Electrical Design Engineer

Mobotrex•Davenport, IA

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About The Position

Are you an IMSA Level II Traffic Signal Technician with 5+ years field experience looking for a new career opportunity in electrical design? MoboTrex is seeking a highly motivated Electrical Design Engineer responsible for producing all design information required to buy, build and install products the company sells. The Electrical Design Engineer translates customer specifications and industry knowledge into the drawings, bills of material and work instructions for purchasing and manufacturing. The Electrical Design Engineer provides drawings and documentation to allow MoboTrex Field Technicians or Contractors to successfully install and complete turn-on of the designed equipment . The Electrical Design Engineer will meet regularly with key suppliers to understand supplier products, application, integration, implementation, installation and troubleshooting. The Electrical Engineer will obtain and organize as much background information as possible on customer letting, customer specific requirements and the current and best method to fulfill customer requirements. MoboTrex is headquartered in Davenport, Iowa. Operations are also maintained throughout the Midwest, Texas, MidAtlantic and New England. MoboTrex offers a positive culture where no matter an employee’s position in the company. We engineer, manufacture, and sell a wide range of standard and custom traffic control products across America

Requirements

B.S. Electrical Engineering or A.S. Electronics Engineering Technology or related degree with an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
Must possess International Municipal Signal Association (I.M.S.A.) Level II certification
Knowledge of how to translate traffic system requirements into standard electrical design
Experience with MUTCD specifications
Able to use electrical and electronic test equipment, hand tools, and power tools
Valid driver license with clean driving record

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of traffic products, controllers, software and traffic designs preferred
Experience with NEMA Traffic standard - ATC and Caltrans experience a plus
Field Service experience in traffic systems required
System integration experience a plus. Experience integrating multiple products from internal & external suppliers into a single operating system
Knowledge and extensive use of Auto CAD preferred
Ability to work under short deadlines as manage multiple/changing priorities

Responsibilities

Programming, testing and trouble-shooting traffic signal control equipment in the shop and in the field.
Understands and translates various codes such as MUTCD, NEMA and UL. Communicates how the code applies to the company’s products and processes.
Generates electrical wiring diagrams from stated plans and specs, standard templates or past projects for new and existing traffic, lighting and traffic related control cabinets. Integrates related traffic, networking and lighting technology into new and existing systems.
Generates mechanical drawings for panels, cables, cabinets and cabinet layouts or provide mechanical designers information to complete the required design.
Ensures that all drawings conform to standard industry & MoboTrex practices.
Generates and verifies bills of material (BoM) for assemblies and components.
Generates cost estimates, including proposed design solution, per customer requirements or per sales requests.
Generates assembly or installation instructions for projects.
Generates test procedures to verify component or system function when the design is new, untested or to verify operation
Provides telephone technical support as needed.
Utilizes CAD System for all drawings, as well as drawing/information archiving process. Provide Suggestions for improvement of document format, content, archiving and retrieval
Analyzes technology trends and makes recommendations for changes or improvements in our product or offerings.
Monitors design system technology and recommends changes when appropriate.
Benchmarks other industries and implements best practices.
Documents the design process from customer plans and specifications to Design Release.
Document customer specific preferences in a manner accessible and editable by others.
Maintains key performance metrics including: Lead time, On-time Delivery, Quality Reporting.
Develops actions plans to address issues and drive continuous improvement actions.
Participate/Present at MoboTrex User Group events. Present solutions to customer to clarify proposals or consider new or alternative solutions.