Job Title: Hardware Electrical Engineer

Job Description

The Hardware Electrical Engineer II is responsible for designing, evaluating, and maintaining electrical and electromechanical products and systems. This role involves performing various hardware and electrical engineering tasks, including hardware and system design. The engineer will complete engineering assignments of moderately broad scope under general direction, supporting and/or leading projects by developing new or using off-the-shelf technology.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for all engineering project work and delegate or coordinate sub-tasks to other functions.
• Take lead responsibility and/or participate on engineering teams to perform firmware engineering work within time, quality, and cost constraints for microprocessor and/or system control functionality.
• Design, code, and implement algorithms which enable the hardware to function, incorporating product and manufacturing requirements into firmware design.
• Integrate firmware with the hardware boards.
• Bring-up, test, write, debug, and integrate new device drivers, protocols, and other firmware code across embedded products using hardware and software techniques.
• Prepare and create instructional technical manuscripts for firmware operation along with other necessary documentation (e.g., flow charts, logic diagrams, and system-level structure diagrams).
• Plan, improve, and manage software applications from inception to use.
• Design detailed plans to ensure firmware is functioning properly.
• Display technical competency in PCB design of electronic controls.
• Display technical competency in automation controls, equipment system design, and human-machine-interface systems.
• Demonstrate and act on innovative traits: curiosity, continuous questioning, open-mindedness, and investigative nature.
• Make appropriate decisions using decision support tools and critical thinking, including risk-reward ratios and critical pathing.
• Be mindful of business impact.
• Demonstrate and act on quality traits: analytical, hands-on, high standards, and facilitate the establishment of new product bills of materials and manage the change process on current production machines.
• May create or direct the creation of assembly and sub-assembly drawings and release to production.
• May participate in building and testing engineering prototypes and circuit boards.
• Maintain state-of-the-art awareness of relevant product technologies, analysis methods, design tools, and methodologies.

Essential Skills

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience.
• An advanced degree (MS) could be considered to replace 1-2 years of required experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Time management skills.
• High proficiency in MS Office and CAD (SolidWorks preferred).
• Proficiency in electrical theory and common industry practices.
• Ability to read and use measuring devices.
• Ability to use electrical assembly tools.
• Ability to write embedded software (C and/or C++).
• Ability to layout PCB components per design using electronic design automation (EDA) software.
• Capable of using accepted formulas and manuals in making necessary computations to determine load capacities, strengths, etc.
• Ability to wear all Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) required by company policy for the job being performed.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in product certification in UL and EN/IEC product safety standards is a plus.
• Experience in product evaluation to EMC/EMI standards is a plus.

Work Environment

Engineers will work on the Power Engineering team that consists of hardware, firmware, and induction engineers. This role is on-site in Sheboygan, WI, with earned hybrid flexibility once up and running. The company fosters a culture of respect, ownership, empowerment, commitment to stakeholders, and work-life balance.