Electrical Engineer

Meridian Technologies is currently seeking Electrical Engineer for an opportunity in Mossville, IL!

Summary:

• Position Title: Electrical Engineer
• Location: Mossville, IL 61523/On-site
• Anticipated start date: ASAP
• 2-year contract
• Special requirements: Travel 0-25%
• Must be able to work on W2 as an hourly Meridian Employee

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in an accredited Electrical Engineering degree
• Minimum 10 years of experience in product development or design
• Demonstrated ability in successful execution of full or partial component/product development cycles
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to lead/facilitate discussions and generate conclusions, able to navigate a matrix organization
• Solid technical background and analytical skills in power electronics and e-powertrain systems.
• Self-starter who can understand a program s status, generate action items, identify problems, and initiate actions
• Power Electronics design and development experience, product development experience (design / analysis / validation), NPI process experience
• Experience with electric drive systems and/or components
• Component development experience: design/analysis/assembly/testing.
• Experience with quality tools including FMEA, APQP & PPAP
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) Issue resolution process

Desired skills:

• Experience in inverters and motor drives for electric powertrain development
• Experience in supplier evaluation and development
• Power converter testing and validation experience

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for full development cycle of purchased-finished converters and inverters for Caterpillar electric drivetrains
• Define converter/inverter requirements in collaboration with systems teams
• Perform technical analysis and evaluation needed to select best supplier option
• Execute design customization and development with suppliers, both hardware and software aspects
• Support component testing, evaluation, and validation activities with validation teams
• Support NTI & NPI process: communication with NTI/NPI leads; prepare and present design and gateway reviews.
• Collaboration with Caterpillar China team. Flexibility to attend evening or early morning meetings needed.
• Play an active role in supplier evaluation, selection and development some limited travel will be required.
• Support component commissioning on machine builds.
• Support APQP activities on purchased components in collaboration with suppliers.
• Resolve and document field issues.
• Procurement, inventory management, and shipment of components.
• Stay up to date with the latest advances and market trends in e-powertrain DC converters and inverters.

About Meridian Technologies:

Over its 20-year history in business, Meridian has earned a reputation for being a trusted business and technology advisor to some of North America s most noted brands. Our core capabilities span a broad array of technologies, solutions and platforms. Our key technology practice areas include Advanced Analytics/Data Science, Agile Development, Application Development, Cloud and Infrastructure, Digital Transformation, Delivery Leadership/Project Management, Information Security and ERP (SAP, Oracle)

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