What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineer I position at Jayco?
Purpose: this position exists to design electrical systems for manufactured product that best achieves company goals relating to safety, value, manufacturability and customer satisfaction.
Essential Functions:
- Designs and maintains wire harness assemblies, specifies electrical termination and installation components to enhance functionality, manufacturability and dependability of the manufactured product.
- Analyzes, evaluates, tests and recommends electrical appliances, components, equipment and tools.
- Designs electrical schematic drawings demonstrating function and location of systems and sub-systems.
- Trouble shoot and work with production to resolve electrical issues as they arise.
- Develops and trains manufacturing personnel to assemble, install, test and troubleshoot electrical components.
- Communicates to appropriate personnel each committed change that affects electrical form, fit and finish of the manufactured product through an ECN.
- Plans and implements electrical projects, establishes a measurable QA plan, which reduces electrical warranty claims.
- Participates in documenting reliable methods and standards that utilize proven techniques to achieve excellence.
Additional Functions
- Supports prototyping activities to ensure designs are complete and assists manufacturing with implementation.
- Attends company meetings as required.
Experience/ Knowledge:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology or 1-3 years of relevant work experience is required.
- Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology.
- Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, statistics and their applications.
- Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.
- Must possess a strong understanding (both 12v & 120v).
- Must be able to perform theoretical and practical electrical calculations.
- RV manufacturing experience desirable.
Required Skills & Abilities:
- Critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills.
- Complex problem solving skills.
- Problem sensitivity.
- Strong oral & written comprehension, communicating and active listening skills.
Work Requirements:
- This position may require sitting, standing, working in front of a computer monitor in an office setting up to 50% of the day and standing, walking up to 50% of the day.
- Requires ability to occasionally travel between field locations. Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and stoop, kneel, or crouch; use hands to fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. Must be able to frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds.
- This position is a full-time position, which may require some flexibility in hours & days worked (including Saturdays, as needed).
- Regular attendance is required.
- Supervisory responsibilities: none.
- Remote work: not available.
- Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Jayco offers a generous benefits package including:
- (2) Medical Insurance plan options, HSAs, and FSAs
- Family Care Clinic for employees and dependents enrolled in a Jayco medical plan (IN only)
- Dental Insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability and Life Insurance
- 401k plan with an annual discretionary match
- Wellness Benefits
- On-site Fitness Center access (IN only)
- Health Clinic for employee use (IN only)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Benefits
