The Associate Electrical Design Engineer will perform electrical simulation and design of transformers. Participate in internal customer specification reviews and customer design reviews. Participate in the preparation of customer quotations.
SUMMARY:
THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: • Designs, develops and standardizes electrical solutions through the selection and integration of major transformer components,
• Maintains and enhances electrical designs to improve manufacturability, reduce costs, and improve product quality and performance.
• Coordinates definition of design requirements, application reviews, feasibility analyses, and project scheduling.
• Establishes and modifies component and system testing procedures based on regulatory standards, industry standards, and customer requirements.
• Creates and maintains documentation, including schematic drawings, design manual content, systems interactions, and guides for operation and troubleshooting and upload to SAP system or other design systems in required dates from SAP.
• Prepare and share project risk management sheet after reviewing customer specification.
• Using proprietary design software, setup and run electrical design programs to calculate various transformer characteristics.
• Register major transformer components to SAP system including cost, delivery and detailed technical information.
• Request Purchase Requisition of the major transformer components selected for each project in a timely manner.
• Perform total cost analysis of each project assigned.
• Create cost-reduction ideas and track the execution of ideas for each project.
• Review inspection & test plan as required according to customer specification
• Assist in root cause analysis of failures and quality issues.
• Support purchasing efforts to locally source components by obtaining, reviewing and modifying technical specifications as required.
• Prepare the work order sheet or self-inspection sheet for production and release to production team.
• Support and make recommendation to improve Company policies and procedures.
• Further the goals and positive, professional image of the Power Transformer Division through interaction with other HICO division and vendors.
• Know HICO's Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies. Be able to fully discuss the importance of these policies and how they impact work.
THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE REPRESENTS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE JOB BUT DOES NOT EXCLUDE OTHER OCCASIONAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS NOT MENTIONED.
THE NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
• Participate in preparation of technical papers and articles for publication in professional society journals and trade magazines; and for presentation at professional society meetings, industry conferences and trade exhibitions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
REQUIERMENTS:
EDUCATION/SPECIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline; 0-4 years' experience in design engineering, or equivalent education and experience.
• Developed analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills, emphasizing knowledge of MS Office products and engineering analysis related programs such as finite element analysis.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF THE WORKPLACE: • Ability to travel domestic and international up to 20% of the time.
• Ability to read, understand and create technical drawings and material.
• Ability to analyze data.
• Ability to communicate with others to complete work.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)