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The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead the engineering integration and core engineering teams through the development process in defining system interactions and requirements. Core responsibilities include the identification of system hardware and software components and evaluating inputs/outputs for sufficient performance of design as specified by the product requirements. The Senior Electrical Engineer follows the NPI Process from the concept stage in developing design requirements by assessing architecture and system design options through product launch in defining verification and validation test procedures. Projects supported reside within Generac's Consumer Power Business Unit including home standby generators, clean solutions, hybrid architectures and power management solutions based on business priorities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop technical skills in Generac’s mobile power generation and conversion architecture and serve as an internal expert.
Apply engineering knowledge and experience to improve systems, products, and/or processes.
Perform root cause analysis and develop solutions for issues identified during the development process, testing, manufacturing process, and/or field.
Develop and implement design modifications to support the launch of new product features, harden products, reduce cost, or improve manufacturability.
Support the development of product design requirements, test plans, test procedures, and test reports.
Develop Risk Assessments, FMEA/DFMEA’s, and provide recommendations during Design Reviews.
Drive the resolution of technical issues and escalate significant issues to engineering leadership.
Support new technology and product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs).
Conduct electrical simulations and analysis to evaluate system performance and identify potential areas for improvement.
Oversee prototype testing, troubleshooting, and validation, making necessary design adjustments to meet functional, performance, and safety requirements.
Stay up to date with evolving industry standards, regulations, and best practices related to power electronics, electrical systems, energy generation and storage systems.
Create, design, and develop test specifications for new systems and firmware/software.
Troubleshoot designs to the component level.
Collaborate with other engineers, internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers, and product specialists to optimize complex designs.
Create and maintain Statements of Requirements (SOR), schematics, and BOMs
Mentor and teach less experienced engineers.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimal Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related discipline.
Experience with PCBA design, fabrication, and manufacturing.
Hands on experience running tests on complex electronic components and/or systems including the use of oscilloscopes, power supplies, and other various electronic test equipment/meters.
Experience developing component and/or system level test plans, test procedures, and test reports.
Proficiency in development of firmware for the purpose of technology evaluations/investigations.
Experience in electrical design software and simulation tools.
Experience with the design and development of high-power electronics.
Experience with renewable energy products and energy storage systems.
Experience in new technology research and development.
Skilled in determining the root cause of complex electronic hardware issues identified during testing, manufacturing or in the field.
Strong decision-making skills.
Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy on multiple projects.
Excellent oral and written communication of technical information to all audiences.
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