Senior Transformer Design Engineer

Allient Incorporated • Oshkosh, WI

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About The Position

Allient Inc. is in growth mode and currently seeking a Senior Transformer Design Engineer to join our team in Oshkosh, Wisconsin! The Senior Transformer Design Engineer will perform highly specialized electrical engineering duties in the area of magnetic component design. They will define product specifications and performance requirements in areas of application and provide broad technical support and assistance to other Engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 7-8 years of experience in transformer or magnetic component design.
• Strong knowledge of magnetic/dielectric materials, heat transfer, and manufacturing practices.
• Ability to define product specifications, prepare documentation, and review drawings/tests.
• Skilled in coil winding, assembly processes, bills of material, and change notices.
• Proficiency with design software and databases.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle complex technical challenges.
• Excellent communication skills for working with customers, colleagues, and inspectors.
• Experience guiding or mentoring junior engineers.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to determine design parameters including materials and construction which will satisfy customer’s performance requirements.
• Communicate with customer, as required, to better define their requirements and provide application engineering assistance.
• Prepare estimating designs to enable customer quotation requests to be satisfied in a timely fashion.
• Prepare specifications for prototypes and regular production requirements.
• Specify materials, provide coil winding operations sheets, assembly instructions, bills-of-material, and applicable engineering drawings, as required, for manufacturing.
• Review specification change notices (SCN’s) for approval.
• Define mechanical design requirements and approve the layout and manufacturing construction drawings.
• Review test procedures and test results to assure product meets the performance requirements of the customer specification.
• Provide technical support to Manufacturing and Quality Assurance, as required.
• Collaborate with superior and other Design Engineers in the day-to-day development of transformer designs, specifications, and testing procedures.
• Provides support and assistance in the utilization of a computer database to provide efficient design practices and procedures.
• Provide technical support and assistance to colleagues and Engineers of lower classification to broaden the department capability, as required.
• Develop proprietary component designs for the growth and profitability of the Company.
• Participate in Company presentations to customers.
• Host outside Inspectors when visiting the plant.
• Participate in Engineering, Technical, and Trade Association activities to remain abreast of industry developments.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or associated with the responsibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees