Electrical Engineer II-Engine Sustaining
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We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac's history, we've been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

Internal combustion engines are alive and charging at Generac Power Systems. We use them as the heart of our generators to provide safe, reliable electric power to homes, businesses, and cities. Here at Generac, our small, dedicated Engine Development Group develops the entire engine and works on everything engine related.

If you live and breathe engines, contact us. If you want the ability to work on the engine from the smallest bolt to the fuel/ignition control systems (hardware & software) and everything in-between, contact us. If you want to be part of this exciting business and love engines, you can be the next Electrical Engineer II - Engine Sustaining in the Generac Engine Development Group to support this engine-focused work.

The Electrical Engineer II-Engine Sustaining is responsible for providing engineering input to the product development projects assigned to him/her including interfacing with the cross functional team consisting of engineering, operations (industrial engineering, production, and material procurement, sourcing) quality, service, and marketing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designs, validates, and brings new products to market.
• Provide new product development in the Industrial, Commercial, Residential and/or Retail generator or Power Tools product area including; Creating and maintaining CAD models, drawings, and BOMs, Supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs), Interfacing with internal company personnel, Provide technical support for assigned projects.
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates moderately complex components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety.
• Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans for a variety of standard products and/or components; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials.
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize more complex designs for manufacturability.
• Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.
• Supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs).
• Develops less experienced engineers.
• Act as SAP Super User within functional area as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimal Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 2 or more years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Design experience with a variety of materials (plastics, alumni castings, sheet metal, etc.) and basic knowledge of material specs and use.
• Experience in new product design and development.
• Experience conducting analysis using FEA, CFD, etc.
• Experience with 3D modeling such as Creo or SolidWorks.
• Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Demonstrated written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate technical information to all audiences.
• Able to solve moderate to complex engineering problems.
• Good decision-making skills.
• Technical Skills to include 3D modeling (Creo or SolidWorks).

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”