Electrical Engineer

American Superconductor NE • Town of Queensbury, NY

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About The Position

Work directly with customers / engineering firms to respond to technical questions / issues at all phases of the project (pre-award through post energization).
Provide design submittal drawings in a timely manner that accurately reflect specified designs in a timely manner. Work with the proposal / sales engineer to ensure that the design reflects agreed upon design elements.
Follow-up with customers to ensure that the design approval process moves forward in a timely manner. Follow-up with customer to get to a design approved status.
Design with lessons learned in mind. Work with the quality manager to ensure that quality / reliability issues found pre and post shipment are addressed in future designs.
Develop designs that ensure reliability, compliance to industry standards, and conformance to applicable industry standards.
Provide adequate design detail for production. Ensure part numbers are accurate and provided for key components. Show internal construction details to a degree that allows for semi-skilled labor to construct and assemble the design without being overly burdensome to engineering.
Assist operations with alternate components designs / suppliers when availability of specified or approved component becomes problematic for reasons such as lead time or availability.
Stay abreast of the latest component technology, test methods, and applicable industry standards and incorporate into designs as required and advantageous for safety, cost, etc.
Participate in customer factory acceptance testing as needed or requested.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 4 + years’ experience in practical design engineering and high voltage testing.
• A strong background in AutoCAD is required.
• Contribute to the development of new designs and concepts.
• The ability to switch between multiple projects quickly and provide team members with detailed technical support in both the design and debugging stages of the project is required.
• Written and oral communications with marketing, applications, engineering, manufacturing, service, and department directors to define and modify product or process specifications.
• Written and oral communication with customers or potential customers at the level and frequency determined by engineering or project managers.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers / engineering firms to respond to technical questions / issues at all phases of the project (pre-award through post energization).
• Provide design submittal drawings in a timely manner that accurately reflect specified designs in a timely manner. Work with the proposal / sales engineer to ensure that the design reflects agreed upon design elements.
• Follow-up with customers to ensure that the design approval process moves forward in a timely manner. Follow-up with customer to get to a design approved status.
• Design with lessons learned in mind. Work with the quality manager to ensure that quality / reliability issues found pre and post shipment are addressed in future designs.
• Develop designs that ensure reliability, compliance to industry standards, and conformance to applicable industry standards.
• Provide adequate design detail for production. Ensure part numbers are accurate and provided for key components. Show internal construction details to a degree that allows for semi-skilled labor to construct and assemble the design without being overly burdensome to engineering.
• Assist operations with alternate components designs / suppliers when availability of specified or approved component becomes problematic for reasons such as lead time or availability.
• Stay abreast of the latest component technology, test methods, and applicable industry standards and incorporate into designs as required and advantageous for safety, cost, etc.
• Participate in customer factory acceptance testing as needed or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level