Electrical Engineer - Project

Oshkosh Corporation•Neenah, WI

About The Position

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions. The Electrical Engineer - Project leads and manages the engineering team. Responsible for driving continuous improvement efforts across different engineering disciplines. Responsible for making critical decisions that have a large impact on projects and engineering initiatives. Develops and fosters Engineers to think innovatively, hold accountability, and process improvement on a daily basis. The Electrical Engineer - Project performs high level, engineering analysis, design or re-design, validation and troubleshooting of complex electrical/electronic systems for heavy duty vehicles. Provides integration and execution support for vehicle control and embedded systems development. YOUR IMPACT: Manage an engineering team consisting of Engineers, Designers, and Technicians. Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of their engineering team. Provide coaching and development for their team through regular performance feedback, technical and professional training opportunities, and creation of individual development plans for team members. Prepare and control department budget, forecast operating costs of department, and direct preparation of budget requests. May have some level of P&L responsibility. Understand market share and P&L for their product line - business acumen. Collaborate and build relationships with internal and external customers, across segments and functions. Ability to present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership, Oshkosh leadership, and external customers. Responsible for completion of a project or part of a project of moderate complexity on time. May be responsible for overall project schedule and budget. May be responsible for managing multiple priorities. Performs more complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh as well as general industry engineering standards and processes. Responsible for preparation and delivery of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting. Collaborate as needed with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally. May have exposure to the external customers and/or industry organizations. Provides guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers working on common projects. Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices, etc. Perform complex and accurate calculations, analysis and investigation according to Oshkosh as well as general industry engineering standards and processes. Provide technical electrical expertise for prototype, pilot or production builds, including resolution of problems in manufacturing. Select and/or design complex electrical components for function, cost, reliability, and manufacturability. Collaborate as needed with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally. May have exposure to external customers and/or industry organizations. Responsible for preparation and delivery of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting. Responsible for completion of a project or part of a project of moderate complexity on time. May be responsible for overall project schedule and budget. May be responsible for managing multiple priorities. Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers. Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures, best practices, etc. Other duties as assigned. Regular attendance is required.

Requirements

Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with five (5) or more years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

Accredited Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
Design experience with programming languages and controls software.
Design experience with Controller Area Network (CAN)/SAE J1939 and/or Vehicle Networking.
Electrical troubleshooting/root cause/corrective action experience.
Wire Harness design expertise and process improvement experience.

Responsibilities

Manage an engineering team consisting of Engineers, Designers, and Technicians.
Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of their engineering team.
Provide coaching and development for their team through regular performance feedback, technical and professional training opportunities, and creation of individual development plans for team members.
Prepare and control department budget, forecast operating costs of department, and direct preparation of budget requests.
May have some level of P&L responsibility.
Understand market share and P&L for their product line - business acumen.
Collaborate and build relationships with internal and external customers, across segments and functions.
Ability to present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership, Oshkosh leadership, and external customers.
Responsible for completion of a project or part of a project of moderate complexity on time.
May be responsible for overall project schedule and budget.
May be responsible for managing multiple priorities.
Performs more complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh as well as general industry engineering standards and processes.
Responsible for preparation and delivery of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
Collaborate as needed with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally.
May have exposure to the external customers and/or industry organizations.
Provides guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers working on common projects.
Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices, etc.
Perform complex and accurate calculations, analysis and investigation according to Oshkosh as well as general industry engineering standards and processes.
Provide technical electrical expertise for prototype, pilot or production builds, including resolution of problems in manufacturing.
Select and/or design complex electrical components for function, cost, reliability, and manufacturability.
Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers.
Other duties as assigned.
Regular attendance is required.