Senior Product Development Engineer - Electrical

Unique opportunity for an experienced engineer to take the lead in a key product development role with a family-owned company celebrating our 50th Anniversary in our new Corporate Headquarters in Germantown WI. In this role you'll oversee the successful development & release of our products which are recognized for their reliability & performance in serving packaging, converting and manufacturing operations around the world. With support from engineering & operations teams you'll deliver systems to market that meet our customers' needs while ensuring product sustaining & manufacturing ease. Use your experience and knowledge of electrical controls & mechanical engineering standards, along with your effective communication skills to make an impact in a growing company. Our employees enjoy a friendly work environment, generous profit sharing programs, opportunities for growth, and stability in serving resilient markets. Bring your technical and leadership skills to Enercon and make the most of your next career move.

Responsibilities:

• Defines requirements for documentation, design intent and reports.
• Is a technical leader for product engineering, validation and application personnel as needed.
• Leads projects as required through the product development project process.
• Defines appropriate calculations to develop robust designs to meeting project specifications.
• Allocates ample time to research and lead solutions for NPD projects.
• Regularly provides project status reports to leadership in a clear and concise manner.
• Leads change management efforts for continuous improvement within development as required.
• Defines development standards and best practices.
• Executes final reviews on new product designs.
• Uses a strong and specialized engineering foundation to provide technical leadership to the team.
• Leverages technical leadership to support engineering, production leads and customers as needed.
• Provides mentorship to engineers at any level; May or may not have direct reports.
• Defines DFMEA practices to analyze failure modes and address risks.
• Demonstrates initiative and innovation within cross-functional teams focused on meeting continuous improvement objectives.
• Utilizes critical thinking to aid in solid decision making and creative thinking to find solutions to unique problems.
• Clearly and concisely communicates in verbal and written form to inform the organization on activity status and with demonstrated ability to perform effective change management is required.
• Cooperates with stake holders to ensure successful and timely handoffs of development projects.
• As a member of the engineering team, act as a team member in improvement initiatives with products, processes, or business systems.
• Responsibilities include, but are not necessarily limited to, the duties listed on this job description.

Specialized Functions and Responsibilities:

• Electrical Engineering/Controls
  
  
  
  • Has a complete knowledge base of electrical standards (NFPA 79, UL 508a).
  • Defines requirements for schematics and panel layouts for power and control cabinets.
  • Leads electrical engineering efforts within the product engineering teams.
  • Defines testing requirements for the validation and test engineering teams.
  • Defines electrical designs, testing, controls, and fixtures for engineering teams.
  
  
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering related field.
• Five (5) or more years of prior work experience in a technical field with previous experience in product development or design preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills along with the ability to find solutions without compromising customer or company objectives is required.
• Ability to travel to customer sites and trade shows, or approximately 5%-10% travel.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite application is required.
• Experience with 2D or 3D CAD for design activities as required (SolidWorks, DraftSight/AutoCAD preferred).