Electrical Engineer-Product Design

 JOB DESCRIPTION

 Position Title: Electrical Engineer – Product Design

Reports To:Director of R&D and Engineering

Organization/Department: Automatic Pool Covers – Engineering Department

Location:Lindon, UT

Classification: Exempt | full-time

Primary Role:

Support new and existing design efforts to improve the functionality, quality, and cost on our Latham Pool Products automatic pool covers. Develop and manage overall controls strategy for the product line, communicate project updates and deliver executive summaries. Assess the quality, agency requirements, electrical designs, firmware and software of products, and generate the required product specifications. Investigate new and innovative solutions and alternative materials/components.  Deploy design for manufacturing, system installation, installation documentation, ease of maintenance concepts and product cost reduction ideas. Interface with internal manufacturing, product management, quality control, external suppliers, and appropriate agencies to ensure flawless execution of designs.  Design and develop appropriate drawings and engineering standard work.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Define, conduct testing and work with external labs on electrical product development and ensure the finish product meet design specifications and quality standards.
2. Ensure product design and end use meet all agency requirements, such as UL, ASTM, NEC & CE.
3. Develop and evaluate new products through characterization, testing and analysis.
4. Develop clear scope of work and technical specifications for control boards, components, programming (firmware/software), wiring, and enclosures
5. Execute product strategy by designing simple, effective and durable solutions and working with outside partners to achieve project scopes.
6. Manage project execution including schedule, cost, benefit delivery, and leadership updates.
7. Write clear specification for manufacturing and supply base.
8. Assess product construction, look for opportunities for component replacement to improve product performance and reduce cost.
9. Analyze product issues and failures with root cause analysis and propose new solutions.
10. Advising management on suitability, feasibility, profitability, environmental impact of material; evaluate economic viability of material for commercial production and select the best combination of components.
11. Produce detailed technical reports and provide effective technical presentations.
12. Develop and communicate product bulletins as needed.
13. Other duties as assigned.
14. Travel required at times 5-10%

Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering.
• 3 years’ experience working in Electrical Engineering and product design.
• Experience working with consumer electronic interface products, PCB board layouts, component specs, firmware, and software programming.
• Experience in testing and assessing electrical based products, developing prototypes and troubleshooting.
• Strong project management and execution skills and ability to lead and drive significant programs with large business impact.
• Strong and effective communication skills to deliver detailed project updates and executive summaries and
• Ability to work with customers, suppliers, contractors, and internal team members for solving manufacturing issues and the collaborative development of new products and processes.
• Ability to interpret data and provide recommendations based on findings.
• Self-starter, willing to accept initiative and able to work independently.
• CAD experienced with SolidWorks preferred but not required.