Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design EngineerPeachtree Corners,GA Position Overview Electrical Design Engineer for EV charging station technology (eMobility, renewable & green energy)

• Lead development of electrical schematic design for the next generation of EV fast chargers.,
• Use expertise to manage component selection to meet performance, quality and cost requirements.
• Collaborate as a key member of an international engineering team to ensure the product is developed on-schedule and within budget while meeting all design and certification requirements.
• Work as a liaison with procurement throughout the order process from order-entry to production.
• Work closely with the remote R&D team to ensure manufacturability of the product and support production during prototype builds, customer-specific builds, and design change implementation.
• Support the local assembly and introduction of new DC charging stations for plug in and automated connections for a variety of electric vehicles across a broad range of interface options from 100 to 800 kW.
• Create documentation (schematics, wire diagrams, BOMs) to support all aspects of manufacturing / assembly of charging stations ensuring manufacturability.
• Role will report to R&D manager.

• Design product solutions to meet customer requirements in cost-effective and timely manner.
• Ensure electrical designs meet all applicable agency requirements and standards. (ie: UL, NEMA, etc.)
• Lead interactions with other R&D engineering team members, Contract Administrators, Procurement, Project management, Product Line Mangers and Manufacturing to resolve technical issues in a dynamic evolving environment.
• Create and review product and process test reports/plans of new or modified product designs.
• Lead in engineering assurance evaluations including: Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RM&A), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Participate in agency certification and approval process
• Document electrical design using CAD software packages such as EPLAN, Engineering Base, etc
• Set-up new materials/components in SAP (ERP system) and co-ordinate with team to select vendors and manage obsolete/replacement parts.
• Select special devices to function as required in assemblies and/or circuits. Determine proper method for applying, installing, and wiring special devices as required.
• Work with the manufacturing team to diagnose and resolve engineering issues and supervise manufacturing builds of prototypes.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related field with 5-7 years experience in product design and development.
• Minimum 5 years of Electrical CAD design/drafting experience utilizing ELCAD, AutoCAD electrical, EPLAN or Engineering Base. Preference given to experience with Engineering Base.
• Minimum 5 years experience working with electrical distribution products and systems.
• Deep knowledge of standard protection and control technologies used in low voltage power distribution products including knowledge of industrial networking protocols for automation such as Profinet or CAN.
• Technical knowledge of the Electrical Products industry and/or Electrical Vehicle Charger Industry with fundamental understanding of NEC standards
• Detailed orientated and able to embrace a culture of quality while working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with an ERP system, preference given for experience with SAP.
• Strong English written and verbal skills
• Ability to travel to Europe if needed.

• Master’s degree in engineering is a plus with consideration given if degree concentration is in power systems.
• Familiarity with ANSI, IEEE, UL, SAE and NEMA standards for DC Chargers.
• Knowledge or experience with EMC protection / certification
• Experience with electrical design for DC Electric Chargers.
• Experience with cloud-based CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solutions (Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics)
• Experience working with PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers). Preference with experience working with Siemens PLC.