Electrical Engineering Technician

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

This full time, exempt position is responsible for electrical design engineering of electrical carbon products, bearing protection systems and associated parts manufactured by Helwig Carbon Products, Inc.:

• Contribute to new and inventive products that complement the current production offerings. 
• Contribute to new products associated with shaft grounding systems and measurement and monitoring systems.
• Design and development of test stands for electric motors, grounding systems and sliding electrical contacts. 
• Work on PLC programming and LabVIEW as needed. 
• Program, trouble shoot and repair circuit boards as required.
• Participate in design review meetings and propose new designs. Collaborate with the team to ensure that product designs are standardized and manufacturable, and that all customer requirements are agreed upon and are incorporated into the design documents.
• Track and document test orders on new product development projects.
• Monitor designs, product specifications and detail drawings to ensure accuracy and timely production.
• Work closely with Customers, Product Specialists, R & D staff, and sales representatives to determine the effectiveness of Helwig’s products. Analyze electrical and operating conditions to develop recommendations to meet customer needs of optimal product performance, life, or cost.
• Work in a cooperative and supportive manner with other management personnel to effectively address customer issues, internal non-conformances, and product returns. Work with Production Management, Industrial Engineering, and Quality to develop and maintain manufacturing processes, procedures, and controls that support electrical carbons and associated part product technologies and established customer specifications.
• Create and encourage an environment that fosters open communication and encourages individuals and teams to collaborate in a professional manner to meet and exceed goals and internal and external customer expectations.
• Improve old designs for design and make manufacturing improvements.
• Perform other functions as needed or required to meet Company Goals.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Behaviors

• Working Knowledge of Electrical Circuits.
• Working Knowledge of PLC programming and LabVIEW or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with electrical motors preferred. 

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies (see Competency Dictionary for specific behaviors):

• Safety & Security
• Continuous Improvement
• Honesty & Integrity
• Quality of Work
• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Communication & Influence
• Planning and Organization
• Cross-Team Collaboration
• Intellect

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Associate degree in a related field and/or 4-10 years of related experience.
• Knowledge and/or experience with electrical circuits and concepts.

Language Skills

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to provide strong written and oral communication skills with demonstrated abilities to listen and get clarification, responds to questions, and actively participates in meetings
• Ability to write clearly and concisely, and present technical data effectively

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to successfully and efficiently define problems, collect and research data using intuition and experience to compile data and then design workflows and procedures.

Computer Skills

• Working knowledge of 3-D Autodesk Inventor or SolidWorks preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft EXCEL, WORD, and OUTLOOK required.
• Working knowledge of PLC programming and LabVIEW preferred.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to travel occasionally as needed or required to meet needs and expectations of customers, vendors and independent representatives.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to; use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and/or walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.