Electrical Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyzes and uses Electrical design principles, standards, analytics and concepts to design and integrate new and existing technology into lift trucks in line with project objects
• Maintains and improves to new and existing lift truck electrical, software and control systems
• Addresses and meets defined Electrical design targets under consideration of given budgets, resources, specifications and (customer) expectation
• Applies risk analysis and advanced trouble shooting techniques to prevent and or solve problems with new and existing systems
• Plans, designs, and facilitates electrical development and integration projects; organizes respective resources and helps to evaluate progress
• Designs and creates drawings for electrical wiring harnesses, power cables, electrical components, including design drawings and schematics
• Checks work of other electrical engineers and technicians and gives technical advice as required
• Assesses opportunities and risks for completing development of solutions in time and budget and within regulatory requirements
• Helps to develop and refine company electrical design standards
• Coordinates work with, Testing, Manufacturing, Quality, Product Support, Purchasing as well as suppliers on product design problems, quality issues, product improvements as well as cost reductions
• Trouble shoots and solves issues in prototype as well as on production lift trucks

Qualifications:

• Electrical design experience with CAD (2D & 3D), preferably E3 and Unigraphics
• Advanced knowledge of electrical engineering design principles, concepts, practices, and theories
• Knowledge or experience with vehicle CAN communication protocols and embedded software
• Knowledge of functional safety standards and application, experience with regulatory standards
• Effective collaboration skills with diverse, and multinational colleagues

Education:

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology required