Lead Electrical Engineer - Industrial Systems

Panasonic • Suwanee, GA

9h

About The Position

As a key member of the Non-Traditional Requests (NTR) team, the Lead Electrical Design Engineer develops and documents complete electrical design solutions for industrial projects. The role creates schematics, wiring diagrams, sequences of operation, component layouts, controller I/O layouts for racks, heat pumps, and chillers, and bills of material. The engineer works with customers and internal manufacturing, quality, and service departments during manufacturing, system verification, and field startup, and takes full technical responsibility for industrial electrical engineering project and task activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• At least 7 years of directly related refrigeration, heat pump, and chiller engineering experience.
• Broad refrigeration, heat pump, and chiller product knowledge, including trans-critical CO2, cascade CO2, and CO2 secondary systems.
• Proven experience developing electrical and electronic components and electronic and power subsystems for parallel compressor products.
• Strong knowledge and experience in sequences of operation, I/O layouts and design, programming logic, and microprocessor-based and PLC controls.
• Broad industry, product, systems, and controls knowledge.
• Ability to draft using the latest version of AutoCAD, including creating from scratch and editing electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Technical understanding of circuit design and the functionality of electromechanical and electronic components.
• Ability to select project electrical components based on project-specific design requirements and company standards.
• Current awareness and knowledge of technology in power systems, relay protections, VFDs, refrigeration, electromechanical and electronic components, design tools, and methodologies.
• Strong interpersonal communication and interviewing skills to elicit customer design intent and translate requirements into product design documents.
• Ability to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Hussmann products compared with other manufacturers.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• Broad product and systems knowledge, preferably including experience working for other refrigeration system manufacturers.
• At least 3 years of experience specific to CO2 design and development.
• Flexibility and adaptability to new processes, innovative ideas, and changes, with openness to learning new processes, technologies, and tools.
• Knowledge of application engineering tools and ability to support development of tools for new technologies and products.
• Ability to work closely with application and sustaining engineering to maintain current tools in relation to new products.
• Ability to lead efforts to improve the financial impact of engineering activities and understand how other functions affect the business.
• Ability to manage workload effectively with general direction.
• Ability to prepare and present technical solutions that meet product requirements.
• Knowledge of problem-solving tools and techniques, including leading teams addressing systems and component issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design on Industrial Systems Engineering and NTR projects in accordance with department goals and standards.
• Design electrical systems and controls, including PLC selection, for refrigeration, heat pump, and chiller products, mainly using CO2 as refrigerant.
• Apply knowledge of electrical power distribution and controls.
• Work with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Sales to develop product requirements.
• Work with vendors, business partners, consultants, and Engineering of Record (EORs) to collect component data and requirements.
• Communicate requirements and changes to relevant departments.
• Create electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, sequences of operation, component layouts, controller I/O layouts, and bills of material.
• Work with customers and manufacturing, quality, and service teams during manufacturing, system verification, and field startup.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid time off, stewardship leave, and parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Employee assistance program, virtual health management, chronic condition programs, and tobacco cessation programs.

What This Job Offers

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