Electrical Design Engineer

Overview

The primary responsibility of the Electrical Design Engineer is the design and development of new technology products as an integral part of the new product development team. The incumbent will be responsible for the design, development, and testing of new technology products including embedded control systems, embedded user interfaces (UI), or remote communication products as defined by the Product Management Team and the customer.

The Electrical Design Engineer is responsible for supporting the development of “engineering best practice” procedures and design validation standards. The Electrical Design Engineer leads technical design review meetings and provides technical design inputs and direction when needed.

To provide the end results required by this position, the incumbent follows design and development procedures and recommends updates to these procedures when needed and should continually acquire an increasing knowledge of existing assemblies, stay up to date on manufacturing capabilities, and develop an awareness of the field usage of the products.

• Lead the new product development process for small projects
• Maintain positive relationships with customers, field personnel and other Valmont departments to ensure the most efficient working environment
• Provide detailed project documentation as defined by Product Development procedures
• Maintain appropriate professional competencies to ensure innovative solutions are utilized on new designs
• Follow established design and development procedures and recommend updates to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Provide technical design inputs for design reviews as needed
• Occasional overnight domestic or international travel up to 10%

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 5+ years relevant experience
• Hardware design experience for control panels with embedded control system, remote communications and high voltage power
• Proficient troubleshooting capabilities for analog, digital, communications and power circuits
• Extensive experience using PLM system preferably Windchill
• Ability to read firmware application code for purposes of trouble shooting embedded systems
• Knowledge of communication standards for TCP, USB, RS-232, RS-485 and Wi‑Fi
• Familiarity with Test Equipment such as emulators, oscilloscopes, multimeters, spectrum analyzer, RF communications monitor, Ethernet sniffer, and serial protocol analyzer
• Basic understanding of electrical codes for UL, CE, NEC and IEC
• Technical leadership of an electrical engineering project
• Expected to provide input for design reviews of peers
• Expert level experience writing hardware requirements for new products
• Ability to accurately estimate effort required for design tasks
• Expectation to support the service team and customers with troubleshooting technical issues
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft tools including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
• Ability to resolve complex problems and large challenges
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with internal customers and peers
• Passion and integrity with the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

• Master’s Degree Electrical or Computer Engineering from an ABET accredited school is preferred
• 5+ years of technology-based product development experience using the Agile project management methodology
• Working knowledge of National Instruments hardware and Lab View software
• Experience in designing or working knowledge of irrigation machines

Work is typically performed in a lab environment or office setting; however, the incumbent may be required to work at times in a field environment. The work environment can be demanding at times with harsh weather conditions while working outdoors. While visiting the manufacturing areas of the plant, the use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is required at all times. The incumbent is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time, as well as talk and listen on the phone and attend meetings.

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