Sr Electrical Engineer - Medium Voltage
About The Position
Working within Avtron’s New Product Development team, the Senior Electrical Engineer will design, develop, and deliver new and enhanced medium-voltage technology for future products. The role develops solutions that meet customer needs cost-effectively and on time, while satisfying applicable safety, performance, regulatory, and quality standards. The engineer will help ensure design intent is achieved through timely communication with customers, suppliers, and internal cross-functional teams. The position includes concept development based on market and customer requirements; leading medium-voltage electrical design up to primary distribution levels; producing electrical drawings, models, schematics, specifications, and bills of materials; and leading or supporting design risk assessments, validation, and testing. The engineer will integrate systems for manufacture and assembly, prepare test reports and customer-facing technical documentation, and ensure product compliance with applicable codes and standards, including CE, UL, CSA, ANSI, and IEEE. The role also identifies emerging technologies and drives product, system, and process improvements.
Requirements
- Suitable electrical qualifications, such as a BS or BEng in electrical engineering, together with proven industrial and product experience.
- More than 10 years of experience in medium-voltage component, power management, substation, or switchgear product development.
- Understanding of high-, medium-, and low-voltage circuits.
- Knowledge and experience of medium-voltage power-handling components and insulation systems and their application.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability, adaptability, energy, and drive.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present to and engage with internal and external working parties.
- Organization, self-discipline, attention to detail, and the ability to deliver work in a timely manner.
- Ability to build relationships and collaborate to achieve shared goals.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AutoCAD or SolidWorks Electrical.
- Professional Engineer (PE) or chartered engineering status.
- Electrical design experience related to load banks, generator sets, transformers, switchgear, or grid-connected power transmission circuits and systems.
- Experience with similar electrical products and practices that can support the growth of the engineering team and business.
Responsibilities
- Create product concepts using market and customer requirements, and participate in voice-of-customer exercises as needed.
- Lead medium-voltage electrical design up to primary distribution levels using appropriate components and insulation systems.
- Create electrical drawings, models, and schematics using suitable CAD packages.
- Prepare engineering technical specifications and bills of materials.
- Define, lead, and support product DFMEAs, validation, and testing programs as required.
- Integrate systems to support design for manufacture and assembly and achieve expected product performance.
- Create test reports, technical documents, and instruction manuals for customer product use.
- Ensure product safety and compliance with agreed codes and standards, including CE, UL, CSA, ANSI, and IEEE.
- Identify, develop, and implement product improvement opportunities while keeping abreast of emerging technologies.
- Improve systems and processes to enhance working practices and business efficiency.
- Communicate and coordinate with customers, suppliers, and internal cross-functional teams to ensure design intent is realized.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
