Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more!
The Senior Electrical Engineer plays a key role in designing a wide range of commercial cooking equipment. The engineer can be involved with implementing and supporting new products, product improvements, product enhancements, customization, solving customer related problems, creating new processes, and assist with other engineers or engineering disciplines. In addition, the engineer will design extensions to current product lines to meet the needs of a diverse customer base, as well as finding creative solutions to application problems that arise with our new and mature products.
What We Offer:
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An opportunity to work for a company that is 100% employee-owned. As an employee-owner, you will be enrolled in our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) program following one year of service.
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Annual company performance bonus in addition to base salary
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Defined career paths so you’ll always know what’s next and what steps can get where you want to go
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Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning courses
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A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO, and paid holidays
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Expanded onsite wellness clinic offering preventive care services such as wellness screenings, annual physicals, and related lab work at no cost to employee-owners
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Achieve total well-being at our new Wellspring and Owners Hall facility, featuring 24/7 fitness center with a wide variety of cardio and strength training equipment. This facility reflects our continuous evolution in supporting our valued employee owners.
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Activities including department outings, holiday parties, and our annual company-wide Thanksgiving Dinner
What You’ll Be Doing
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Work on complex, less clearly defined projects under limited supervision.
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Conduct and participate in periodic reviews of work output.
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Apply knowledge to analyze complex system issues and then take action.
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Assist in creating product requirements and conducts technical feasibility studies.
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Create system design requirements, detailed technical specifications, and risk management.
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Estimate the costs, resources, and time to complete a project.
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Verify the specifications and prototypes by designing and reviewing test cases.
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Collaborate with team members to ensure project objectives are met.
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Improve skills and product knowledge by getting additional training and continued education.
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Mentor level I & II Electrical Engineers.
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Respond to internal/external inquiries about the technical aspects of our products.
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Champion internal process improvements and help create a roadmap to drive change
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Complete tasks that support the overall schedule and clearly communicates status.
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Assist in the development of user/tech manuals as needed.
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Follow best practices and all regulatory procedures for ISO, UL, CE, and others as required.
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Maintain an organized and clean lab/project environment.
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Take overall responsibility for designing and implementing system specifications and formal representations of solutions used to create, modify, test, debug, deploy, and maintain system hardware and electronics.
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Troubleshoot, analyze, and revise existing systems and components.
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Deliver internal and/or external technical presentations.
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Consistently models the Company Values and Expected Behaviors.
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Other duties as assigned.
What We’re Looking For:
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Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
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7+ years engineering experience
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Desire to teach and provide technical leadership
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Capable of creating a system design and comfortable going from concept to production
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Intermediate knowledge with all aspects of electrical design including heaters, motors, and sensors
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Expert working with test equipment (DMM, oscilloscope, power meter)
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Advanced knowledge of designing systems that include digital, analog, and high voltage components
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Expert with communication protocols (SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet)
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Intermediate knowledge of wireless technologies (Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth)
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Expert with schematic capture and very capable of board layout (4-6 layer)
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Intermediate knowledge working with board bring-up, troubleshooting, and performance evaluation
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Competent creating and documenting test plans
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Experienced working with suppliers (rapid prototyping, FAEs, CMs, testing)
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Intermediate understanding of regulatory requirements and can lead board/equipment approval
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Hands on experience with test fixtures and production testing
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Experience with EMI/EMC testing
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Ability to travel and work at customer locations (sometimes on short notice)
About Us
We’re known in our industry for making the best commercial food equipment in the world. Every day, millions of people eat in restaurants operating Henny Penny equipment. We’re a behind-the-scenes engine in the world’s most demanding kitchens, including long-term partners like McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Wendy’s. We’re 1,000+ employee-owners who thrive by living a People First mission: to support employees in becoming the best version of themselves both personally and professionally.
We recently completed the largest expansion in our history with the addition of 150,000 square feet on our Eaton campus. This expansion drives development of the world’s most reliable, easy-to-use equipment with an innovative new space for global research and development. We have several collaborative spaces for our project teams, a dedicated electrical engineering lab for our hardware and software engineers, a full model shop for rapid prototyping, and a brand-new test lab that has 300 feet of hood space to test new equipment on our product roadmap. On top of that, we have a new state-of-the-art kitchen for our food science group to meet with our customers, understand what they need, and then dial in our equipment to help them make legendary menu items.
Henny Penny is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
