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Electrical Engineer Senior/Staff

Woodward, Inc.
Niles, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/14/2025 CLOSED ON 1/30/2025

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Woodward’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Senior:

Estimated annual base pay: $98,400.00 (minimum) - $123,00000 (midpoint) - $147,600.00 (maximum)

Staff:

Estimated annual base pay: $125,600.00 (minimum) - $141,300.00 (midpoint) - $188,400.00 (maximum)

  • All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity
    • 401(k) match (4.5%)
    • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
    • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
  • 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays
  • Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
  • Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave
  • Paid parental leave
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
  • Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
  • Member referral bonus
  • Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
  • Voluntary benefits, including:
    • Home / Auto Insurance discounts
    • Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave
Are you ready to make your mark? If you’re a Senior or Staff Electrical Engineer, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Both the Senior Engineer and Staff Engineer, Electrical, report to the Engineering Leader and are integral to engineering tasks and strategic initiatives.

The senior engineer Independently evaluates, selects, and adapts standard engineering techniques. Operates under moderate to low supervision, seeking guidance for novel issues and engages in relationship building with customers and suppliers as needed.

The Staff Engineer Provides product design, mentoring, and participates in process improvements and strategic planning. Works with minimal supervision and high independence. Maintains extensive industry and customer contact, and evaluates new opportunities within the Product Life Cycle (PLC) process.

What You Will Be Doing…

Senior:

  • Plans, schedules, and coordinates project phases.
  • Develops new problem-solving approaches.
  • Promotes process improvements.
  • Handles complex engineering tasks with conflicting requirements.
  • Supports sales, manufacturing, and development via proposals and design reviews.
  • Troubleshoots and tests components/systems independently.
  • Guides junior engineers and technicians.
  • Manages documentation and design complexity.
  • Participates in international and multi-site projects.

Staff:

  • Plans, schedules, and coordinates detailed phases of major or moderately scoped projects.
  • Conducts complex or novel research, developing new techniques and procedures.
  • Promotes and implements company-wide process improvements and may write design guidelines.
  • Engages in conventional engineering with complex features like conflicting design requirements.
  • Supports sales, manufacturing, purchasing, and development through major proposals and design reviews.
  • Independently troubleshoots and analyzes system problems, and writes/performs complex component tests.
  • Sets technical direction and provides problem-solving guidance to junior engineers and technicians.
  • Ensures designs meet criteria for manufacturability, testability, and reliability.
  • Designs, supports, and tests moderate to high complexity hardware boards and systems.
  • May serve as the Technical Lead for international and multi-site projects.

What We Are Looking For…

Senior:

  • US – Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Engineering required
  • Greater than 4 years in related field or entry level PhD required

Staff:

  • US – Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Engineering required
  • Greater than 8years in related field required, including post-graduate experience required

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).   All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

EO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veterans

Salary : $98,400 - $125,600

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