Staff Development Engineer - Applications

Generac Power Systems • Waukesha, WI

72d

About The Position

We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world. Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries. The Staff Engineer – Applications Engineer is responsible for providing engineering input to the product development projects assigned to him/her including interfacing with the cross functional team consisting of engineering, operations (industrial engineering, production, and material procurement), sourcing, quality, service, and marketing.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 7+ years of relevant work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy on multiple projects.
• Engine design/development experience with a focus on application engineering.
• Experience in engine integration in an application.
• Ability to work cross functionally to ensure all aspects of engine requirements are met.
• Technical Skills to include knowledge of: fuel, control, intake, cooling, and exhaust systems.
• Demonstrated written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate technical information to all audiences.
• Applies engineering knowledge and experience to improve products, services and processes.
• Experience with machine design.
• MS Excel, MS Word.
• Previous experience with SAP or equivalent ERP.

Responsibilities

• Specifies, gives input to design, validates, and brings new products to market.
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; tests and integrates a variety of moderately complex components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety.
• Works with multiple engineering groups to design, develop, execute, and evaluates overall system fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans for a variety of moderately complex products and/or components.
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize moderately complex designs for manufacturability.
• Gives input into CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems modeling for new designs.
• Supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs).
• Acts as a resource to mentor and teach less experienced engineers.
• Travel to other Generac facilities as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans.
• Life, long-term disability, flexible spending, and health savings accounts.
• Accrued paid time off.
• 8 paid Holidays.
• Opportunity for overtime.
• 401(k) retirement benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees