle electrical system design.
• Organize workload in order to provide updates and status reports in a timely manner.
• Perform basic electrical design tasks including (but not limited to) circuit development, component selection, cable sizing, load analysis, BOM development, electrical load management, connection and interconnection design, and application development / design.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read and understand vehicle electrical schematics and application drawings.
• Full understanding of circuit development within a physical schematic.
• Above average electrical troubleshooting skills
• Basic understanding of vehicle subsystems as they pertain to electrical development.
• Basic understanding of vehicle general arrangement and equipment.
• Above average oral and written communication skills.
• High level of analytical ability where problems are somewhat complex.
• Ability to work independently yet consistently execute to job schedules and milestone dates.

What You Will Bring:

Education Requirements and Experience:

• BSEE degree (or equivalent) required
• Advanced engineering degree (preferred)
• 3-5 years of experience in developing / designing vehicle based electrical systems
• Training / experience in electrical controls including machines, controls, and power systems.
• Experience with computer aided electrical schematic generation.
• Proficiency and experience with computer applications including MS Office suite.
• Experience utilizing SAP (or equivalent) for parts usage and BOM determination
• Experience with NX or other mechanical CAD applications

Desired Skills:

• Six Sigma training
• Model Based Engineering training
• Project Management training
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated analytical reasoning and problem solving.
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions.

Work Requirements:

This role is considered an on-site position located in La Grange, IL, USA.

• You must be able to commute to and from the location with your own transportation arrangements to meet the required working hours.
• Shop floor environment, which may include but not limited to extensive walking, and ability to lift up to 40 lbs.

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