What are the responsibilities and job description for the R&D Software Engineer position at ELECTRIC MACHINERY COMPANY LLC, a division of WEG?
Job Description
Job Description
Description : Electric Machinery Company, a division of WEG Electric Corp.Minneapolis, MN
Position : R&D Software Engineer
Department : R&D Department
Primary Objective of Position :
The Research & Development (R&D) Software / Electronics Engineer is responsible for carrying out and / or supporting research and development projects covering a wide range of rotating electrical machine design and product development. Projects will involve analysis and test verification, as well as presentation of the results. The Engineer must be able to apply engineering analytical skills to a wide array of problems and be eager to learn and master new engineering skills.
Major Areas of Accountability :
- Accountable for carrying out, supporting research and development projects.
- Designs and implements experiments on prototype and production machines to verify analyses.
- Manages both allotted project time, and budget and open-ended development projects.
- Prepares R&D project plans, budgets and schedules in partnership with Engineering Manager.
- Provides specifications, standards, and project reports; supporting both R&D and Production Engineering projects.
- Provides direction to Engineers, Design Drafters, and other support personnel as required to successfully complete projects.
- Resolves technical issues to meet special customer requirements; providing guidance and technical support to other departments.
- Collaborates with Sales and Marketing groups on technical information or studies for new and existing negotiations as required.
- Incorporates manufacturability input provided by Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering into designs.
- Strives to continuously improve machine designs; reducing design and production costs, increasing product value and quality.
- Must adhere to and fully support the Electric Machinery Quality Policy.
- Must be able to travel domestic and international up to 25%; troubleshooting components at customer sites
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