Design Engineer

Job Description

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Engineering

The Large Power System Division currently has a job opening for an Electrical Design Engineer located at our Griffin, Georgia facility. In this role, you will participate/lead the design and development effort for generator set control systems used on reciprocating engines. This role will focus on diesel and gas‑powered generator sets which operate in Electric Power, Oil & Gas and Marine market segments.

Generator size range is 300KW to 6000KW.

• Participate/lead the project management activities for assigned generator product development projects
• Maintain responsibility for all aspects of control system engineering development and maintenance
• Design optimal control system solutions to meet marketing, customer, product and project objectives
• Work closely with the purchasing team to identify and develop strategic supply chain partners for control system components and finished goods
• Manage project scope, schedule and cost
• Establish and maintain compliance within the project budget/ timelines for controls
• Keep abreast of new technology and competitive products associated with AC synchronous generators and controls
• Participate/lead new materials selection and development efforts to provide state‑of‑the‑art technological advantages
• Participate and lead product cost reduction efforts
• Demonstrate initiative and a sense of urgency relative to customer requirements and creative problem solving across organizational boundaries
• Maintain utmost discretion in the management of confidential and privileged information
• Work with other team members to research and analyze customer specifications to create design proposals to meet performance, customer and manufacturing requirements

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering Technology or similar is preferred.

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of ProE, CAD Engineering Tools or Custom Computer Programs and their various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges. The use of these tools to develop controls and power systems on generator sets.

Team Management: Knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.

Design for Manufacturability (DFM): Knowledge of design for manufacturability guidelines, methodologies, and use cases; ability to use this knowledge to optimize product designs and manufacturing operations.

Engineering - MFG: Knowledge of processes, techniques and methods of engineering in a manufacturing environment; ability to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems and processes that safely realize a desired objective or invention.

Product Testing: Knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product development environment.

• Experience with high speed and medium speed reciprocating engine gensets
• Experience…