Electrical Engineer

Job Summary:

This Electrical Engineer is responsible for unit electrical system designs for the Company’s HVAC products. Responsibilities include main unit control panel and auxiliary control panel design and layout. Additional responsibilities include selection and qualification of electrical and electro-mechanical power components, electrical wiring, transformers, circuit breakers, contactors, overloads, variable frequency drives, solid-state starters, and wye-delta starters. This position will generate unit electrical designs, control panel prototypes, test documentation, and reports along with product documentation necessary to release unit designs to production. Further equipment responsibilities also include integrating the following types of pre-engineered devices into the unit design: low voltage sensors, wireless and wired interconnection devices, and Company developed HVAC control electronics.

Responsibilities:

• Become familiar with Commercial Chillers, Rooftops, and Air Handler products.
• Develop control box layout designs, wire harness routing, and transformer load calculations.
• Develop laboratory test plans and analyze test data.
• Provide guidance and leadership to designers, lab technicians, and other team members.
• Develop and lead product design projects, supervise product validation testing, drive to the root cause for quality and reliability issues, interpret technical agency standards and conduct projects in accordance with standard engineering practices.
• Develop and/or update Company electrical purchased part engineering drawings and standards.
• Both domestic and international travel may be required. Estimated travel is 15%.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology and 5-7 years of electrical engineering or product design experience is required.
• Master’s Degree in Engineering is preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Strong interest in HVAC applications and operating conditions for refrigeration equipment.
• Knowledge of the appropriate product safety and design standards; including but not limited to UL/CSA 1995, UL508, UL508A, National Electric Code, ANSI Z21.47, ASHRAE 90.1, etc.
• Basic experience with 3D-CAD applications such as ProE is a plus but not required.
• Able to function as a team member on cross-functional product engineering teams and deliver on select design elements for projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – ability to communicate up, down, and across the organization.
• Ability to quickly and efficiently understand and organize information necessary to make engineering decisions.