What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Engineer - Electrical position at HDT?
Join the team that is a leader in engineering, designing and manufacturing of leading-edge military expeditionary products and rugged industrial/commercial products since 1937.
What We Offer:
- Health benefits, including telehealth medical services, Dental & Vision
- Life, AD&D & Disability (paid for by the company)
- 401K with a company match
- Safe & clean work environment (following all CDC guidelines to keep our employees safe!)
Essential Duties:
- Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner
- Support proposals, technical write ups, and provides quotes to Sales and BD
- Completion of activity on-time and budget while meeting the applicable technical requirements
- Lead a technical group independently
- Develop electrical layouts based on specifications/requirements
- Complies with the engineering playbook and works to optimize its content
- Drives best practices and lessons learned
- Proactively drives leadership sponsored initiatives
- Manages budgets, costs, and schedule inputs for projects assigned
- Makes commitments and keeps them.
- Drives the compliance with design to cost, weight, and manufacture
- Participates in and leads technical reviews
- Hands-on building, fitting, and testing prototypes
- Supports, communicates, reinforces, and defends the mission, values, and culture of the organization
- Adheres to all quality and safety standards
- Supports other projects and performs duties as assigned
- Available for travel as required
- Communicates clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel, the customer, and vendors as required
Education/Experience/Other Skills & Abilities:
- BS Engineering from accredited school required;
- MS Engineering, PE License and/or MBA preferred
- 6 plus years’ experience in similar technical role with military and defense applications.
- Must be able to speak, read and understand English
- Able to work independently on a weekly basis
- Competent technical expertise
- Possesses effective oral and written communication skills
- Comfortable with the shop/laboratory and equipment
- Possesses quality orientation and high attention to detail
- Possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with customers, vendors, employees and managers at all levels within the company
- Possesses strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in standard business software packages (e.g., Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint is essential). SAP experience a plus
- Possesses Strong, proven organizational and time management skills.
- Possesses Strong, proven problem solving and analytical skills.
- Possesses effective oral and written communication skills
- Mechanically/Electrically inclined and able to problem solve with little information.
- Product development experience- concept to production release in a production environment.
- Ability to offer their own opinions and commentaries while being flexible and responsive to constructive feedback by managers and peers.
- Application of technical principles/techniques from established practices, as well as a functional knowledge/understanding of electrical engineering processes, techniques, and practices to quickly/accurately perceive the fit, form, function, and manufacturability of design.
- Possesses ability to create and check Schematics/Wiring Diagrams
- SolidWorks and Solidwoks Electrical experience required; AutoCAD experience required;
- In-depth knowledge of ASTM E1851-15, IEEE 299, MIL-STD-285, MIL-STD-188/125, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464.
- Military/ defense experience preferred.
Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this role.
This position requires access to or use of export-controlled technical data or technology controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Accordingly, applicants must be U.S. Persons or must be eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce. A U.S. Person is defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or a person who is a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(b)(a)(3).
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