Sr. Application Engineer - Electrical

Sr. Applications Engineer – Electrical

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Position Summary:

This position is responsible for performing Electrical engineering work related to the integration of power generation equipment in direct account customer projects within the Project Systems Engineering team. The role requires high levels of client interaction, coordination with product R&D and custom engineering teams in Friedrichshafen and Mankato, and continuous support for the Project Systems Execution team.

• Manages project design and development for new or existing products.
• Serves as the technical authority over one key direct account, supporting the primary project manager over the same key direct account, and is the primary engineering POC for all RRSA design activities associated with this one key direct account.
• Oversees and provides appropriate levels of guidance on design and development of generator set control systems, wiring harnesses, electrical diagrams, electronic engine systems, automatic voltage regulators, transformers, heaters, distribution panels, motor controls, protective relays, LV & MV paralleling switch gear, and any other electrical aspects of products.
• Verifies and confirms manufacturer's wiring drawings, one-line diagrams, schematics, data sheets and similar drawings for compliance with design specifications.
• Researches and analyzes requirements from various engineering standards, contracts, and proposal documents.
• Ensures that engineering calculations and drawings are in accordance with applicable electrical codes and contract requirements, while utilising industry standard/MTU adopted symbology and naming conventions.
• Prepares and finalises equipment specifications for major electrical equipment.
• Selects effective design concepts and fundamental technology for new products or improvement of existing products.
• Reviews and compares customer specifications against MTU designs and equipment vendor proposals to formally identify categorisation of comply, deviate, or exempt for client review & approval ahead of any design freezes.
• Completes work according to standard engineering principles and practices.
• Is responsible for following the ERP procedures per the company’s quality system.
• Promotes a compliance culture in the area of responsibility and lives the letter and the spirit of the Rolls Royce Code of Conduct.
• Performs special projects as required.

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and 5 years of electrical engineering experience with design, field service, application, sales or manufacturing engineering; or 9 years of electrical engineering experience with design, field service, application, sales or manufacturing engineering.
• Willingness to travel for business trips up to 30%.

• Excellent applied knowledge about Diesel and Gas reciprocating engines and AC Power Systems.
• Excellent organization, planning and follow‑up skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong leadership and negotiation skills.
• Ability to read and interpret general procedures and speak fluent English.
• Entrepreneurial mindset.
• Ability to work professionally and collaboratively with multiple cultures and client types.
• Excellent ability to read and interpret line diagrams, ladder diagrams, and point‑to‑point diagrams.
• Excellent ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Strong problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional level.
• Strong ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Excellent computer skills:
  AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD electrical, Programming (Programmable Logic Devices), MS Office.
• Service/Or Test experience.
• Computer skills: SAP / Windchill.
• OSHA
  30 certificate.

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