What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Electrical Engineer position at HIKINEX?
Senior Electrical Engineer - Sheboygan Area
Be a part of an organization that truly values and respects the people that work there. This manufacturer needs an Senior Electrical Engineer who will do electrical design, testing, validating innovative products from start to end, and assist with other electrical projects. You will report to the Engineering Manager.
Company – A privately held family-owned company with 150 years in operation and it is still growing!
· 6 plants in the US and 1 plant overseas
· About 1,400 employees worldwide and a revenue of $400M
· Proud to be ISO9000 Certified
· A company culture that trusts the employees that work there and takes on a real team approach to accomplish their goals
· Excellent safety record
Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!
· Health, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance and HSA
· Health and Wellness Center
· Paid vacation, holidays and 2 volunteer days per year
· 401k with 3% match on 6% contribution, and goal of 5% additional profit-sharing contribution
· 5% bonus
· It is a business casual workplace.
· Relocation assistance if needed
What you will be doing:
· Take over the electrical design responsibilities from the senior design team on new products, complete them, and bring them into production, including certification and qualification.
· Design PCBs and schematics, as well as power electronics, controls and automation for products
· Support or lead multiple projects concurrently.
· Create and / or adapt firmware and / or software to enable intended control functionality.
· Establish new product BOMs and manage change process on current production machines.
· Create or direct the creation of assembly and sub-assembly drawings and release to production.
· Participate in building and testing of engineering prototypes and circuit boards to meet UL and EN/IEC standards.
· Maintain state-of-the-art awareness of relevant product technologies, analysis methods, design tools and methodologies.
What they are looking for:
· BS in Electrical Engineering is required, but an MS would be preferred and would allow less years of experience.
· 5 years of technical experience with PCB components design, electrical schematics, power electronics and electrical circuitry of products from concept to production is a requirement.
· Proficient in PCB and electronics design software (they use Altium).
· Capable of using accepted formulas and manuals in making necessary computations to determine load capacities, strengths, etc.
· Must be innovative, creative and a critical thinker.
· Able to write embedded software (C and/or C ) would be a plus.
· Experience testing products and seeking UL or EMC/EMI certifications is a plus.
